The Innovation Dilemma In Motorsport

Is motorsport doomed in its nature? Since the emergence of car racing, people have pushed the boundaries of race cars to the limit of physics, breaking record after record. However, there seems to be a reoccurring pattern within motorsport: Cars becoming faster and faster, but at the same time, way too expensive to operate. The result? Racing categories vanishing and manufacturers ending their racing programs over and over again. Prime examples are the world endurance championship WEC and the German touring car competition DTM. Is this a cycle of doom or a simple law of nature? What do you think? Let's discuss it! If you enjoyed this video, consider subscribing for more untold motorsport stories in the future: @Pit Limiter ©️ COPYRIGHT DISCLAIMER: Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. The video-material in this video is used solely for the purpose of assisting the original content illuminate a more in depth story. The video contains certain scenes from F1TV and FORMULA 1. All those rights are property of FOM. A full list of all original video/photo sources can be found here: https://bit.ly/3EaTpQs 🎵 MUSIC CREDITS: All music and sounds used in this video were retrieved from the YouTube Audio Library for Creators and can be used without credits. #motorsport #carracing #innovation