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Added on the 02/09/2019 09:44:08 - Copyright : Auto Moto EN
On the Porsche press database, the latest video is available covering the season opening night race of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. On 26 February, Pascal Wehrlein (GER) scored a strong fifth place with the Porsche 99X Electric for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team. His teammate Andre Lotterer finished 16th.
World premiere of the new Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Formula
With the Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, Porsche is entering a new era of Formula E. The electric single-seater, the product of an evolution at the Porsche Development Center in Weissach, was presented at the Porsche Experience Center in Franciacorta, Italy. The TAG Heuer Porsche team will use it in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship from the 2023 season.The new Gen3 are the fastest, lightest, most powerful and efficient electric single-seaters ever built. They have been specifically designed for wheel-to-wheel duels on the tight street circuits of the world's cities where Formula E traditionally contests its races.The general concept of the Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 and the other vehicles of the new generation of Formula E constitutes an important evolutionary step. The vehicles have lost weight, have a shorter wheelbase and narrower tracks. The battery has been reduced in size, but is more powerful. It also increases the proportion of energy recovered. In addition, the aerodynamics and design have been modified. In short, the new single-seaters are more agile, which improves performance on the track.
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team traveled to the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia this week, where they successfully completed their last tests before the start of the next season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The No. 36 and No. 99 Porsche 99X Electrics have driven a total of 1,522 kilometers during their test program. The first appointment of the seventh season will take place on January 16 and 17, 2021 in Santiago de Chile.The twelve teams, with a total of 24 drivers, have attended this official Formula E test, which took place in Valencia for the fourth time. With official drivers André Lotterer (Germany / # 36) and Pascal Wehrlein (Germany / # 99), the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team took to the track during the five scheduled sessions, to put the Porsche 99X Electric to the test for the last time before the start of the new season. Many elements of electric cars have been developed during the rest phase. In addition, this year Porsche will have a completely new electric powertrain.
First laps of Simona De Silvestro in the Porsche 99X Electric. In the race featuring sim racers and influencers, Simona De Silvestro (CH) delivered a consistent performance in her digital Porsche 99X Electric. Starting from 22nd, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team test and development driver immediately gained four positions at the start. The Swiss then climbed into 17th place on lap four – a position she maintained for the rest of the race.
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