Comments on: Formula One Goes Green http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/ Oil Change International campaigns to expose the true costs of oil and facilitate the coming transition towards clean energy. We are dedicated to identifying and overcoming political barriers to that transition. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:05:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Elda Moraes http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-126233 Elda Moraes Wed, 19 Sep 2007 11:01:36 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-126233 I would like to know how many liters of oil a formula car gets. I would like to know how many liters of oil a formula car gets.

]]> By: Patrick http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18503 Patrick Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:42:48 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18503 Yes, Honda's is a cynical stunt, but in terms of bang for fossil fuel buck, F1 provides enjoyment to millions of people across the world (including some such as me, who refuse to drive on environmental grounds, vote green, get their electricity from ecotricity, etc etc) for in absolute terms, a relatively small cost in fossil fuels. I hope that when the internal combustion engine disappears for everyday purposes, it will still be possible to watch these engineering marvels travelling at 200 mph Beats watching bicycle races anyway.... Yes, Honda’s is a cynical stunt, but in terms of bang for fossil fuel buck, F1 provides enjoyment to millions of people across the world (including some such as me, who refuse to drive on environmental grounds, vote green, get their electricity from ecotricity, etc etc) for in absolute terms, a relatively small cost in fossil fuels.

I hope that when the internal combustion engine disappears for everyday purposes, it will still be possible to watch these engineering marvels travelling at 200 mph

Beats watching bicycle races anyway….

]]> By: Alta http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18494 Alta Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:15:54 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18494 "Some people would not even call it a sport." That's a pig-ignorant cheap shot. The physical demands of racing a Formula One car with the g-forces of a fighter plane for two hours are not to be sniffed at. That's why the drivers train by running marathons. You also seem to have forgotten that F1 has plans to implement 'greener' technologies such as heat recovery power over coming seasons. Or perhaps you just didn't do any research? “Some people would not even call it a sport.”

That’s a pig-ignorant cheap shot. The physical demands of racing a Formula One car with the g-forces of a fighter plane for two hours are not to be sniffed at. That’s why the drivers train by running marathons.

You also seem to have forgotten that F1 has plans to implement ‘greener’ technologies such as heat recovery power over coming seasons. Or perhaps you just didn’t do any research?

]]> By: Biofuelsimon http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18267 Biofuelsimon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:51:50 +0000 http://priceofoil.org/2007/02/27/formula-one-goes-green/#comment-18267 Looking at F1s fuel ineconomy, wouldn't it be cheaper and cause a lot less fuss if instead of using F1 cars in races, we substituted them with SUVs... oh sorry, I forgot, their cornering is pretty poor. There's quite a lot of hoopla in the US about Indy cars running on ethanol this year. That would be more impressive if they'd not been running on a mixture of ethanol and methanol last year. While what Honda is going to do looks odd to European eyes, in the US Honda and other Japanese producers are seen as being greener than the Detroit Dinosaurs and seem to be taking market share... Looking at F1s fuel ineconomy, wouldn’t it be cheaper and cause a lot less fuss if instead of using F1 cars in races, we substituted them with SUVs… oh sorry, I forgot, their cornering is pretty poor.

There’s quite a lot of hoopla in the US about Indy cars running on ethanol this year. That would be more impressive if they’d not been running on a mixture of ethanol and methanol last year.

While what Honda is going to do looks odd to European eyes, in the US Honda and other Japanese producers are seen as being greener than the Detroit Dinosaurs and seem to be taking market share…

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