Inside Mercedes' Plan to Decarbonise its F1 Operations The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team is expanding its use of the all-electric Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 across nine European races in the current Formula 1 season. The vehicle will operate alongside HVO100-fuelled race and marketing trucks, supporting the transportation of critical race infrastructure while shifting the team’s logistics energy mix away from fossil fuels. Electrifying motorsport logistics The eActros 600 is expected to travel around 15,000km during the European leg of the championship, which runs through to Madrid in September. Building on its earlier deployment in 2025, including a pilot at the British Grand Prix, Mercedes is increasing reliance on electric-powered transport across longer distances. In a first for the sport last season, Mercedes transported its W16 race cars from Brackley in Northamptonshire to Zandvoort using fully electric haulage, demonstrating the viability of battery-powered logistics at scale. By rolling out the eActros 600 across all nine European races, the team is signalling growing confidence in the performance and reliability of long-distance electric freight. “We are realising our ambition of deploying the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 across all nine European races, demonstrating our commitment to accelerating decarbonisation in some of the hardest-to-abate areas of our operations,” says Alice Ashpitel, Head of Sustainability for the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team. “As a team, we are committed to engineering change on and off the track and it’s exciting to see how quickly we have moved from pilot journeys to a full rollout.” Energy transition in freight operations The Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 recently completed a 1,600km journey from Brackley to Monaco, transporting essential trackside infrastructure including communications units and medical facilities. For a global racing team, freight movement represents a major source of energy demand and emissions. Electrification offers a pathway to reduce reliance on diesel