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Mike Elliott: the 2022 ‘mistake’ making Mercedes stronger

F1: Beyond The Grid

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Is the Future of Formula One Electric?

I don't think that's a big deal. I think the spectacle of racing is what's important. People want to see the best drivers in the best cars. At the moment the electrical cars can't quite get there. They don't have the energy capacity to race on the circuits we would race for the sort of length of times we would race on. Even when the car industry goes fully electric, there's going to be a lot of cars still left a combustion engine. So how you get the best out of e-fuels is still important. And electric motors, batteries are going to be important. Maybe we'll get to a stage where batteries are efficient enough that they make good

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