his fans Formula 1 they long for the big engines and the noisy roar of the engines. And even if it hurts them, these moments will not return. The world has transformed and environmental care is one of the main axes of the category. That’s why he’s on his way to a 100% sustainable fuel until 2026.
F1’s technical director, pat symondsexpressed about it: “It was an exciting challenge. When I first talked to people about it, no one knew what I was talking about and to be honest I’m not sure I really did, so I did a ton of research. We have worked closely with the FIA who have some very good fuel experts and we have had a lot of help from our partner Aramco.”.
The addition of ethanol to the fuel
In 2021, the cars added 5% renewable ethanol to their fuel and in 2022 it is already 10%. “There are many different types of ethanol, varying in quality, but this is true green ethanol, so it’s completely sustainable.” Simmonds assured.
From his side, Ross Brownsporting general manager of F1, gave more details about this revolution: “E-fuels offer a wonderful opportunity. We are working on an E fuel where the carbon loop is completely neutral, so the carbon used to produce this fuel is the same amount as emitted by the internal combustion engine. This means the engines add nothing to the carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.”.
“The big advantage is that when we find this solution, you will be able to use it in your road car, without making any changes to the engine. We will have almost two billion internal combustion engines on the planet, and whatever electric solution we find, whatever if it’s the hydrogen solution, there will still be two billion cars. If we introduce a fuel in these cars that has a much lower impact on the environmentit will be a positive change and we will send a strong message that this is a possible path.” continuous.
The ultimate goal is to achieve zero carbon emissions by 2030. “F1 has always pushed technology in an amazing way, pioneering genuine technologies that can be used in passenger cars and road cars, for example.” shut down Brown.
