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Four wheel drive cars could be the future of F1

Article To news overview © McLaren Former FIA technical director responsible for engines Giles Simons, says the introduction of four-wheel-drives (4WD) to Formula 1 car might aid the championship's ultimate goal of becoming more sustainable. One of F1's key targets is to become more sustainable over the course of the next decade. While the sport has so far rejected the notion of going completely electric, the next era of F1 engines will focus as much on efficiancy as it does on performance. One possible way to make sure that the energy recovery systems perform at an optimal level is to switch the basic principals of the car turning them from rear wheel driver (the engine only sends power...
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