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Mercedes Formula Zero – The Future of Motor Racing
The Mercedes Benz Advanced Design Center of North America have just unveiled a concept car called the Formula Zero which aims to combine the thrill of formula one with the energy efficiency of yacht racing.
This new proposed approach to motor racing is no longer about who finishes first. Energy efficiency is the most important part of the the competition. Each car would be allocated the same amount of energy, the winner being determined by the design of the vehicle and the skills of its driver. The winners would be determined by the time taken to complete the race along with the energy consumed in doing so.
This radical change in the style of motor racing proposed by Mercedes means that spectators will no longer be watching petrol powered cars hurtling around tracks at great speed. Motor sport will have entered a whole new realm of complex strategies and tactics to maximise energy efficiency.