Damon Hill predicts synthetic fuel future for F1

Hill got a taste of motorsport’s potential future at Daytona’s Sandown circuit, when he became the first person to drive a kart powered by fully synthetic fuel, produced by former F1 technical chief Paddy Lowe’s company Zero.

The carbon neutral fuel, which Zero makes from air and water using renewable energy, can be dropped directly into any engine. Once available at fossil-comparable prices – which Lowe predicts will be within a decade – it could help…