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EU urges ‘greening’ of F1

16th January 2008

A European Parliament report entitled CARS 21 calling for changes within the automotive industry to help reduce carbon dioxide emissions also includes a reference to ways in which Formula One can change attitudes towards green technologies.

The findings of the report were adopted after a vote in which 607 MEPs were in favour, 76 were against the proposals and 14 abstained. A statement issued after the vote contained the following passage, "MEPs recognise the role motor sport can play in changing attitudes and customer behaviour towards environmentally friendly technology.

"The House therefore asks the FIA and others involved in Formula One to change their rules accordingly, so that environmentally friendly technologies like bio-fuels, four-cylinder engines or hybrid can be more easily applied."

A statement issued by FIA president Max Mosley welcomed the report saying, “It is immensely satisfying that the European Parliament recognises the role motor sport can play in the advancement of green technologies and supports the work undertaken by the FIA in its policy campaigning to make motoring more sustainable in the future.

"With the support of the motor manufacturers competing in Formula One and, with the engineering expertise unique to the sport, we hope that new technical regulations will encourage a transfer of energy efficient technologies into the domestic car market for the wider benefit of society."

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