2014 technical regulations for F1® racing have affected the competitive balance between factory and customer teams

This season’s Formula One (F1) engines divide opinion, there is no question¹. A smaller power unit, coupled with hybrid and turbo technology to produce a similar amount of power compared to the previous seasons fuel intensive engines has always been an interesting proposition, especially when one considers that the technology in the sport is now directly relevant to the real-world road car trend of smaller engines, hybrid technology and supplementary forced induction.