Reigning Formula E champion Antonio Felix da Costa says he would never "pay" to race in Formula 1, although he recognizes that his opportunity to step up to the big time on merit has passed him by. In an ideal world, talent alone should ensure a driver's rite of passage to F1. But for decades the sport has been filled with many cases of money taking precedence over talent. While da Costa, a former member of Red Bull's junior team whom many believe deserved a shot at F1, laments the age-old practice, the 29-year-old Portuguese admits that in some rare instances the cream can belatedly still rise to the top. And such was the case for Brendon Hartley in 2017, when the Kiwi was...
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