0
Porsche has expressed its belief that Formula E is not a passing fad, and is a motorsport that will has a very exciting future. This comes after Porsche's announcement that it will leave LMP1 in order to focus on their entry into Formula E at the beginning of the 2019/20 season of the series.
Porsche's announcement came in the same week as Mercedes announcing they would be pulling out of DTM to focus on their own entry into Formula E, and is a general reflection of the direction of the motorsport industry, with Manufacturers diverting a lot of attention onto developing electric cars, with Formula E providing a perfect testing ground for this.
There are already several major Manufacturers in Formula E, such as Renault and Jaguar, and the addition of the likes of Porsche and Mercedes is set to only make the series grow from strength to strength. Porsche's Michael Steiner, member of the executive board research and development, has said he is impressed by the direction of the series, and is said to be pleased with Porsche's involvement.
He said on the matter: “The series is developing in an interesting direction, think, for example, of the rear axle with the electric motor, which manufacturers are able to design themselves within the regulations, or take the inverter and the battery management, where there will also be more freedom.
“In the relatively short term, it is expected that a better battery will be used in Formula E, which will eliminate vehicle changes during the race. There are also planned increases in drive performance. And brake-by-wire is coming, along with other things.We have seen the roadmap on the technical side. The regulations will start to open up and the planned developments are very interesting.
“We would not make such a wide-ranging strategic change for an event that only had marketing potential. If Formula E were just a short-term trend or a passing fad, we would certainly not become involved.”
Grand Prix of BelgiumLocal time
Grand Prix of BelgiumLocal time
Bahrain International Circuit - Winter testing
M. Verstappen
C. Sainz jr
C. Leclerc
Bahrain
Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
Bahrain
Bahrain International Circuit
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Street Circuit
Australia
Albert Park
Japan
Circuit Suzuka
United States of America
Miami International Autodrome
Monaco
Monte Carlo
Canada
Gilles Villeneuve
Spain
Circuit de Catalunya
Austria
Red Bull Ring
United Kingdom
Silverstone
Hungary
Hungaroring
Belgium
Spa-Francorchamps
Netherlands
Circuit Zandvoort
Italy
Monza
Azerbaijan
Baku City Circuit
Singapore
Marina Bay Street Circuit
United States of America
Circuit of the Americas
Mexico
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez
Brazil
Interlagos
United States of America
Las Vegas Street Circuit
United Arab Emirates
Yas Marina Circuit
611,959 comments on Mercedes
57 members have this team as their favourite
Tweets about Mercedes
Replies (0)
Login to reply