Wow. Formula 1 motor racing going green?

[thewayne]

They've issued an order freezing engine development and forcing teams to develop in the areas of flywheels, emissions recovery, and alternative fuels.

It'll take a little while before it trickles down, but lots of stuff have started in F1 and ended up in your driveway.

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2007/11/formula_one

Comments

[deborak]

I see this as a real boon for American motor sports that aren't governed by a French body. This provides an opportunity for expansion into new, USA-centric leagues. If I were an American automaker getting hammered by costs, I'd be looking to shift my sponsorship $$ home.

Why is that there's always some kind of ban-hammer approach to increasing alternative fuel popularity? Every time I read something like this I just want to waste more oil, LOL.

[silveradept]

Neat idea, and I do agree that in the racing leagues, they develop stuff that will eventually find its way into consumer vehicles. If F1 can find some way of running almost entirely on renewables, I wonder how long it will take for that effect to make trickle-down.