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Could the fuel powering F1 next season also run your car? | The Business | ABC NEWS

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

they already have an electric league called Formula E

https://www.fiaformulae.com/en

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yet there's still a league that burns fuel.

Formula E hasn't replaced Formula 1 sadly.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

because people want noise, not silent slot cars

Ultra-noisy engines would likely be a big hit with fans, who have long complained that the current turbo hybrids are not as loud as the previous generations of cars.

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f1-seriously-evalutating-return-to-v10-engines-what-you-need-to-know/

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[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks 2 points 3 days ago

Which is extra weird since they already use systems that store and release electricity to add power via an extra electric motor https://www.makeuseof.com/how-the-kers-system-in-f1-works/