Formula One 2026 rule changes: How hybrid power units are transforming driving styles

One of the fascinating aspects of following elite athletes is seeing how they reinvent themselves throughout their careers. In sport, standing still is akin to going backwards.

The way a sport is played keeps changing, too. What worked once could quickly feel outdated. In cricket, the advent of the shorter formats began to reward risk-taking among batters and bowlers had to develop counters. Tennis evolved from the elegant, quick serve-and-volley style to long, power-packed baseline rallies, thanks to changes in racquet and string technology, slowing of surfaces and advances in athletic development.