Formula 1: Irrelevant, Uninteresting and Too Expensive

Formula One is irrelevant, uninteresting and too expensive—if we are to believe the bosses at Porsche and Audi as they justify why they don’t want to be part of the world’s most-watched motor sport. On the other hand, those of us who love F1 smugly refer to it as the pinnacle of motorsports and the ultimate expression of automotive engineering, and its vehicles as the very best that cars can be. But is it? And does it have any relevance in the motoring world? There is no question that a modern F1 car is a staggering machine. The sleek lines, the ear-piercing scream, the mind-boggling performance statistics and their handling on the track are the stuff that turns grown men into little boys. Add to that the technology and en...

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