News Details

No reason F1 can't go all-electric in a decade - Ross Brawn

Formula 1's director of motorsports Ross Brawn believes F1 could make the switch to all-electric power within a decade if it's what's deemed best for the sport. Brawn did however rule it out in the short-term, citing Formula E's 'tame' races and lack of 'spectacle' as reasons why it wouldn't be the right move for the premier motorsport series. 'I think we have to respect what Formula E’s doing and what it’s achieving,' he told F1 Fan Voice. '[But] if you look at the magnitude of the two [F1 vs FE] they’re not really comparable in the number of fans we have, the appeal of Formula 1. Formula E is still very junior in that respect. 'With...
Full Story »
Share

You May Also Be Interested In...

Carlos Sainz 'high up' on McLaren's driver list - Zak...

McLaren's Zak Brown has admitted Carlos Sainz is 'high up' on the...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

McLaren working to expedite James Key's start date

McLaren are working to expedite James Key's start date after recently...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Ross Brawn against shortening grand prix distance

Formula 1 director of motorsports Ross Brawn says he would be against...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Lando Norris is willing to be patient in his F1 targets

Lando Norris says he is open-minded about his future though explained...
7y ago from MotorsportWeek.com

Elsewhere On The Network

Popular On MGPToday.com

Popular On IndyCarToday.com

IndyCar to limit entries to those holding a charter

The NTT IndyCar Series has confirmed that future races will be limited to...
15h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Pato O'Ward issues damning verdict on ‘Mario...

Pato O'Ward isn't chasing F1 any more after falling out of love with...

Popular On TotalWRC.com

Oliver Solberg crashes out of Rally Islas Canarias

Oliver Solberg and Elliot Edmondson have crashed out of Rally Islas...
18h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Sebastien Ogier dominates Rally Islas Canarias

Sebastien Ogier and Vincent Landais headed a Toyota one-two-three-four in...
14h ago from MotorsportWeek.c...

Popular On GunnersToday.com

'Let Arteta win the league' - Arsenal fans make plea...

An Arsenal fan has posted a video of himself begging Manchester City...
7h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Report: Arsenal open to selling summer signing after...

Arsenal are open to listening to offers for summer signing Viktor Gyokeres...
7h ago from CaughtOffside.com

Drowning in the banter-sphere: how can the Premier...

current season has become a meme-war without end, an endless rolling wall...
7h ago from TheGuardian.com

Arsenal keeping tabs on Real Madrid attacker as they...

Arsenal are reportedly monitoring Real Madrid forward Endrick as they look...
12h ago from SportsKeeda.com

Comments

Hottest News

Recent News


2014 GPToday.com
GPToday.com is not responsible for the news headlines and associated descriptions and images it indexes, the content of externally linked sites or the comments & postings of its users.

This website is unofficial and is not associated in any way with the Formula One group of companies. F1, FORMULA ONE, FORMULA 1, FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND PRIX and related marks are trade marks of Formula One Licensing B.V.