Does Corn, Cadillac Esclade and Formula 1 have anything in common? Next year, they could !

Following the trend set by other racing series’ like IndyCars and the American Le Mans Series, Formula 1, in a move to make the scenario much greener and eco-friendly, is looking at ethanol to be the sport’s adopted fuel.

According to retired two-time champion Emerson Fittipaldi, Formula 1 boss Bernie Eccelstone met Brazilian ethanol suppliers last year. Fittipaldi himself owns a sugar cane plantation in his home country Brazil, and is presently constructing an ethanol refinery to produce the fuel.

F1 teams are already preparing their cars to function with a hybrid drive system for next year’s races and this move is a direct indication of Formula 1’s concern and interestedness in adopting biofuels to save the planet and shed their dependency on crude oil which has become costlier.

Racing on ethanol fuel will not contain the thrill or the speed. All cars in the IndyCar series use E100 ethanol as fuel. In the ALMS some of the teams including the GT1 Corvette C6Rs use cellulosic E85. The Audi R10s run on GTL diesel fuel while the rest of the pack is fueled by E10 meaning cars won’t get slower due to the switch in fuel.