Petition to FIA - 2026 rules canceled, V10s in 2028

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It's just not the sort of thing that F1 teams have the specific motivations to push hard on that the much larger industry of cars and tech wouldn't be doing already. Better battery tech is kind of a huge driving force for improvements in electronics these days as a whole, and cars are just part of that.

You undervalue the effect F1 can have. Teams could partner up with small-ish startups with promising cell technology, and would make further development for them possible, and would help them attract more funding/investment.

I'm just saying F1 doesn't have any unique capabilities or motivations in this area that would help drive things forward meaningfully. Batteries also dont need to be track-tested. And specific battery tech also wouldn't affect any kind of packaging or chassis considerations, as all batteries are just effectively big slabs.

They have loads of motivation. Getting the same capacity at lower volume and weight it is very much they would want. And would definitely effect chassis/packing if you can shrink them.
Not sure why you call them slabs. If you need to you can make complex shapes out of battery cells. Particularly smaller cells. If needed they might even go further, and have the cells themselves have a differently shaped casing then the typical cylinders and cuboid shapes.

I'm not saying F1 teams dont have motivation at all, I'm saying they dont have motivation greater than the more worldwide industry that's pushing to improve battery technology already. Any smaller startup with real promise of improving batteries will undoubtedly get snapped up by a much bigger player than an F1 team because the tech world is desperate for better batteries these days.

And I call them slabs cuz that's generally the preferred form factor where packaging is a priority. But the main point there is that the form factor itself is not something F1 teams will be innovating on either, because all the actual advancements of batteries are internal, including density that helps shrink things or provide larger capacity at the same size. F1 is much better off taking advantage of external advancements of batteries than thinking they can somehow lead the way themselves, cuz F1 doesn't offer any unique opportunities or capabilities to improve things beyond all the much bigger players.