- 27 Feb 06, 19:52#336
Max Mosley apparently thinks that F1 could potentially be banned in the next few years. He reckons that politicians will start to use the sport as a political tool if an oil crisis starts and that F1 must show that they do care about the environment by being on the 'cutting edge of fuel technology' so that the cars become more fuel efficient. Obviously, banning the sport would grab a lot of people's attention and would be an effective argument for politicians.
To me, the cutting edge of fuel technology (in terms of fuel efficiency) are those cars which can go hundreds and hundreds of miles on a teaspoon of petrol. Whilst I think it's a good thing for the cars to become more environmentally friendly (I wonder how much fuel 1 team gets through in a season?) I don't think politicians would ever go so far as to ban F1...they'd alienate too many voters.
To me, the cutting edge of fuel technology (in terms of fuel efficiency) are those cars which can go hundreds and hundreds of miles on a teaspoon of petrol. Whilst I think it's a good thing for the cars to become more environmentally friendly (I wonder how much fuel 1 team gets through in a season?) I don't think politicians would ever go so far as to ban F1...they'd alienate too many voters.