by Máté Petrány (The Drive) Second-generation biofuels are made from biowaste, not food crops. Formula 1 is speeding up its environmental efforts, pushing for a much bigger step change on this front together with its governing body, the FIA. With the ambitious plan of becoming carbon neutral from 2021 and net-zero within a decade, F1 power unit manufacturers Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Renault, and Honda just got their first barrels of sustainable fuels for testing and validation. Unlike the first-generation food crop biofuels like ethanol, these second-generation fuels are made from refined biowaste. Yes, it is
Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome all over again.