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FIA Appoints Ricardo as Technical Consultants for Greener Technologies
11 May 2007
The FIA (Federation Internationale de L’Automobile) has appointed automotive technology and engineering specialists Ricardo to provide technical support and advice on the development of future regulations in the FIA Formula One World Championship, with particular focus on energy-saving and environmentally efficient technologies.
Ricardo is an international consultancy which provides extensive design and development support to the automotive industry. The company’s engineering expertise ranges from vehicle systems integration, controls, electronics and software development, to the latest driveline and transmission systems and gasoline, diesel, hybrid and fuel cell powertrain technologies.
The FIA is working closely with the automotive manufacturers to develop energy-efficient and environmentally relevant regulation changes for the future of Formula One. Ricardo has a vast amount of experience in automotive research and development and will be an invaluable addition to this process.
—FIA President Max Mosley
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Posted by: Lad | May 11, 2007 at 05:19 PM
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Is there a BEV in F1's future? Might be fun to see how fast their pit crews can change out a battery power unit (ha). Shouldn't take long; they have about 15-20 guys on their pit crews.