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F1 will promote electric cars 15.04.2011

Formula 1 will promote electric and did all the alternative drive of the season 2013. Most commercial race in motorsport is obliged to do so because the European Commission has requested it.

No question the whole season to go to green energy after two years, and to organize and finance competitions with electric cars, carts, etc. its starting along the tracks where F1 goes.

"We want as many new categories of alternative propulsion, said the FIA ​​boss Jean Todt told the Financial Times. - We can do it all over the world. As for Formula 1 and to ignore internal combustion engines at this stage that is impossible. The teams want to improve their cars to win. Automotive companies are interested in new technologies, but not when it comes to sports because they indicators of speed and aerodynamics do not improve. I understand that. "

Todd has founded a new commission for electric cars in the FIA ​​and was appointed its chief former director of the BMW Byurkhard Gyoshel.