F3 Racing Car Powered by Chocolate

Racing industry conquers chocolate factory and even more titillating for environmentalist because of its eco-friendly advocacy.

Researchers in the UK have invented a world first, formula three racing car, powered by chocolate and steered by carrots.

Developed by Warwick's University's international automotive research centre, the vehicle is made almost completely from fruit and vegetable matter.

Making it even more environmentally friendly, its biodiesel engine is configured to run on fuel derived from waste chocolate and vegetable oil.

'The engine runs on biodiesel - now we can produce biodiesel a number of ways but we managed to take the waste product from chocolate which is cocoa butter and turn that into diesel,' Dr James Meredith said.

Formula three cars can't currently use biodiesel in competition.

But the car's inventors say motorsport will inevitably go 'greener' to survive.

'We have already seen formula one adopting some green technologies in the (KERS) - Kinetic Energy Recovery System - that we are seeing on cars this year which have actually have improved performance and making the sport more exciting,' Dr Steve Mags, a Warwick University engineer behind the project said.

'I am convinced that some of these technologies will be sustainable materials technology will see them on not just Formula one but other aspects of motorsport as well.'