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Off Camber: Why Claims of F1's Real Life Irrelevance Are Wrong
In an interview with Auto Bild, BMW's Motorsport Director Jens Marquardt has shot out at Formula 1 claiming the sport has 'absolutely nothing' to do with real-world motoring technology. The full quote reads: “The V6 Turbo Hybrid is an engine that has absolutely nothing to do with what we do in series production,” “From an engineering perspective, I have to say: hats off to what they do in Formula One, but the technology has no relevance for the road.” Jens Marquardt to Auto Bild The problem with Marquardt's claim is that it is fundamentally flawed. In fact, all motorsports, not just F1, can be accredited to the evolution of the road car as we know it today. 2020 marks the 70th...
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