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    UNDER THE HOOD

    Jul 28, 2022 4 minutes
    PAT SYMONDS

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    ARE THERE ALTERNATIVES TO CARBON FIBRE?

    When Formula 1 announced, in late 2019, its bold ambitions to become carbon net-zero by 2030, the focus was largely on fuels for the race cars. While only representing around 0.7% of the approximately 250,000 tons CO2 equivalent carbon footprint of the championship, the multiplier effect of such technology is enormous.

    A much larger proportion of the total footprint lies in transport of both people and equipment around the globe, and this too is high on the agenda – with F1 engaging with the aircraft industry and academia on sustainable

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