F1 considers ethanol as race fuel
According to former World Champion Emerson Fittipaldi, Formula One is considering to switch to ethanol as race fuel. The American Indy Racing League already made the switch and it is expected that other series will follow in their footsteps.
Brazil is one of the world's largest markets for ethanol production and according to Fittipaldi, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has been in contact with the largest ethanol supply group in the last year.
The mixture used in IRL is not a mixture at all, but 100% fuel-grade ethanol. Whether F1 is looking at a mixture, like the common E10 and E85 blends found at service stations across North America and elsewhere, or a pure ethanol fuel is unknown.
