Nice Britain
F1 welcomed 16 of its Engineering Students from the UK and Italy to Silverstone, the place they acquired a full day of distinctive experiences together with paddock and storage excursions and a networking occasion with F1 supported charity Mission 44.
Moreover, supported by charities Make-A-Want, Nice Ormond Avenue Hospital and Race Towards Dementia, Formulation 1 raised over £60,000 for his or her respective charities and we welcomed critically unwell youngsters and their households into the paddock for behind-the-scenes excursions.
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Silverstone continues to extend its efforts in powering the occasion via a number of sources of renewable power and is aiming to achieve a waste recycling fee of fifty% throughout the occasion. There was additionally a particular sustainability-focused fan space referred to as the Zero Zone, to teach and have interaction followers on the subject.
Hungary
Native organisation the Institute for the Blind and college students have been handled to excursions of the paddock and staff garages. In addition they had the possibility to fulfill their F1 heroes and participate in a particular Fan Zone activation that showcased Braille-focused artwork.
Quite a few actions within the Fan Zone promoted and educated followers on sustainability, together with recycling ‘voting’ stations and data on the circuit’s Sustainable Improvement Targets, whereas the low-carbon power technology system F1 utilized in Austria in 2023 and 2024 – which saved >90% of carbon emissions while powering the pit and paddock areas – featured for the primary time on the Hungaroring.
