Formula 1, explained for rookies

I've been watching F1 since 2013 and I've loved it, but the more I have learned about it's direction and where it's going, the more excited I get for it. On an environmental scale, they're trying some pretty insane things. The fact that they are already carbon neutral (or close to it) and intend to be carbon positive by 2030 is impressive. For a sport so heavy on manufacturing and international travel, it's no small task to achieve that. They're also introducing and helping to produce a drop-in renewable fuel, meaning its not only renewable but it can function in the existing engines (including road cars) and just work - sorta similar to the e10 concept but more effective, that's due in 2025. There's a lot pushing forward in the world of technology in a lot of different areas. 

With drivers like Lewis Hamilton, SebV, Lando and many others using their public profiles to fight for various causes and bring attention to issues effecting the environment, human or animal rights and mental health and general well-being, it's not just the teams pushing boundaries dragging everything else forward in terms of technology, its the individuals of the sport encouraging changes we all need to see in the world around us.