The future of motorsport was discussed at the highest level in London

Yesterday in London at the Palace of Westminster a meeting took place between the leadership of Motorsport UK, the national motorsport federation, and the cross-party group of the British Parliament that oversees issues related to this area.

One of the main topics of the meeting, to which representatives of Formula 1 and championship teams were invited, was the development perspectives in the context of the transition to alternative fuels and the fight to reduce CO2 emissions, which will require the introduction in the future. is. of new technologies.

The meeting was attended by Stefano Domenicali, Formula 1 president and CEO, James Ellison, Mercedes AMG F1 team technical director, Paddy Lowe, who previously held the position of technical director in teams such as McLaren, Mercedes and Williams, and now heads Zero Petroleum, which develops synthetic fuels, as well as Karun Chandhok, an ex-Formula 1 pilot, an expert on Sky Sports.

In particular, Domenicali noted that Formula 1 has made significant progress in the use of synthetic fuels, and as early as 2026, when the next generation of power plants will appear, it will completely abandon gasoline derived from fossil hydrocarbons.

The topic that Domenicali raised was developed by James Ellison, who said that the Mercedes engine division was the first to succeed in creating power plants characterized by a thermal efficiency of 50 percent. He also confirmed that this technology is used in the engine of the latest production hypercar Mercedes-AMG Project One.

On the eve of the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 cars from the teams of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, as well as racing electric cars of various classes, will be demonstrated in front of the Houses of Parliament.