The roar of the V10 is inching closer to a comeback. Anthony Hamilton, the father of seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, has revealed the first concept render of the car at the heart of his proposed HybridV10 racing series - and reaffirmed that the project is on course for a 2028 debut.
The digital image shows a closed-cockpit machine that fuses modern aerodynamic surfaces with traditional open-wheel suspension architecture, a deliberate nod to the past wrapped around contemporary engineering. Crucially, the series is built around naturally aspirated V10 engines, the kind of high-revving power units that defined a generation of Formula 1 before hybrids took over.
Hamilton was clear that the unveiling is more than a styling exercise. "I've spent the past few months raising the funds to help get it off the ground," he said, framing the render as proof the concept is becoming a concrete plan rather than a wish.
He also moved to quash any doubt about the timeline. "The target remains the same: 2028," Hamilton confirmed, with initial festival-style events pencilled in for that year, V10 cars racing across 2028 and 2029, and a possible V8 category following in 2029 or 2030.
That ethos extends to the technical rulebook. The series is set to run without DRS and is being designed to minimise the aerodynamic dirty air that makes close following so difficult in modern single-seaters, the idea being that cars can race wheel-to-wheel on driver skill rather than push-to-pass gadgets. Limited hybrid functionality for the pit lane and safety-car periods was originally floated but has been deprioritised for the opening campaign, leaving the naturally aspirated engine to take centre stage.
"I want pure, authentic racing focused on driver talent," Hamilton added, summing up the pitch in a single sentence.
It is an ambitious undertaking. Launching a new international racing category from scratch is notoriously difficult, and the gap between a striking render and cars on a grid is filled with funding, regulatory and logistical hurdles. Hamilton's emphasis on the fundraising progress suggests he is acutely aware that credibility now depends on delivery.
Still, the concept taps into a clear vein of nostalgia. For many fans, the screaming V10 era represents Formula 1 at its most visceral, and a series promising that soundtrack without the layers of complexity that define the current age is an easy proposition to fall in love with.
Whether the HybridV10 series can turn that romance into a sustainable championship remains to be seen. But with a concept car now public and a launch date held firm at 2028, Anthony Hamilton has given the project its clearest shape yet.
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