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Move to E10 fuel 'shouldn't be underestimated' - Mercedes
Mercedes believe that of all the changes being made to Formula 1's technical regulations, the move to E10 fuel will be one of the biggest transitions in the short history of the sport's hybrid era. The switch is part of the sport's commitment to being more environmentally friendly in future, with the ultimate aim of having a net zero carbon footprint by 2030. Last year cars ran on E5 fuel, which consisted of five per cent ethanol and 95 per cent traditional fossil fuels. This year the amount of sustainable ethanol in the blend will double to ten per cent. Testing on the new fuel started last July with one unnamed engineer suggesting that it resulted in an initial loss of power of between...
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