# Formula 1 going to hybrid engines

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**Created:** [December 29, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-going-to-hybrid-engines/677443 "2013-12-29T22:35:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 29, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-going-to-hybrid-engines/677443/1 "2013-12-29T22:35:20Z")

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They had partial hybrids since 2009. Lots of changes next year. Honda back for engines in 2015.

> **[F1 rips up the rulebook: The 2014 changes explained | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/04/sport/motorsport/f1-2014-rules-changes/index.html?iid=article_sidebar)**
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> A new era of Formula One looms large on the horizon in 2014 but what do the new rules mean for how we watch the sport?

Maybe Nascar can go to an engine that runs on pure moonshine? 😃