New drivers, stronger groups to problem reigning champions Nyck de Vries and Mercedes-EQ Formulation E Workforce
- A double-header of races in Diriyah beneath the lights, the one evening races in Season 8
- All-new qualifying format debuts with head-to-head knockout Duels between drivers
The ABB FIA Formulation E World Championship returns this Friday and Saturday, 28 & 29 January with the opening two rounds of Season 8 racing beneath lights on probably the most technically difficult tracks of the sequence across the partitions of the UNESCO World Heritage Web site in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.
Followers shall be returning to the grandstands and tens of millions extra shall be tuning in dwell around the globe to see the ultra-competitive line-up of 11 teams and 22 world-class drivers launch their problem for the FIA World Championship title at the beginning of the biggest-ever 16 race calendar.
Mercedes-EQ Looking the Double
Reigning World Champions Nyck de Vries and Mercedes-EQ wish to defend their Drivers’ and Groups’ World Championships. Whereas their closest rivals from final season discipline unchanged line-ups, this season sees three new drivers sit in probably the most aggressive Formulation E grid up to now, together with new addition and ex-Formulation 1 racer, Antonio Giovinazzi.
Mitch Evans and Sam Hen are back with Jaguar TCS Racing whereas DS TECHEETAH confirmed that double champion Jean-Eric Vergne as soon as once more traces up with Season 6 title-winner Antonio Felix da Costa.
Envision Racing will search to construct on a optimistic Season 7, with Robin Frijns impressing on the best way to fifth within the standings final outing, and Nick Cassidy is not simply the head-turning rookie however a critical contender. After a storming maiden marketing campaign, Avalanche Andretti’s Jake Dennis is again and is joined by the one American driver on the grid, 2019 Indy Lights champ Oliver Askew.
ROKiT Venturi is Racing head into a brand new marketing campaign filled with optimism with final yr’s runner-up Edoardo Mortara joined by 2016/17 champion Lucas di Grassi on the Monegasque staff this season. TAG Heuer Porsche Formulation E Workforce’s all-German line-up stays the place Pascal Wehrlein and Andre Lotterer go once more seeking Porsche’s maiden race win in all-electric motorsport as Oliver Rowland joins countryman Alexander Sims at Mahindra Racing.
Maximilian Guenther makes the change to Nissan e.dams, alongside 2015/16 champion Sebastien Buemi, whereas DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT snapped up Antonio Giovinazzi recent from Formulation 1, with the Italian becoming a member of Sergio Sette Camara. At NIO 333, Oliver Turvey is joined by a number of Macau Grand Prix winners and present FIA Formulation 2 Championship front-runner Dan Ticktum.
Revised Rules
From Season 8, Formulation E races can now have further race time of as much as 10 minutes added when incidents trigger Security Automotive or Full Course Yellow neutralisations throughout the 45-minute plus one lap race.
Formulation E’s Gen2 automobiles would be the quickest they’ve ever been this season, too. Drivers will have the ability to faucet into 220kW of energy in Season 8, a rise from 200kW in Season 7, throughout races. Energy throughout ATTACK MODE may even improve to 250kW from 235kW.
Formulation E’s new qualifying format that includes Teams and knockout Duels is a primary in world motorsport and can debut in Diriyah offering a very new problem for drivers and groups to sort out.
Double-Header within the Darkish
Formulation E broke new floor with its first evening races, working carefully with the KSA’s Ministry of Sport to show the dream of a sustainable evening race into actuality at an tailored Riyadh Avenue Circuit.
The quick and flowing 2.49km circuit, flanking the beautiful At-Turaif UNESCO World Heritage Web site, will as soon as once more be lit up by the most recent low-power LED know-how. These cut back power consumption by as much as 50 % in comparison with non-LED items and are powered by sustainably-sourced biofuel turbines.
Final outing, eventual Drivers’ World Champion Nyck de Vries (Mercedes-EQ) laid down the final word marker within the opener with a clear sweep of one of the best occasions in Free Apply 1 and a pair of, Julius Baer Pole Place plus the Round 1 win – the Dutchman’s first in Formulation E. Sam Hen (Jaguar TCS Racing) took the second race on debut for Jaguar.
Observe dwell
There are extra methods to observe Formulation E this season than ever earlier than following a bunch of latest broadcast partnerships with particulars of all dwell classes out there through WAYS TO WATCH: Where and how to watch every minute of Season 8.
