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Formula E raises a glass to the start of Season 6, as German rivals Audi, BMW, Porsche and Mercedes-Benz prepare to go head-to-head for the first time in motorsport history. With less than eight weeks to go until the start of Formula E’s biggest-ever season, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver Daniel Abt joined representatives from new German manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche in his hometown of Munich, as guests of the world-famous German festival.Abt, who was joined by Mercedes-Benz EQ team principal Ian James and Porsche´s Director of Factory Motorsport Pascal Zurlinden in Munich, said: “Whilst we will enjoy each other’s company tonight, I’m looking forward to going head-to-head with the new German teams when the lights go green in Saudi Arabia on November 22nd.“The rivalry between the four German manufacturers is the big talking point going into Season 6 of Formula E, and when you look through the grid, I think this season’s line-up of teams and drivers is the most competitive there’s ever been in motorsport."The German driver – whose Audi team has won the past two Formula E races in Berlin – added: “This is a historic battle between four German giants of motorsport, and I’d love nothing more than to take another victory in front of the Berlin fans at my home E-Prix next summer”.
Interview with James Calado before the race at Formula E - 2020 Mexico City E-Prix.
Max Guenther rounded off a fine week with the fastest time of ABB FIA Formula E Championship testing in Valencia in the last session of the week for BMW i Andretti Motorsport. The young German set a new course record of 1:15.087 to beat out compatriot Pascal Wehrlein's 1:15:190 set for Mahindra Racing in the early session to repeat his performance in the very first session of the week where he was also fastest. Robin Frijns was the star of Day 2 with the fastest times in both sessions. His 1:15.377 bettered teammate Sam Bird's 1:15.570 - the fastest lap of Day 1 - to make it a dominant two days for the Envision Virgin Racing team.Already rich in motorsport pedigree, Mercedes-Benz EQ and TAG Heuer Porsche join the Championship this season to complete the most competitive line-up of teams in motorsport. The German big beasts join local rivals BMW and Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler to make this season the first time the foursome have ever faced off in a motorsport championship.Other major manufacturers fighting it out for supremecy this season include reigning champions DS, Britain's heritage-brand Jaguar, the biggest seller of electric vehicles in the world Nissan and Indian powerhouses Mahindra. But experience won out on Day 1 with Bird - who has competed in every Formula E races since inception - setting the tone and the Top 12 drivers in the final session all being men with at least one season under their belt showing the difficulty of switching to electric racing. And teammate Frijns backed this up on Day 2 to set up an intriguing side-plot on who will come out on top this season. Rookies Nyck de Vries - the reiging Formula 2 champion - for Mercedes EQ and James Calado for Panasonic Jaguar Racing had particularly given harsh welcomes to Formula E after both slid off the track in the first session. de Vries also failed to set a time on Day 2 after suffering further mechanical failures. Testing takes place from October 15-18 and is the first chance for teams to take a look at where they sit after an off-season of development.
After 125 years of motorsport history, Mercedes-Benz is about to write a new chapter in the upcoming season: at the opening round of the 2019/20 ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Saudi Arabia in late November, two all-electric race cars will be fielded by the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team for the first time.Occupying the two Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 cockpits will be ex-Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne and current FIA Formula 2 championship leader Nyck de Vries.In its debut season, the team will draw on the knowledge and combined motorsport expertise of the Mercedes family. At the heart of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01 is the electric powertrain which has been designed and developed at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP) in Brixworth, UK which is the Daimler Group’s global centre of excellence for high-performance hybrid technology. Brixworth also continue to develop the hybrid power units with which Mercedes has achieved the Formula 1 championship double in each of the past five years.Responsibility for managing the cars on race weekends has been assigned to HWA AG, the Affalterbach-based motorsport specialist which has already gained a wealth of experience in Formula E last season with its own team HWA RACELAB. The Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team also receives support from the reigning Formula 1 constructors champions, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport, at Brackley.
Panasonic Jaguar Racing unveiled the all-new Jaguar I-TYPE 3 second-generation Formula E racecar at the Design Museum, London. The bold new design pushes the boundaries of innovation and technology, showcasing the future of electric motor racing. Panasonic Jaguar Racing have developed their entire powertrain in-house, reinforcing the team’s mission – ‘Race to Innovate’. These bespoke Jaguar components consist of the motor generator unit (MGU), silicon carbide module invertor, transmission, cooling system, suspension, motor control unit (MCU) and new powertrain control software. The advanced MGU revs in excess of 30,000 RPM, more than double the rate of a 2018 Formula 1 car, enabling the Jaguar I-TYPE 3 to accelerate from 0-100 KPH in 2.8 seconds.
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