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BMW quits F1 to focus on alternative drivetrains and sustainability

The costs of competing in Formula One and trying to develop alternative power trains for its future production vehicles are proving to be too much for BMW. The German automaker has announced its intention to follow Honda and quit Formula One at the end of the current season. BMW has never said publicly how much it spends on its F1 involvement, but it is likely several hundred million dollars annually. In a statement issued by CEO Dr. Norbert Reuther, the company announced it would re-focus its resources on alternative power train ... Read more →

BMW gives up on KERS for the remainder of the 2009 F1 season Sam Abuelsamid

After using its KERS hybrid system on and off through the first half of the 2009 Formula One season, the BMW-Sauber team has decided enough is enough. The team will shelve the system through the ...

What is regenerative braking? Sebastian Blanco

Ah, fire. One of humanity's oldest ways to generate energy. Technically, you could generate energy by burning brake pads, as seen in the picture above (thanks, Flickr!), but automotive engineers have ...

Formula One gets the go ahead to start hybridizing Sam Abuelsamid

The powers that be in Formula One have been tossing around ideas for making the sport more environmentally and technologically relevant for several years. While many if not most of the readers would ...

Green group that opposes F1 city racing goes to the EU Xavier Navarro

The EU has taken into account a formal complaint made by Fórmula Verda, an association led by the Valencian Federation of Ecologistas en Acción against the celebration of a F1 Grand ...

Information on the hybrid Formula 1 drivetrain from Torotrak and Xtrac 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We have often brought up the fact that the Formula 1 racing series, and their sanctioning body the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), would like to showcase improved efficiency and use technology that is more relevant to the cars that are actually driven on the street. Honda has taken ...

World Touring Car Championship to run ethanol exclusively from 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Just as the Indy Racing League has already done, the World Touring Car Championship has decided to make the switch to biofuels starting in 2009. As a matter of fact, for the 2008 year, teams will be allowed to use ethanol and diesel fuels in addition to standard unleaded gasoline. This article ...

Honda Racing F1 team offsets their Australian Formula One Grand Prix CO2 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click the photo for a high-res gallery of the 2007 Honda F1 car With the Australian Formula One Grand Prix going over the weekend, all the crews were in Melbourne for the start of the 2007 F1 season including the Honda Racing F1 team which has "My Earth Dream" livery this year. In a move to offset ...

Honda F1 confirms plan to promote environmental awareness with 2007 livery 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the photo for a high-res gallery of the Honda F1 "Earth" livery As was reported a couple of days ago, 2007 Honda RA107 Formula One cars will feature an Earth themed livery. Instead of being plastered with logos promoting corporate sponsors, the car will feature an image of our pale blue ...

A history of exotic fuel formulations in F1 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

As gas prices have steadily climbed in the United States in recent years, many excuses have been made. One of the reasons frequently given by politicians who tend to legislate in ways favorable to the interests of large oil companies has been specialized fuel mixtures that attempt to minimize ...

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