When Formula 1’s launch season turned ugly

But with the countdown now well under way to the unveiling of the 2024 cars, it is a good moment to reflect on that moment 10 years ago when F1’s regulations opened the door for perhaps the ugliest cars we had ever seen.

It was the start of the much vaunted hybrid engine era, where the introduction of the sport’s most technologically advanced powertrain should have been the focal points.

Instead, we found ourselves questioning why F1’s cars…