That's incorrect. F1 cars are primarily driven by their piston engines. They have a real transmission that drives the wheels from the driveshaft. Electric motor

That's incorrect. F1 cars are primarily driven by their piston engines. They have a real transmission that drives the wheels from the driveshaft. Electric motors assist with power delivery from energy captured from kinetic motion, heat and exhaust pressure. This is different from pure electric drivetrains like diesel-electric locomotives where the fuel is only used to generate electricity and all of the propulsion is by electric motors.