Ferrari's boss, Benedetto Vigna, sees a promising future for eco-friendly e-fuels and hydrogen powertrains in their cars. He plans to leverage motorsport to advance these technologies.
Vigna believes carbon-neutral fuel will "become more and more a reality." He mentioned, “We are working with partners for 2026 for carbon-neutral fuel in Formula 1 [as part of new technical rules] and usually technologies start out on the track and migrate to the road.
"We believe there is still a valid way forward for ICE cars and this is going to be supported by the development of carbon-neutral fuel.”
This was stated as Ferrari gets ready to reveal the highly anticipated successor to the LaFerrari hypercar, rumoured to feature a powerful hybrid drivetrain similar to the 296 and SF90 models.
While the specific engine type—V6, V8, or V12—isn't confirmed, Vigna's remarks hint that it could be designed to run on e-fuels.
Codenamed F250, this model is undergoing advanced on-road testing and is expected to launch next year.
Regarding Ferrari's interest in hydrogen technology, Vigna said "We do not see it before 2030. I believe as well as that, the racing space can always be the first place for adapting technologies.” But he added that “hydrogen could be a good option for the future”.
Vigna has previously indicated that Ferrari might use sustainable fuels to keep combustion-engine cars on sale past 2035. The European Commission has proposed that ICE engines can remain on sale as long as they run exclusively on e-fuel.
“ICE still has a lot to do,” he said last year, noting that the development and adoption of e-fuels were progressing faster than expected and could bolster Ferrari's carbon-reduction strategy.
