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NISSAN SET TO BEGIN FORMULA E CAMPAIGN AS FIRST JAPANESE MANUFACTURER
The Nissan e.dams team is set to kick off its electric street racing challenge when the ABB FIA Formula E championship begins its fifth season of competition this week. Swiss former series’ champion Sebastien Buemi and his newly-announced British teammate Oliver Rowland will drive on the 2.495-kilometer, 21-turn street circuit in Ad Diriyah, near the … Continue reading
DS TECHEETAH READY TO HIT THE STREETS WITH THE DS E-TENSE FE19
Season Five of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship is all set to commence this Saturday on 15 December. Fans across the world will see 22 new Gen2 cars, new tracks, new rules and new drivers added to the championship. DS TECHEETAH drivers André Lotterer and the reigning Formula E Champion Jean-Éric Vergne returns to … Continue reading
GREEN LIGHT FOR A NEW CHALLENGE: BMW i ANDRETTI MOTORSPORT ENTERS ITS FIRST FORMULA E SEASON
Next Saturday, the Ad Diriyah E-Prix (KSA) kicks off the fifth season of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. It also marks the first race appearance for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team and the BMW iFE.18 race car with its BMW i powertrain. Two BMW works drivers, Alexander Sims (GBR) and António Félix da … Continue reading
AUDI STARTS TITLE DEFENCE IN FORMULA E
Following a five-month break, Formula E is returning to the race track next Saturday (December 15): In Ad Diriyah, on the outskirts of the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh, the fifth season of the fully electric racing series will begin. The Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team with Daniel Abt, Lucas di Grassi and the newly developed … Continue reading
JAGUAR RACING FULLY CHARGED FOR THIRD FORMULA E SEASON
Panasonic Jaguar Racing will return for their third season in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship on December 15 at the inaugural Ad Diriyah E-Prix in Saudi Arabia. The race in Riyadh is one of three new locations on the Formula E calendar and kicks off a season of firsts for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, with … Continue reading
BMW MOTORSPORTS PRESENTS ITS RACING PROGRAMME FOR 2019
The BMW Motorsport programme for the 2019 season will be even more international than in recent years. As well as the four works involvements in the DTM, FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship (IMSA Series) and ABB FIA Formula E Championship, the BMW M6 GT3 will also have an extensive race programme. … Continue reading
NISSAN UNLEASHES ALL-NEW LEAF NISMO RC ELECTRIC RACE CAR
The all-new Nissan LEAF NISMO RC, an electric race car with more than double the maximum power and torque output of its predecessor, was unveiled today in Tokyo. The unveiling took place at Nissan Crossing in the city’s Ginza district. The car, which was developed by Nissan’s racing arm, NISMO, with its race technology know-how, … Continue reading
SOUTH KOREA IN LINE TO STAGE FUTURE ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship – the closest, most intense and progressive racing series – has reached an agreement with JSM Holdings as race promoter to stage an E-Prix in South Korea, with the iconic city-centre of Seoul identified as the preferred location. After a joint signing ceremony held today at State Tower in … Continue reading
NISSAN E.DAMS CONFIRMS DRIVER LINEUP FOR FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP
British racer Oliver Rowland will join Sebastien Buemi as the driver for the Nissan e.dams Formula E team debuting in season five of the all-electric street racing championship. The lineup was announced during an official team launch at Nissan Crossing in Tokyo, held on the eve of the 21st annual NISMO Festival at Japan’s Fuji … Continue reading
THE JOURNEY BEGINS: AUDI STARTS FORMULA E WORLD TOUR
The countdown is on: In 16 days’ time, ABB FIA Formula E Championship will start its new season. Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler, with its drivers Daniel Abt and Lucas di Grassi, is entering the race as the title defender. Now, the two all-electric Audi e-tron FE05 cars embarked on their tour around the world that … Continue reading
