The Mercedes Formula 1 team has won every single Formula 1 world championship since 2014 under the current technical regulations and has won the most races by far during that same time. Before that, the Red Bull F1 team won four consecutive championships.
At the same time, fans have criticized the cars for becoming less thrilling and less beautiful. With this in mind, and with its online virtual racing booming during the pandemic, Steve Myers, executive vice president at iRacing.com Motorsport Simulations, LLC got the idea for a car for which fans clamor. Something simpler, better-looking, and better-sounding than today’s hybrid-electric V6 F1 cars.