Formula 1® is known as the Grand Circus because the same family of drivers, engineers, organizers, logistics, etc. travel to all the Grand Prix races. Everything is assembled and disassembled at each circuit and transported to the country where the next race will be held. It’s like a circus on tour but this transportation is very energy-intensive. However, this is changing and F1® is already implementing many measures to save energy and reduce its carbon footprint. Since 2021, all broadcasts are carried out from the Media & Technology Centre (M&TC), located in the UK, a permanent production unit that has reduced the number of people and materials traveling to each circuit by 35%, as well as the CO2 emissions resulting from travel. In addition to its contribution to the planet, the remote operations model promotes a better work-life balance for the entire Ferrari family.

Achieving more sustainable mobility is the goal of Banco Santander, Ferrari and FOM. The 3 companies are working together to promote projects that help decarbonization and encourage the shared use of low-cost vehicles, such as hyperloop solutions for passenger and freight transport, or renewable hydrogen for SMEs. Ideas that need to go hand in hand with technology to become reality and that have been recognized in Santander X Global Challenge | Countdown 2 Zero, the global entrepreneurship challenge that puts Santander in pole position in the fight against climate change.

It was in 2020 when Banco Santander achieved our goal of becoming carbon neutral. At that time, Elmsbrook, a small residential area in the city of Bicester, 18 km northeast of Oxford, was taking the first steps towards becoming the UK's first eco-town. Today it is a small community made up of 400 efficient houses that take care of the planet thanks to the solar panels installed on their roofs. In addition, the city is surrounded by streets with electric buses and all kinds of sustainable mobility vehicles.