A press release from the Formula 1 Team’s Association (FOTA) today revealed that they would like to cut F1′s emissions by 12.4% by 2012. This news comes after FOTA commissioned a report by Trucost to look into F1′s emissions. This report found that on average each team produces 215,558 tonnes of CO2 per year, yet [...]

Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg has today driven a Porsche 911 around the infamous Nurburgring Nordschleife, but it was no normal Porsche 911. It was the GT3 R Hybrid, which uses KERS-style flywheel technology developed by the Hybrid power branch of the Williams F1 team. Hulkenberg said: Great car, fascinating technology and an incomparable track.  This circuit [...]

Ferrari and Renault are leading calls to bring Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) back into Formula 1. However, there are those who disagree with those teams and think it should stay away from F1. The system harnesses the braking energy by storing it in super-capacitor batteries or a flywheel which then release power to the [...]

Formula One cars are hardly the greenest things on the planet. But however we can make these cars more environmentally friendly, I am all for it, especially if it enhances the racing. The majority of the teams may not like it, but I have certainly enjoyed  watching the KERS being deployed and all the tactics [...]