Formula 1's recent claims that it could go all-electric in the next decade if the market called for it is "nonsense" according to FIA president Jean Todt.
Ross Brawn recently claimed F1 could look at going all-electric, although admitted it wasn't a short-term proposal.
However Formula E's boss Alejandro Agag scoffed at the comments, claiming FE has an exclusive agreement to be the only all-electric single seater category.
Todt confirmed that claim and shut down any talk of F1 going down a similar path.
"It’s true we have an exclusive agreement on single-seater for a certain amount of years with the promoter in Formula E," said the Frenchman.
"It would be nonsense to say in the coming future Formula 1 is going to be electric, it’s not going to happen. Simply you could not do it."
Todt did however back Brawn's comments that FE's performance isn't comparable to F1 and therefore trying to compare them is "boring".
"Formula E has not the performance of Formula 1," Todt admitted. "At the moment one of the reasons Formula E is in cities, because it would not create any interest to have Formula E on a circuit like Monza for example.
"We are talking about two different categories. It is completely misleading to compare Formula E and Formula 1. Formula 1 is a very well-established category, and I keep saying for me Formula E is the baby of the FIA. So still a lot to learn, but saying that, it’s growing very well.
"But comparing the two categories is just boring."
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