Renault F1 boss Cyril Abiteboul believes Formula 1 could reprise its role as a pioneer of new technologies, with energy development at the forefront of its evolution. Formula 1, the FIA and the sport's teams are expected to finalize this year Grand Prix racing's future power unit regulations that shall be introduced in 2025 or 2026. The sport and its governing body have already indicated that F1's engine of tomorrow will retain its hybrid components although hopefully in a less sophisticated and costly form. For F1, there will be no return "to the basics" or to the less complex and piercing-sounding engines of the past. While such a prospect would certainly instill a wave of...
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