Viking_Hippie4d ago

Saving the environment

https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/65490113

Show threadCheesyFingers4d ago
F1 fuel isn’t made from oil.
Show threadmouse
What’s it made from?
Mar 17 at 7:28amWeb
Show threadptu3d ago
Champagne. After the race they empty the leftovers on the podium.
Show threadhemko3d ago
Last time I watched F1 racing, it was poured directly in the mouth of the race winner Kimi Räikkönen
Show threadMicrow3d ago
Co2, municipal waste and non-food biomass.
Show threadbstix3d ago

I did not expect that. TIL: formula1.com/…/2026-regulations-explained-all-you…

I welcome their research into this, but I don’t share their optimism about it making it’s way to consumers vehicles. There’s no way we can produce enough biofuel to cover the consumption, and carbon capture for fuel doesn’t make sense when we can already use the electric energy more efficiently directly.

2026 REGULATIONS EXPLAINED: All you need to know about F1's Advanced Sustainable Fuels

Formula 1 is introducing Advanced Sustainable Fuels from 2026, as the sport enters a new era with a new set of regulations. They have ground-breaking potential, and with new power units scrapping for every last ounce of energy, F1’s fuel suppliers are going to be waging their own private battle to see who can push this new technology the furthest.

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