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I for one don’t see why there is a need for hybrid or electric vehicles in current petrol racing series. I have zero problem with series like Formula E as a stand-alone series but I think F1 has been overly complicated and has lost its soul since the introduction of hybrid engines. People will argue that the cars are faster with the addition of electric motors and they use less fuel. No arguement from me there but that doesn’t mean it’s better. The problems that occur with the hybrid component are a huge portion of the failures in F1 racing. The lesser teams have to push their systems to the limit to be competitive while the likes of Mercedes can run theirs at 80% to remain reliable so it’s done nothing for parity. The constant failures of the lesser power units means they occur grid penalties when they are changed and changing them because they fail incurs huge cost so it’s not achieving anything there either. Have your hybrid or full electric cars if you want but in stand alone series. For F1, set a fuel limit for the race ( given that’s where power comes from ) and let the manufactures decide how to use it. High torque engines that accelerate fast and are good on hills or high power high revving engines that are fast on high speed tracks. Racing loses its relevance not when it doesn’t resemble road cars but when you try to make it something it’s not. That’s just my 2 cents
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