Bojan Vrbnjak
During this time popularity of this sport - although many would know to say that it goes more today for the show - increased and thus increased Inquiry after the Formula 1 race. At the same time, they also established sustainable strategy, which says that Formula 1 should be from 2030 onwards CO2 neutral. The question arises: How the hell can this be unified?
The calendar of Formula 1 races is growing
Liberty Medium has tried every year since taking over Formula One expand the calendar or make it more diverse. This season we have a record calendar with what 23 races. Americans are increasing the calendar because it is possible to make money this way more money, the other reason is that the popularity of the sport so it grows that the demand for more races in different countries - especially those who are willing to pay incomprehensibly high amounts of fees. In words Stefano Domenicali, the first husband of Formula 1, there is so much interest that we could easily have a calendar with 30 races!?
Liberty Medium continues with request and desire fans after several races in Formula 1, but it seems to be in contrary to a sustainable strategy, introduced by Formula 1 itself in 2019. Crowded calendar it does not only cause fatigue and exhaustion of team members, in terms of sustainability mainly causes a lot of travel time and long-haul flights, where we witness really stupid flights from one end of the world of the first race to the next and then back to the third race. In the strategic report, Formula 1 states that 20 percent waste emissions of Formula 1 originate from racing cars and the factories where they are manufactured. Almost 73 percent these emissions, however, come from the travels of the Formula 1 circus.
The big culprit, called the Formula 1 traveling circus
Of those, more than 70 percent go 45 percent at the expense of material logistics, which must be transmitted each time. Further 27,7 percent emissions come from business turnover, which revolves around the most necessary aspects. Increasing the calendar Formula 1 races and more sustainable future they are in the royal class of motorsport two tracks, on which Formula 1 is located. And it seems that you two tracks they drive straight to opposite direction.
Formula 1 experts, journalists and policy makers offered many solutions. For example organizing two races on one racetrack is a good solution to reduce travel distance and you could still have an extensive calendar. It is also advisable to pick more logical path around the world. Formula 1 claims in this regard that it is always well thought out, but if we look at it this year’s calendar, can be seen in the first quarter especially illogical path, which runs from Saudi Arabia to Australia, Italy, the US and back to Spain.
Lack of advantage of the Formula 1 strategy
Given that they are good 70 percent emissions of Formula 1 in this great travel fever, it would be wise to give priority to their strategy. In fact, this strategy is currently being touched upon emissions from travel emissions as a single roundabout, which seems just as important as the document available on car emissions, which contributes only 0,7 percent to emissions.
Yes, yes formula 1 watch out for sustainability is just a good thing, but they all seem to be larger calendar and the desire to make this sport more sustainable, two incompatible tracks. Of course, there is no talk here of the money earned from all business trips. This is also something that Formula 1 should decide on own conscience, which corresponds to their motto that Formula 1 and the world become more sustainable.
Formula 1 and human rights
In addition sustainable strategies Formula 1 is another important aspect here and they are human rights. Because more and more races are taking place in countries where human rights are at stake trampling with their feet, but the organizers are willing to pay at the expense of Liberty Media huge sums fees. For example Saudi Arabia she was even supposed to pay for an individual race $ 90 million at the expense of Formula 1, which justifies roaming in these countries by saying that it wants to achieve or at least encourage change.
Formula One leaders are tackling this with actions such as "We Race As One”And at the request of Hamiltonend racism“. But the races in these disputed countries serve only one purpose, called "sports washing“, The way they want the countries they are in human rights violations, wash its name with world events, which Formula 1 certainly is. And the rulers of these countries have no problem with those five minutes before the race they close their eyes not to watch the racers with slogans on their T-shirts, kneeling and other messages of their own.
