F1’s creativity could benefit society, if only government had more vision | Richard Williams
With help, engineering ingenuity could bring about some of the next great technological leaps forward, with Silverstone having an important part to playAbout 15 years ago Britain ignored a great opportunity to bring together sport, industry and action on the environment. A country whose designers and engineers were dominant in Formula One could have exploited some of that creativity in order to become the world’s leader in the emerging field of electric vehicle technology. Instead the racers got on with racing and the captains of industry carried on supervising the decline of Britain’s industrial base. Related: Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes seat could result in fireworks with Lewis Hamilton | Giles Richards Continue reading...