Major engine manufacturers such as Mercedes, Ferrari, Renault, Audi and Porsche discussed the new rules and regulations for the new engines for 2025 at the Austrian Grand Prix last weekend. A sustainable environment is currently one of the greatest problems facing humanity, and before this Background it is expected that a large number of new hybrid engines will be equipped with electrical components.
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Meanwhile, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff revealed that Formula 1 would not use noisy internal combustion engines and would therefore stick with turbo-hybrid units that run on completely sustainable fuel.
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What did Toto Wolff say?
Wolff revealed at the FIA conference in Monaco that there was consensus on the ban on loud internal combustion engines. In addition, the Austrian revealed that electrical components in the new hybrid drive will “increase massively”.
“The discussion was ‘What will we do with motors in the future?’ Because we want to save costs, so don’t want to reinvent the wheel,” said the Mercedes team boss.
“But we also want an engine that is relevant from 2025 to 2030, and we can’t be old gasoline heads with screeching engines when everyone expects us to be electric.
Formula 1 F1 – Portuguese Grand Prix – Algarve International Circuit – Portimao, Portugal – April 30, 2021. Mercedes GP Executive Director Toto Wolff speaks about REUTERS at the FIA / Handout press conference.
“So these engines are still being refueled. We’re sticking to the current V6 format, but the electric share will increase massively, ”he added.
Mercedes contributes to global CO2 emissions
Toto Wolff announced that Mercedes will help produce sustainable fuel to reduce the world’s CO2 emissions.
“Mercedes cars themselves, we assume that we will have several million vehicles around the world that will still run on fuel. So what we can do to help develop sustainable fuels with our innovation: be it biofuels or synthetic fuels, ”says Wolff.
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Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – July 2, 2021. Mercedes Lewis Hamilton during practice REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger.
“Our cars will run 100 percent on sustainable fuels by 2025, so we will help reduce the world’s CO2 emissions.”
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