Petition to FIA - 2026 rules canceled, V10s in 2028

[PlatinumZealot]

At the end of the day the FIA locks in the maximum discharge per lap over a number of years. F1 battery cells always had super expensive chemistry way ahead of street cars. There is no need for the battery to last 8 or 10 years. The gains are more like steps between regulations. This is also seen in Formula e.

There is no huge excitement about batteries in the race. Quiet the opposite. Fans don't care about the battery technology used because it is invisible to them.

Well sure, F1 could certainly push on battery technology that's only purely relevant for racing. But again, given the whole initial context of this discussion, it also means F1 cannot provide much value in the relevance of improving general battery tech.

Any kind of promising tech that could be potentially relevant for more mainstream batteries would again, already be in deep R&D without needing F1. Battery tech does not need to be track-tested, either. All of this can be done in labs.

I think the battery tech by default is insensitive to F1 power unit regulations. The battery goals by suppliers are the generally the same and F1 teams will always use the best tech. Set the charge limits, the weight, the voltage and you pretty much finished desigining the batteries.

Whether l4, V6, V8, V10.. Turbo or NA.. The battery companies will always use their best cell technonolgy, package them, stuff them under the chassis and you never hear about it for another 5 years.