Turbo-hybrid F1 engines: In defence of the ‘quiet’ beasts

Arguments over the halo have quietened down after some high-profile accidents, but Formula 1’s V6 turbo-hybrid engines still get some flak. The points of attack usually concern the sound (‘they’re too quiet’), the cost, or the argument that everything is going towards electric so what’s the point of keeping a formula that includes an internal combustion engine as part of the equation.
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