Whoa, so here’s the deal—this whole Formula 1 shakeup thing in 2026, right? Roger Griffiths, that guy who’s now pulling the strings at Andretti Formula E, is all up in arms about it. He’s like, waving this big warning sign saying F1’s new rules are kind of like skating on thin ice. Are they gonna hold up? Who can say?
So, here’s what’s cooking: F1’s tossing in this half-and-half, magic potion blend of electrical pizzazz and good ol’ internal combustion. Sounds fancy, huh? But get this, chatter’s been bouncing around the pit garages—maybe they’ll hit rewind and dust off those loud, growling V10 engines sprinkled with sustainable unicorn juice. I mean, biofuels.
But for 2026, we’re locked and loaded for electrifying the circus, though the whispers about V10s possibly making a cameo around 2029 won’t die down. I dunno, maybe it’s like when you think you’ve lost your keys and later find them in your coat pocket—or maybe not. What’s the word here? Am I rambling again? Anyway.
Now, here’s a head-scratcher. Might have to tweak that electrical power mojo in these new PUs because, ya know, batteries have a way of quitting before the finish line. Just like my phone whenever I need it the most—so relatable, right? There’s this pesky hiccup too. Unlike your smoothie order, you can’t upsize these electric powers in F1 to a hundred percent and outshine the combustion engines.
Formula E’s got it sorted, it’s their whole jam to be fully electric. So they’re sitting there with their clean, green crowns while F1 is pushing its electrified envelope as far as it can.
Then Griffiths, who’s seen his fair share of roaring V10s back in his Honda days, chimed in with a little nostalgia. “Man, those V10s! Like a rock concert in your ear canal,” he’s probably thinking.
But times change, right? And Griffiths totally gets it. The V10s are like a wild rollercoaster of emotions, but they might belong more to the history books now. At the heart of it, Formula 1 can only electrify so darn far. There’s a ceiling, you see.
Meanwhile, over in Formula E-land, they’re enjoying their musical chairs game—the only single-seater gig in town running purely electric. That’s their anthem, their jam, and they’re sticking to that score. Technology there is legit, he insists, and could go wheel-to-wheel with any racing machine out there. They’re chilling on their own roadmap, while F1 tries to figure out which way the wind is blowing.
And Griffiths wraps it up with this—yeah, he’s cool with F1 wandering around with its new electric dreams. Formula E’s got its own track to burn rubber on, leaving F1 to steer whatever direction its heart desires. Life lesson right there? Maybe.
