https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/merc ... n=widget-6Formula 1's strategy, meanwhile, is to work on sustainable fuels and double down on hybrid internal combustion engine cars that that are going to remain on the road long after the new vehicle sales have been banned in many developed countries by their governments. How does that look for manufacturers? And will you still be producing any internal combustion engine vehicles 10, 15 plus years from now?
TW: “I think what we've seen in the past few years is that you cannot predict where the industry is going to stand in 2030. The data today, and even the most dynamic ones show that rather than having 30% electric vehicles by 2025, we're going to have 30% of electric vehicles by 2030. We're seeing a big push in biofuels and synthetic fuels, which would reduce the emissions on petrol cars tremendously if the energy comes from sustainable sources. So I believe you can't really judge today where the road car industry is going to stand in 2030. And there are premium auto manufacturers such as Daimler who are still investing into internal combustion engines, because in combination with these sustainable fuels, it is a much better carbon footprint than some of the electric vehicles today, where the energy resource is provided by coal or gas.
In that respect, I believe that in Formula 1, it is about technology transfer, we should be leading the pack with sustainable fuels and biofuels in collaboration with our fuel suppliers, in collaboration with our mothership companies, and at the same time being open to technology transfer in the electrical field, but we need to have a holistic view. Formula 1 is an entertainment platform that is based on cutting edge technology. We need to look at energy density for applications in the road car field. And we need to look at power density for the entertainment factor Formula 1. And there's not an easy answer to that question.”
As I said in another thread F1 and the car industry is heading in the other direction that is not electric and Toto is now flat out confirming it.
Since this will have an effect on the 2025 engine rules I’ve added a poll to get an idea what people’s own view think this means.
UPDATE: FIA INTRODUCES SUSTAINABLE FUEL INTO FORMULA 1 AND COMMITS TO BECOMING CARBON NEUTRAL FROM 2021 AND NET ZERO BY 2030
https://www.fia.com/news/fia-introduces ... d-net-zero