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This week James looks into the future and asks what F1's move to zero emission fuels from 2026 actually means. If the cars are zero emission, you don't need hybrid technology anymore, so will it open the door for the return of the lighter, great sounding V8 and V10 engines of the past? Or is hybrid tech the only thing keeping the manufacturers in F1? And what exactly are these magical fuels? Former Mercedes F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe tells us synthetic fuels that cost a fortune today will be cheaper to buy than normal fuels in 10 years and therefore affordable for owners of the billion-plus cars on the road. Here to help demystify all of this are Autosport F1 Editor Jon Noble and special guest Joe Brown, former Executive Editor of Wired and founder of One5C, a platform dedicated to sustainable solutions to real world problems. Send your comments or questions to: @jamesallenonf1 on X/Twitter. A Motorsport Studios production for Autosport
Supercars that run on air and water—that's the dream for synthetic fuel manufacturer Zero. The UK-based company says it is planning on powering a Formula One team with a more environmentally friendly fuel. The company behind it announced a partnership with Formula One team Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber earlier this year. The move aligns with the motor sport's aim of going carbon-neutral by 2030. Zero has a small plant in Oxfordshire that manufactures the fuel. The next step will be a commercial-scale factory in the next few years. “So there's two things that make this feel special. First of all, we make it just from air, water, and electricity. [...] But when we end up, the fuel is identical or even better than existing fossil fuel. So it will work in today's cars, trains, airplanes, and the like,” explains Nilay Shah, Chief Scientific Officer at Zero. The fuel is made by extracting carbon dioxide from the air and hydrogen from water using renewable energy. These are combined to create carbon monoxide, which is processed with catalysts to create synthetic fuel. The company was founded by Paddy Lowe, who spent decades working in Formula One. He forecasts that the first commercially available synthetic fuel will be around four to five times more expensive than traditional fuels, but expects that cost to drop rapidly over the next ten years. He says the sport will be a pioneer of synthetic fuel. “It's world-famous for pioneering new technologies, new ideas, and then eventually bringing them to the mainstream. And so it will be with fuel,” he says. By Formula One's own figures, its carbon footprint was 223,031 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent for the 2022 season, down 13 percent since 2018. But still a way off from net zero. And the fuel the cars burn is just a tiny slice of those emissions, says Lowe. “This is a point often made that the biggest carbon footprint in Formula One is not with the cars, but with, for instance, the spectators coming in their cars or all of the freight and the people coming across the globe in airplanes. True. But you do have to start somewhere.” This article was provided by The Associated Press.
LONDON (ICIS)—Synthetic fuels, also known as e-fuels, are derived from renewable electricity, air and water. The power-to-liquid process entails chemical conversion of energy. In this latest podcast, markets editor Nazif Nazmul interviews Paddy Lowe, CEO and founder of the synthetic fuels producing company Zero Petroleum. Synthetic fuels can play a vital role in slashing emissions across the transport sector in the coming years, although the road to scaling up is fraught with obstacles and opportunities. Energy density of synthetic fuels and compatibility with international combustion engine (ICE) vehicles could provide a long-term decarbonisation alternative to electric vehicles (EVs) and biofuels Rail, marine, aviation, agricultural sectors can utilise synthetic fuels alongside road transport Synthetic fuels gaining traction in the aviation industry in the form of e-SAF Achieving cost parity with fossil-based gasoline will still take approximately 10 more years Legislative support likely to expedite time needed to achieve economies of scale Production process reliant on sourcing vast amount of renewable energy
On this week's ClimateCast Tom Heap has exclusive access to Zero Petroleum, a producer of synthetic fuel.He catches a glimpse of a jet engine powered by e-fuel and speaks to the chemists about how they create an almost zero carbon fuel, without any oil and gas, made from only air and water.Tom meets Zero's creator Paddy Lowe, previously a Formula 1 engineer, to understand its possible role in the future of energy.Plus, Colin Walker, transport lead at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, shares how he thinks synthetic fuel compares with the electrification of transport.Producer: Emma Rae WoodhouseEditor: Paul Stanworth
Today, we're sharing a preview from another podcast from the Financial Times, Tech Tonic. Does aviation have a sustainable future? As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Tech Tonic host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journalist, looks at the potential for a more sustainable aviation industry, a sector that's struggled to come up with new technology to cut its emissions. Could we end up being forced to cut back on flying altogether? Producer Josh Gabert-Doyon travels to Farnborough Airshow, and we hear from Zero Petroleum's Paddy Lowe, Boom Supersonic's Blake Scholl, and executives from Boeing, Airbus, ADS, United and EasyJet. Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the Technology team at ft.com/technology and Climate team at https://www.ft.com/climate-capital Presented by Pilita Clark. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tech Tonic is back with a new season about climate tech.As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journalist, looks at the potential for a more sustainable aviation industry, a sector that's struggled to come up with new technology to cut its emissions. Could we end up being forced to cut back on flying altogether? Producer Josh Gabert-Doyon travels to Farnborough Airshow, and we hear from Zero Petroleum's Paddy Lowe, Boom Supersonic's Blake Scholl, and executives from Boeing, Airbus, ADS, United and EasyJet. Follow Tech Tonic to hear the full season here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As more people fly, aviation is on track to becoming a much bigger problem for climate change. Host Pilita Clark, FT columnist and climate journalist, looks at the potential for a more sustainable aviation industry, a sector that's struggled to come up with new technology to cut its emissions. Could we end up being forced to cut back on flying altogether? Producer Josh Gabert-Doyon travels to Farnborough Airshow, and we hear from Zero Petroleum's Paddy Lowe, Boom Supersonic's Blake Scholl, and executives from Boeing, Airbus, ADS, United and EasyJet.Check out stories and up-to-the-minute news from the Technology team at ft.com/technology And Climate team at https://www.ft.com/climate-capital Presented by Pilita Clark. Edwin Lane is senior producer. Produced by Josh Gabert-Doyon. Executive producer is Manuela Saragosa. Sound design by Breen Turner and Samantha Giovinco, with original music from Metaphor Music. The FT's head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The next race is France so we busy ourselves with sick boats, trophy clones, and quantum throttle pedals. IndyCar spoilers from 24:37 to 28:28 SHOW NOTES Our next Patreon podcast subject is the animated short film Le Mans 1955 - Deadly Competition A Rich Energy book is happening F1's Beyond the Grid episodes with Paddy Lowe and Yuki Tsunoda IndyCar: one driver meets an old nemesis, and a hard hit after a problem with a throttle that seems to exist in a state that is both stuck and not stuck F1 and McLaren explain the role of a sim driver Extreme E highlights: Qualifying, Finals E1 Series' boats look rad F1 driver David Coulthard survived a plane crash then got a podium Support the show on Patreon and get all our bonus episodes! Email us at shiftf1podcast@gmail.com Follow us on Twitter at @shiftf1podcast Join our fantasy league with invite code 7350a6d919 New to F1? Check out our primer episode
Electric & Eclectic with Roger Atkins - LinkedIn Top Voice for EV
I love Formula 1I love the people, passion, spectacle, heritage, thrills and spills...but most of all, I love the pinnacle of progress in engineering that sits at its core.Here's some evidence of how they think, firstly, in a conversation with motorsport maestro Mr Paddy Lowe. The crew and I listened in awe to his postulation of PETROLEUM WITHOUT FOSSILS.This chat will soon be followed by 'Motorsport In The Electric Age' in which I talk with winners from Formula E AND Formula 1. We discuss how we might sustain EVerything we cherish - through the application of science and technology, hard graft, and extraordinary teamwork.So sit back in a comfy chair, spend 30 minutes in the company of yours truly and a man on a mission to end emissions.
Paddy Lowe’s career in F1 took him from Williams to McLaren to Mercedes and then back to Williams. Over the course of that journey Paddy developed some of the biggest tech innovations the sport has seen – including active suspension - as well as working with the likes of Senna, Prost, Hakkinen, Mansell and current superstar Lewis Hamilton. On this week’s show he’s open and honest about it all – including his departure from Williams in 2019 and the new mission he’s on…
In this episode of the Keiser Report, Max and Stacy look at the soaring house prices as money-printing pushes up asset prices, and how the same policymakers who caused the original problem are now concerned that the rises will lock a generation out of owning a home. In the second half, Max interviews Paddy Lowe of Zero Petroleum about ‘petrosynthesis’ as a way to address imbalances in markets and the environment.
After securing his 7th World Championship in dominant fashion, many now feel Lewis Hamilton is the greatest F1 driver of all time. However, some still argue that his success has only come from being in the best car. Jon Noble and Luke Smith are joined by former Mercedes F1 team Technical Director, Paddy Lowe, to discuss if Hamilton is really the difference-maker.
One of Formula 1's leading engineers, Paddy Lowe talks about Lewis Hamilton's qualities as the driver of this era, reflects on his early days at Williams and the development of active suspension and talks about his interest in helping bring an industrial approach to solving the planet's climate crisis - and hints at a return to Formula 1. Dr Julian Tan is Formula 1's head of eSports and, with the new series underway, he explains F1's eSports journey so far, the effect of Covid on helping accelerate this part of F1's business on-line, and how quickly they pivoted the business when the pandemic started to emerge in January. Finally, McLaren's stellar driver Lando Norris discusses his passion for eSports and computer gaming, its relevance to him as a driver and how much he enjoys that aspect of his life - while acknowledging that nothing quite matches driving a contemporary F1 car flat-out on the race tracks of the world.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/at-the-controls. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Tom flies solo again to review the Austrian Grand Prix and the news of Paddy Lowe's departure, the chances Max Verstappen wins again, and the psychology of the McLaren vs. Renault Showdown.
Źle się dzieje w Grove. Paddy opuszcza tonący okręt?
After an extended vacation, a brand new year sees Spanners, with Trumpets and Sparkles, immediately gets down to business by being told he is wrong about the career of Kubica. Wasting no time, he then schools Sparkles over pay drivers and in a fit of kitchen sinkism, they then discuss some interviews with the likes of Chase Carey and Paddy Lowe, before actually remembering Comment of the Week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
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Former Mercedes technical boss, Paddy Lowe, sees two of his previous cars from two decades apart, in the assembly area - Nigel Mansell's Williams FW14B (Red 5) and a more recent Mercedes W05.
It's almost time - the start of the 2017 season is nearly upon us, and as promised we have our predictions for the upcoming season this week. But before we get to our predictions, first a quick look at last week's IndyCar Grand Prix of St Petersburg - where the winner came up from last place. Over in F1, Force India either got drunk and re-painted their car, or they got a new sponsor... Standing starts for wet weather is coming. Renault's engine hit it's testing targets apparently. McLaren had a chat with Mercedes, and Paddy Lowe is back where it all started. Finally - at least in WRC it's possible to run off the track, drive through a parking lot, and still win the event...
Another week and Paddy Lowe still hasn't been confirmed at Williams so does this mean he's still on “garden leave” from Mercedes and if so, what can you do in a garden during February? We [...] The post Episode 91 – Paddy Lowe Must Have A Big Garden appeared first on 3Legs4Wheels.
This week neither of us was feeling great, but we didn't let that stop us and soldiered on to make sure that we got you a show no matter what! Ford said this week that they have no plans to return to F1, which one of us thinks is actually a bigger deal than the other. We look at where Esteban Gutierrez may have blown it last season. It's looking more likely that Paddy Lowe will be returning to Williams, and will also own a stake in the team. Ferrari wrote another letter. McLaren is renaming their 2017 car, and Renault wants to have a relationship with Nico Hulkenberg...
I veckans F1-podd diskuterar Erik stenborg och Janne Blomqvist de stora förändringar som väntar i ledningen hos två av fabriksteamen, Paddy Lowe lämnar Mercedes och Frederic Vassuer som med omedelbar verkan lämnar Renault. Vidare avhandlas hur det går med Manors öde i Formel 1 och att Ferrari vill ha Schumacher till sig. Detta ovch en hel del annat i en timmes löst snack om Formel 1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
When we recorded this week's podcast Paddy Lowe was still at Mercedes, but in true 3Legs4Wheels form, the team announced the morning after that he'd officially left. IS this going to start the domino effect [...] The post Episode 87 – At Least We've Got Some Launch Dates appeared first on 3Legs4Wheels.
Sveriges bästa sportpodd är tillbaka, Viasat Motors F1-podd blev till veckan framröstad av er som lyssnar i Svenska podcastprisets kategori Sport/Fritid som den bästa. Detta måste givetvis firas på något sätt och det självklara sättet blev förstås genom en shoey.. en slurk bubbel ur en sko! När Erik Stenborg och Janne Blomqvist firat färdigt hann de även med att prata den omöjliga uppgiften att ranka förare från olika kategorier mot varandra men det senaste om Mercedes avhandlas där teamets tekniske chef Paddy Lowe också ryktas vara på väg bort.. Hör en knapp timme av det senaste från Formel 1-världen See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Join Grace and me as we discuss Mercedes and their driver pick. Paddy Lowe and his team pick, Ferrari and their chassis pick and much more. We even share all the stats from the season according to a tire maker who also should be making coffee.
If you are reading this then you are most likely to be a high-achiever or on the road to becoming one. You see, only 10% of people read or listen to material with the sole intent of self-improvement. You probably read productivity blogs, business magazines or listen to industry leaders, in your particular employment sector, talking about the future so that you can stay one step ahead of your competition. Whatever you are doing, you are doing it because you want to be more informed and, in doing so, become more productive. As you’ve most probably noticed, the top high-achievers seem to be calm, confident and, above all, incredibly productive. The amount they write, talk and accomplish is phenomenal. They seem to be able to do it all - they have truly mastered the art of multitasking. How can you be as awesome at multitasking as them, for surely here lies the holy grail of productivity? Or does it? Formula 1 World Champion, Lewis Hamilton, does not multitask.At this year’s Malaysian Grand Prix, on Lap 41, Lewis was in second place and struggling with the team’s current tyre choice and pit stop strategy. He’d recently used the radio to complain about the tyres when suddenly his team accidentally broadcast a message from Mercedes technical director, Paddy Lowe. Hamilton responded: “I can hear you. I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing. Paddy says I might be doing another stop!”There was confusion in the cockpit.But Lewis kept on pushing - he had only 14 laps in which to catch the race leader and he was only 14 seconds behind. He was focused.And then, another radio call came through. It said that if Hamilton kept pushing he could catch Vettel with 5 laps remaining.But that one radio call almost ended the race for Hamilton. He was entering a corner when the radio call came and his attention was momentarily diverted - he struggled to keep the car on the racetrack.‘Don’t talk to me through the corners! I nearly just went off!’ he responded to his race engineer.Yes, real world champions - they don’t multitask. Those at the top, the high-achievers we all aspire to be, they do one thing at a time and they do it very well.You see multitasking actually does two things to your brain; it makes you less productive and it reduces your Emotional Intelligence (EI).Stanford University professor Clifford Nass, who studied the social and psychological impacts of media, says that multitasking and the swapping back and forth between different types of interactive media makes us less not more efficient."The research is almost unanimous, which is very rare in social science, and it says that people who chronically multitask show an enormous range of deficits, they're basically terrible at all sorts of cognitive tasks." says Nass.He says that not only are those who multitask less productive than those who focus on one task at a time but they tend to be socially and emotionally immature and find it hard to read people in social situations. They also prefer to hide behind a text or email rather than call someone.When was the last time you called someone instead of sending them a text?Multitasking lowers your performance because your brain can only focus on one thing at a time, your brain works sequentially, so when you attempt to do two things at once you perform badly at both.Let’s look at some everyday examples.Watching TV whilst eating and using your phone or tablet to look something up on the internet.Writing an email whilst in a business meeting.Texting whilst driving.Working out whilst listening to music and reading a book.Cooking, talking on the phone, texting, watching YouTube and uploading photos of the awesome meal you’ve just made.When was the last time you were driving and turned the radio off so you could concentrate? A common example is when you are driving in a busy city and looking for a parking space.Pilots don’t multitask either - it might look like they do, but they are just prioritising a task list. Pilots have a process that organises the most important functions above the less important ones and they call this mantra - 'Aviate, Navigate, Communicate'. At a recent presentation I gave, to business leaders in the health industry, I told them that they need to look at what their core daily task was and priortise their focus in that area. If they strayed off their primary task and start doing other things then they must come back to it, periodically. In flying that primary task is to ‘Aviate’ - ie. fly the aircraft.Take instrument flying for example - when in cloud, you have to prioritise the main instrument that shows your aircraft’s attitude over all other activities. If you look away from it for a second, to change a radio frequency, check the fuel or look up details of the approach you’re about to fly you must always come back to the primary instrument else the aircraft’s attitude can change, resulting in unintentional height, heading or speed changes. So, we are starting to see why focusing on one thing at a time is so important.Aircraft generally aren’t very good at flying themselves when in dynamic situations and that’s why we still have pilots - for the moment, anyway! If a pilot gets distracted, especially when in formation, at low-level or taking-off or landing then crashes can happen - distraction is a killer; we prioritise the flying of the aircraft over all other things. After ‘Aviate’ come ‘Navigate’ - knowing where you are and where you are going and lastly, ‘Communication’.The picture in this paragraph was taken on last Friday morning just after 0800 local. I had climbed to 9000 ft over Snowdownia National Park, Wales. I had a radio failure but it didn’t matter as I was in control of the aircraft and knew where I was. I can deal with the radio problem later.So, when Lewis almost left the racetrack in Malaysia he was focusing on one thing - driving fast and catching Vettel. When his team made the poorly timed radio call he was instantly forced to multitask and, as we’ve just seen, humans are exceptionally poor at this.So, the next time you find yourself trying to complete a multitude of activities just stop and think about focusing on doing one thing at a time.Only then will you be truly on the road to becoming that calm, confident and incredibly productive high-achiever that you aspire to be. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
#193 F1 Testing in 3D, Gareth looks closely at the new cars. What’s Mercedes’s strategy to make Lewis feel at home? Sniff Petrol on “gardening leave” and the new Renault F1 engine. We define the shooting brake with maths and ask is the VW XL1 the future?
The Inside Line Formula1 Podcast is produced by Rishi Kapoor and Kunal Shah. Image Courtesy: Mercedes AMG Last evening, Rishi and I met to record our weekly Formula1 podcast. It was only minutes before we started our recording that the news of Paddy Lowe cropped up in our inboxes. I think the first thought that crossed both our minds was that the 2013 Formula1 Season could be Ross Brawn’s last season in Formula1. Or will it? (Sigh!) Here’s what else we discussed in our latest Formula1 podcast: - Our deductions from the test held last week in Barcelona. I just say that it is PR machinery on over-drive. Something no driver or team will ever say! - Pirelli tyres – will they be our reason for exciting races this season? - Formula1’s ‘rigged’ result – Rishi tells us what it is. - Lowe, Brawn and related talk. I’d love to visit the gardens of the Mclaren Technology Centre! - Razia and his sponsor issues. A seat available at Marussia? - Our reactions to the drop in viewership of our sport. And how it affects our podcasts! - And our big discussion – where will Narain Karthikeyan be in 2013? And also, Karun Chandhok? (Read: Narain Karthikeyan To Race For WilliamsF1 In 2013) The 2013 Australian Grand Prix is only a few weeks away. The last pre-season test starts on 1st March. Plenty of talk, updates (and updates to those updates), gossip expected to come your way via our ‘Inside Line’ podcast. Keep listening, keep racing! Our previous Formula1 Podcast on ‘Three Car Teams And 11 New Drivers In Formula1’ received a very good response from our listeners. Thank you!