F1's renewable energy shift drives 26% drop in carbon footprint
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (right) and McLaren driver Lando Norris during the British Grand Prix at Silverstone earlier this month, which Norris won. F1 said on Wednesday that it’s halfway toward achieving its minimum 50% reduction target, as set out in its “net zero by 2030” commitment. Picture: Bradley Collyer/PA Wire.
Formula 1, known for flashy, petrol-guzzling racecars speeding at hundreds of kilometres per hour across twisting asphalt tracks, hasn’t been a pastime known for sustainability. It's now trying to change that.
Often referred to as “the pinnacle of motorsport,” the racecar organisation, has seen its carbon emissions drop 26% since 2018. At the end of the 2024 season, the sport’s carbon footprint fell to 168,720 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent from 228,793.
