Formula 1 has officially confirmed the new branding it will bring starting with the next round of the 2022 Formula 1 season, the British Grand Prix at the Silverstone circuit, highlighting its target of becoming a “net zero” emitter of carbon by 2030.
The new branding will replace the “world’s most efficient engine” motto that has been in use since the 2021 Brazilian Grand Prix. The new logo and message will be displayed around the Formula 1 pit and paddock during the remaining events of the 2022 Formula 1 season. The plan was initially announced in 2019 as part of its wider Sustainability Strategy to reduce carbon emissions from “factory to flag”.
The freight transported to each race weekend, which accounts for the largest part of Formula 1’s emissions, has already been reduced, while the sport has has also started using a remote broadcasting set-up, the introduction of which was brought forward due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This means there is no longer the need to bring a lot of hardware to each venue. Formula 1 confirmed the 2021 Silverstone event was its first “carbon neutral broadcast”.
Formula 1 has also changed the design of its freight containers, allowing it to use more efficient aircraft, and is looking into further carbon reductions it can achieve through its use of air, sea and land freight.
The championship intends to improve the organisation of events on the 2023 Formula 1 calendar to reduce travel, largely by grouping more races by region. “This will be an ongoing process in the years to come to ensure that we are travelling efficiently as a world championship”, it said.
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The most significant efficiency improvement to Formula 1’s cars will come in 2026 when F1 intends to introduce a new, 100% sustainable fuel when the series’ next power unit specification is introduced. It will trial this fuel in Formula 2 and Formula 3 beforehand.
Despite the fact that Formula 1 fuel accounts for just 1 per cent of the sport’s emissions, F1 feels that a sustainable fuel can have a major impact on worldwide, everyday transport. As it reaches closer to its target, Formula 1 wants to “review our processes as the standards for carbon reductions evolve at pace to ensure that we are at the forefront of this key area”.
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