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Given the manufacturers influence on f1 then surely engine regulations should allow for real world developments, making use of technology that will eventually find its way to our road cars.
This could come in a form similar to Group B rally regs that will ultimately produce some utterly ludicrous homologated road cars or regulate for technology that follows road car trends eg.
- economy; a set amount of fuel allowed for the race (like in MotoGP - will also result in the abandonment of mid race refuelling which i have never enjoyed)
- small capacity turbo engines; as is becoming more prevalent as a way of reducing emissions and fuel consumption
- diesel; perhaps a little controversial for F1
- hybrid technologies; (sorry, i feel disgusting for even mentioning it)
- further weight reduction; lightweight engines (would probably result in use of too many expensive exotic materials though)
- low NOx, CO2, CO, HC emissions targets; otherwise free for all
how many of these could actually work??
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