Can Formula 1 Save the Planet

[puppet]

Delighted to hear Lewis Hamilton is opening some vegan restaurants selling burgers and chicken, presumably along with tofu steaks and bean pulled pork.
Meanwhile he has sold the private jet (the one he managed to reclaim £3m smackers by landing it once in the Isle of Man) to make his life more sustainable
A Formula 1 car at 4mpg spits out 650kg CO2 per race of 200 miles, roughly 9 times annual output of an average car over a season. Not bad you think until you hear that the fuel is only 0.3% of the total involved in travel, development and testing not including all that used by the petrolheads who go to see it.
So in a further attempt to reduce the footprint Lewis went vegan in 2017.
Porridge for breakfast then a veritable feast of foods from most countries except UK.
Avocados,falafel, chillis, tofu, rice, quinoa, coffee, dark chocolate, sweet potato, pine nuts, couscous, raisins, orange peel and hummus.
He does have pasta -made from UK wheat?- and pancakes - he liked to fly his favourites from Hong Kong to Japan.
So there you have it. Forget grass fed beef and start growing rice, soy bean and avocados to save the planet.

 

[Fubar]

Excellent post highlighting the unbelievable hypocrisy that is currently doing the rounds amongst the great saviour of our planet. Ive always wondered why no one has targeted F1 for its contribution to global warming. An absolute waste of energy if you ask me that should be top of the list,along with air travel, of industries that need to be curtailed if the eco warriors are serious about reducing emissions..... oh hang on , they're pleasure and leisure. We can't stop those!!

 

[graham99]

its a bit like ,no one wanting to talk about tax deductions ,creating rubbish we don't need

 

[Northeastfarmer]

The bloke is a tit

 

[PSQ]

There is one massive benefit from F1 that contributes to 'saving the planet', and that is the technological spin off from F1 into production cars. 1988, Honda started producing cars with with an ECU, oxygen sensors and fuel injectors all derived from it's F1 engine programme that enabled them to operate in a 'closed loop' system, ie an engine could regulate it's own fuelling in 'real time' which increased it's efficiency and reduce emissions. No more carburettors. This tech was heavily used in the 1991 CRX (also 1st car with a catalytic converter) which was used for a one make racing series which was deemed so clean it warranted that the first race be started by none other than the Secretary of State for the Environment (and burgers), John Selwyn Gummer.
Fast forward to KERS now being incorporated in current road cars like the E-Golf etc, and the tech is still transferring from F1 to us.

As for Lewis Hamilton, until reading the opening post I hadn't realised just how much of a virtue signalling conceited person he's become. Great driver, but oh dear.

 

[Boysground]

I know it’s me being silly but I do have a bit of an issue with sports stars who compete and when they win the TV picture shows them draped in a Union Flag. However they choose to live in Monaco or another tax haven.

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[MrNoo]

The time and money/energy spent running the wind tunnels is mind blowing, travel to the events, most is flown.
I asked a pilot friend how much fuel he burnt the other day, he said 21t, that's just the plane he flies for one day, bonkers.

 

[roscoe erf]

The bloke is a tit

no tit's are nice and useful

 

[br jones]

147million pounds of fuel is used in a f1 season ,@JP1

 

[Boysground]

147million pounds of fuel is used in a f1 season ,@JP1

Perhaps Fendt should sponsor F1 then

(Joke made by Fendt owner getting in before everybody else )

BG

 

[Henarar]

It's not just F1 though is it
Heated pitches
Floodlights
Most sport involves a lot of travel usually flying

I would think the most environmentally friendly sports would be fishing and rough shooting providing you eat what you get, but the do good ers most likely want to ban that

 

[Bury the Trash]

It's not just F1 though is it
Heated pitches
Floodlights
Most sport involves a lot of travel usually flying

I would think the most environmentally friendly sports would be fishing and rough shooting providing you eat what you get, but the do good ers most likely want to ban that

Well Howabout Cycling ...except theres a helicopter filming it ...

 

[Brisel]

There is one massive benefit from F1 that contributes to 'saving the planet', and that is the technological spin off from F1 into production cars. 1988, Honda started producing cars with with an ECU, oxygen sensors and fuel injectors all derived from it's F1 engine programme that enabled them to operate in a 'closed loop' system, ie an engine could regulate it's own fuelling in 'real time' which increased it's efficiency and reduce emissions. No more carburettors. This tech was heavily used in the 1991 CRX (also 1st car with a catalytic converter) which was used for a one make racing series which was deemed so clean it warranted that the first race be started by none other than the Secretary of State for the Environment (and burgers), John Selwyn Gummer.
Fast forward to KERS now being incorporated in current road cars like the E-Golf etc, and the tech is still transferring from F1 to us.

As for Lewis Hamilton, until reading the opening post I hadn't realised just how much of a virtue signalling conceited person he's become. Great driver, but oh dear.

This. In the absence of wars that speed up technical innovation (usually to help destroy the planet!), racing has been a great source of R&D

 

[Bury the Trash]

This. In the absence of wars that speed up technical innovation (usually to help destroy the planet!), racing has been a great source of R&D

Classic examples i can think of are mr suzuki coming over and pinching the basics of Britsh bike racing engines , then going home and then sort of like putting then on steroids..
And Look at how those elctric bikes have developed at theTT in such a few years.... competittion sure concentrates the mind.....

 

[ollie989898]

I should think the amount of motor fuel burnt by F1 cars in a season is nearly irrelevant considering the whole lot of F1, the cars, teams, parts etc etc is all flown around the world in a fleet of 747s!

 

[Yale]

At least Lewis can fly his balloon for free with all the hot air he produces.

 

[Chris F]

Regardless of the words being said, Lewis will be doing this to make money - I highly doubt the carbon footprint of anything sold in these restaurant will be anything like low or produced sustainably. My guess is he will make a fortune.

 

[Exfarmer]

anyone been watching the athletics in Doha stadium is air conditioned but has no roof
there were virtually no spectators either
except of course the media

 

[Bury the Trash]

I was wrong , it was a German rider, that gave the Suzuki engine one of its biggest boosts back in those days.

Anyway i think what we need right now is the return of the 'Space Race' .

 

[2wheels]

Classic examples i can think of are mr suzuki coming over and pinching the basics of Britsh bike racing engines , then going home and then sort of like putting then on steroids..

was it not east german 2 stroke technology that suzuki fell heir to when ernest degner? defected.
oops just seen b.t.t's correction.