Tag Archives: Formula 1

What is the first characteristic that springs to mind when you think of a Formula 1 car? Is it fast? Is it nimble? Is it loud? Pretty? Brutal? Any of these would be common answers, but ‘heavy’, ‘chunky’, ‘clunky’ or ‘fat’ probably would not be. Even now, as the weight of F1 cars has increased over time – steadily or rapidly depending on the era – it would not be the first thing most would associate with the 20 cars that race around 22 tracks around the world.

We are entering an era of many unknowns, both in and outside of the motor racing bubble. Over time, the Liberty Media Formula 1 revamp should begin to materialise, whatever that may look like. Bernie Ecclestone’s self-declared ‘dictatorship’ over the sport has concluded, and with it will come faces both familiar and unfamiliar in Ross Brawn, Chase Carey and Sean …

Both are open-wheel, single-seater categories, but is it fair to draw comparisons between Formula 1 and Formula E?