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using renewable sources such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), biofuel, solar
panels, and battery began testing in 2023,
and last year they were used at the Red Bull
Ring, the Hungarian Grand Prix and the
Italian Grand Prix in Monza. This season,
the programme will be rolled out to reduce
more than 90% of carbon emissions at all
European Grands Prix in key areas such as
the Paddock, Pit Lane, and Event Technical
Centre.As part of the sport’s ongoing efforts
to reduce carbon emissions associated with
travel and logistics, improvements were
made to the geographical flow of races
around the world in 2024. This included
agreement from the Promoter in Japan to
move the Suzuka race back from September
to April to fit with the Asia Pacific segment
of the schedule, while Azerbaijan took its
slot to align with Singapore. The organisers
of the Qatar Grand Prix also approved
a move to the penultimate spot in the
schedule, back-to-back with Abu Dhabi.
From 2026 the Canadian Grand Prix
will be hosted earlier in the year and the
Monaco Grand Prix will take place on the
first full weekend in June, consolidating
the European leg of the F1 season into one
period, removing an additional transatlantic
crossing and delivering significant
associated carbon reductions.Last year, F2
and F3 cars ran on 55% Aramco advanced
sustainable fuel and the FIA medical and
safety cars operated on 40%. In 2025, the
F2 and F3 cars will move to 100%, ahead
of the Formula 1 cars adopting the fuels in
2026 in the new hybrid engines that will
take to the circuit next year. The technology
has implications for the automotive
industry and existing petrol cars, as the fuel
developed by Formula 1 will be a ‘dropin’ that can be used in road cars without
modification and will serve as a sustainable
alternative of global benefit.Throughout
the 2024 season, the cars all operated with
“Innovation and community drove
Formula 1’s work in 2024, with
progress spanning sustainable
fuels, greener logistics, and global
education programmes.”
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