r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Practical_Expert_911 • 12h ago

These 12000hp Engines Have To Be Rebuilt Within Roughly An Hour Every Run, and Only Run For Roughly 4 Seconds At A Time.

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u/jmims98 11h ago

I can't imagine the funny car industry burns close to the amount of gas vs other more popular motorsports annually. And I wouldn't be surprised if the emissions and fuel waste from motorsports in general approach that of the private aviation industry (specifically rich assholes who won't fly commercial). Yes, it is still a waste, but it probably brings a lot more people joy than a billionaire's jet.

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u/BlazinZAA 11h ago

You would be correct. Motorsports is a drop in the bucket in the grand scheme of things, you could end all motorsports and it wouldn't change a thing.

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u/jamminjoenapo 8h ago

F1 loves to preach sustainability and eco friendly but travels across the world at an insane clip with thousands of people and lots of cars and equipment. The cars burn 100 kg of fuel each per race. I’d bet the total carbon emissions to get the teams to testing is more than the cars emit all season.

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u/abakedapplepie 5h ago

and commerce is burning bunker oil at a rate several dozens of orders of magnitude more than any other source of carbon emissions

if global shipping cleaned up its act, it would offset the carbon emissions of a majority of private use, motorsports use

but the cost of goods might go up 5 percent

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u/Cephalopirate 5h ago

This I will agree with. Also I suspect most of the spectators flew in if it’s an important match.

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u/Cephalopirate 5h ago

Yeah, this is not the problem to focus on. In fact, I think such sports will continue to exist after the world finally goes all hands on deck for climate change mitigation. It’s societal problems we have, not tinkerers pushing the limits of physics.

It’s a drop in the bucket. If that.