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Formula One’s Energy-Efficient Engines Turn Race Day Into A Snoozefest

How Formula One responds to this ‘hybrid crisis’ could determine whether it accelerates, gets stuck in neutral, or heads into reverse.

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Mere months after a three-way championship fight went down to the last race of the season, Formula One ended up criticized by drivers and fans following the first race of the 2026 campaign. And it didn’t take much effort to figure out why.

A new energy-efficient engine package, designed with a 50-50 balance between combustion power and electrical energy, turned much of the Australian Grand Prix into a game of “leapfrog” among cars, with competitors passing each other based solely on their electrical energy levels rather than any mechanical advantage or even driver skill. The spectacle brought to mind the old John Wooden quote, “Never mistake activity for achievement.” In Formula One’s case, the “race” provided much of the former but less of the latter.

Before continuing, a disclosure: This racing observer did not watch the grand prix in question. Because Apple TV won the rights to broadcast Formula One beginning this season, I decided not to play the game sports leagues want fans........

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