According to Autosport.com, Max Mosley strongly believes the future of F1′s competitive advantage is not about who has the best engine or aerodynamic technology but who can utilize energy efficiency systems the best, like KERS. At a recent meeting, Mosley was quoted saying:

This will give F1 far more relevance and credibility than the use of vastly expensive racing engines, or extremely light and sophisticated gearboxes, both of which are almost entirely irrelevant to modern road transport.

Adding,

Technologies like KERS, as well as the recovery and re-use of exhaust energy and heat, should be the future performance differentiators in F1, not old or useless technologies such as ultra-high-speed engines or F1-specific aerodynamics.

As sick as it is thinking one day F1 racers could all be using the same motor, he does have a point. The trickle-down effect of F1 tech has peaked (paddle shifters on every car?!) and maybe it is time for F1 to develop something that road cars could actually benefit from.