The future of F1? Self-driving race car that can drive at speeds of up to 185mph will take to the track in Abu Dhabi next year

Could this be the future of F1? A self-driving racing car that can go at speeds of up to 185mph is aiming to one day replace Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen. The Dallara Super Formula SF23 will rely on the latest artificial intelligence (AI) to navigate and overtake its rivals on the world's most iconic race tracks. The Italian carmaker today unveiled the driverless model at tech conference Gitex in Dubai ahead of the first autonomous car race next April at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi. Rather than rely on driver skill, 10 teams of engineers will compete to design the cleverest algorithm to beat each other and claim the £1.85m prize money.