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Originally Posted by Casper
Conventional ICE motors of any configuration will never be seen again in F1 and considering it is the top of the ladder for racing it would be a pretty safe bet to assume the lower formulae would follow on. The problem that racing has got is the complex answer F1 is using and that is not tolerable for racing at any level. We are still in the first generation of hybrid cars and I think less complex answers will evolve with more experience. Full electric could be a good thing for class racing as a "roller skate" could be built and supplied to competitors for them to build a body on much the same as coach builders once did.
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You're assuming that the role of motorsport and F1 in particular when it comes to manufacturer PR and R&D will remain what it was for the past century or so. I find that highly unlikely. Best case scenario F1 finds commercial success as one of the "extreme sports" funded by energy drink makers and video game publishers. At that point road-relevance is out of the window. But there's a good chance it latches to OEM's ever changing and contradictory interests and replicates the slow agonising demise of the DTM.