Formula One talks Green

Formula One - the most popular motor racing sport event around the world, has an enormous fan following. With races being held all around Europe and now even in other parts of the world, its apparently also the most expensive sport globally. A major television event with a global audience of 600 million viewers per season, the top end gold class, 10 teams (and management) of F1 have a major responsibility beyond their trademark races and deals.

In the 21st century, with a major focus on clean, pollution free driving, F1 experts would be the correct examples of showing the world how eco-friendly technology and environmentally friendly racing is executed.

Here is the link to the official Formula One website. It contains the views of 3 leading figures in F1 on green racing - http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2008/10/8486.html

Here is an extract from the above mentioned link -

''F1 should certainly be looking to introduce further environmentally-focused regulations in future. To develop hybrid and heat recovery technologies which can then be used on road cars demonstrates that F1 can play an important role in developing energy efficient and environmentally friendly technologies."

- Ross Brawn, Team Principal, Honda

“Environmental technology is important in F1 for two reasons. Firstly, for the sustainability of the sport and secondly for our contribution to society."

- Adam Parr, CEO, Williams

"If you look at what is required by future road cars, fuel economy / CO2 reduction is the top objective right now and for the foreseeable future. So it is clear that if we can do something in this area in F1 we will really benefit from it."

- Mario Theissen, BMW Motorsport Director

Known as the most expensive sport of the world, it has an economic and political impact, thus realizing a real translation of F1 developments in road transportation.