The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 2025 Sustainability Report

 

• 54% reduction in Race Team Control emissions1 with SAFc compared to our 2022 baseline, demonstrating the decoupling of business growth from emissions.
• First use of a bio-based carbon fiber composite on a technically performant car part.
• First use of electric power in our race logistics with the Mercedes-Benz Trucks eActros 600 transporting our race cars to a European race weekend.
• Successful conclusion of Accelerate 25 with 37.8% of new team members in 2025 joining from under-represented groups. 
• Most successful year to date for charity fundraising efforts.
• First Climate Transition Action Plan published, outlining our planned pathway to full Net Zero across all scopes by 2040.

The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team today published our 2025 Sustainability Report, demonstrating the latest progress towards our ambition to become one of the most sustainable global professional sports teams. 

Formula One is the world’s fastest laboratory and our team is proud to be one of the sport’s most relentless experimenters. Since 2022 we have reduced our Race Team Control emissions1 by 54% and our latest report reflects on a year where our business has grown whilst net carbon emissions have fallen. In 2025 we achieved a 28% decrease in Race Team Control emissions and a reduction of 15% in overall emissions2 compared to 2024 - a clear signal that our work to reduce emissions is paying off. 

2025 was also the final year of our Accelerate 25 program, a five-year commitment to building a more inclusive team, and our most successful year to date for fundraising, with total charitable donations having now exceeded half a million pounds since 2020. Our trackside and regional initiatives, year-round engagement and continued investment continue to positively impact the places we go racing and communities closer to our home.

These efforts are made possible through industry-leading Governance and our performance mindset. When our foundations are solid, we can continue to drive sustainable high performance.  

Toto Wolff, Co-Owner, Team Principal & CEO, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

“Competing in Formula One brings both responsibility and opportunities. In 2025, we made significant investments in new materials, new efficiencies and in scaling new sustainable solutions. In an era when innovation drives performance and shapes industry futures, the pursuit of smarter and faster technologies has become a defining challenge of our time.

"These investments are backed by a clear business case and made by a team that knows how to move first and how to move fast. While we are driven by performance on track, we’ve seen time and again that our innovations bring benefits far beyond the grid. We invest in our people with the same conviction because our goals need us to be at our best - driven, brave, committed and collaborative. I have always believed that our car is only as good as the team behind it. Create the conditions, provide the support, build the culture and they unlock progress.

"Our ambition is to become one of the most sustainable global professional sports teams and 2025 was the year that sustainability became inseparable from performance. I am proud to lead a team committed to that goal - and capable of achieving it.”

Our work across sustainability is structured around four pillars through which we aim to create a lasting impact. 

On The Road

Reducing the footprint of our global operations and logistics as we travel around the world.

• 54% reduction in market-based Race Team Control emissions with SAFc vs 2022 baseline.
• 28% decrease in market-based Race Team Control emissions with SAFc and a reduction of 15% in overall emissions with SAFc since 2024.
• 30,688 tCO₂e aviation emissions reduced through use of SAFc between 2025 and 2022, with 11,504 tCO₂e saved in 2025.
• 99% coverage of HVO100 for 2025 European season race and marketing trucks. 

At Home

Minimizing our environmental impact and fostering a thriving, inclusive culture across our home.

• 37.8% of our new team members in 2025 joined from under-represented groups (women and minority ethnic groups). 
• Since 2020, charitable donations have exceeded £500,000.
• Supported 70 local, national and international causes through corporate donations.
• 100% market-based renewable electricity sourced through REGOs at Brackley factory.
• Since 2022, gas consumption has fallen 49%, from 1.4 million kWh to 732,000 kWh.
• Became the first F1 team to achieve ISCC+ certification for cured composite components (carbon fiber and resin).

On The Car

Pushing for progress on and off the track by making our cars and technology more sustainable and advancing social impact through trackside initiatives.

• First racing use of a bio-based carbon fiber composite using resin which included bio-diesel by-products on a technically performant car part.
• Launch of a formal Supplier Code of Conduct - designed by our Governance team and developed with multistakeholder input and external expertise.
• With Motorsport UK, funded sustainable fuel use in the IAME Waterswift Restricted Cadet Class, one of four in the British Kart Championships, backing the next generation of young drivers. 

Beyond Our World

Going above and beyond to extend our influence through global collaboration and cross-industry leadership. 

• Approximately 18,900 tCO₂e of carbon removals committed across nature-based, hybrid and engineered portfolio, to be delivered across 2024-2030.
• In 2025, we launched the Blue Carbon Collective3 in partnership with PETRONAS, funding mangrove conservation and restoration research in Malaysia.
• Continued to support a range of initiatives for children and young people from primary through to higher education, including scholarships, work experience and early career mentoring to open up the world of F1 to new audiences. 

Bradley Lord, Deputy Team Principal, Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team

“In 2025, for the first time, our business grew while our net carbon emissions fell. This marks an inflection point signaling that after years of effort, expertise and investment, our work is paying off. Every team member should feel proud of their contribution to reaching this milestone. Today, wherever you look across our team, sustainability is making its mark. And the shift runs even deeper than what you can see. Sustainable high performance is a mindset that we all share.

"Our sustainability journey is going to get harder from here. We are starting to tackle problems we don’t yet have answers to. As a team of problem solvers, we are in our element. F1 has always been a place where we can prove to the world what’s possible. We know what we’re taking on, and we know what we’re capable of.”

Our Climate Transition Action Plan

2026 represents a new era for our sport and we published our first Climate Transition Action Plan (CTAP) today which sets out our commitments to achieve Net Zero across all scopes by 2040. 

With clear targets to cover Scope 3 emissions, including our pathway to Race Team Control Net Zero by 2030, alongside a new supply chain target for 2030, the CTAP is not just focused on reducing our impact but is intended to leverage our innovation capability, our platform and our partnerships to accelerate change beyond Formula One.

The CTAP sets out two ambitious carbon reduction targets: a near-term target to reduce total emissions by 42% by 2030 against our 2022 baseline, and a longer-term target to reach Net Zero across all scopes by 2040. Delivery will be driven through a combination of reducing Race Team Control emissions and working with our suppliers on their own decarbonization journeys, as well as investing high-quality removals to address the small proportion of residual emissions that cannot be eliminated through reductions. 

This approach is aligned with the Oxford Offsetting Principles and includes a 75% reduction and 25% removals approach for Race Team Control emissions, including 26% reduction in supply chain and downstream emissions by 2030.

The CTAP was developed alongside our Team Partners, including our Official Lighting Partner, Signify.

Our Executive Summary, Engineering Change, is available here.

Our 2025 Sustainability Report and Climate Transition Action Plan are available here.

1 Race Team Control emissions encompass emissions that we directly control, including market-based Scopes 1 and 2 and selected Scope 3 emissions (Business Travel, Upstream Transportation and Distribution, Employee Commuting, Waste and Fuel and Energy Related Activities). These emissions are reported inclusive of SAFc unless explicitly stated.

2 Inclusive of SAFc.

3 Blue Carbon Collective is a Global South-South research project which aims to advance research and knowledge exchange on mangrove ecosystems focused on restoration and understanding their potential for carbon capture and storage.