Extreme H taps F1 and FIA for Hydrogen Working Group

The new body consists of representatives from all three organisations including Mark Grain, Extreme E’s technical director and spearhead on the transition to Extreme H, F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds, and Nikolas Tombazis, FIA single seater director. Its main objective will be to monitor development of hydrogen technology for both the fuel cells and battery systems that will be used in Extreme H’s first-generation racing chassis, as well as hydrogen technology within race site infrastructure, transportation, charging, storage and management. Plans are in place to launch a prototype hydrogen-powered chassis with a first full-speed shakedown towards the end of this year, ahead of a comprehensive testing programme in early 2024.

“Our transition to Extreme H makes us the pioneers and first-ever testbed of hydrogen technology in motorsport – not only in our racing cars, but also transportation, infrastructure, refuelling processes and safety regulations,” said Mark Grain, technical director, Extreme E.

“It’s a ground-breaking initiative and we look forward to collaborating with Formula 1 and Pat both technically and operationally, as we continue to champion new technologies and break boundaries on behalf of motorsport, with hydrogen at the forefront.”