Porsche is bringing a piece of its racing past to the streets of Mexico City, where its two factory-run Porsche 99X Electric cars will wear a special livery at the second ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race of the season in the country’s capital. The design nods to the 550 Spyder driven by Hans Herrmann at the 1954 Carrera Panamericana, …
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António Félix da Costa finds his first Formule E victory for Porsche in Cape Town
In perhaps one of the most exciting battles in Formula E history, Porsche's António Félix da Costa pushed into the lead on the final lap to clinch his first victory as a Porsche works driver in the new Porsche 99X Electric. Team driver Pascal Wehrlein suffered a crash under braking on the first lap, causing him to retire from the E …
Continue to the full articlePorsche teammates finish well in India Formula E race while Andretti struggles
Porsche had a very interesting weekend at the Hyderabad E-Prix over in India, starting with some serious adversity and overcoming that to score some good points. On the first lap of free practice 1, championship leader Pascal Wehrlein spun hard into the wall when his Porsche 99x Electric race car throttle jammed wide open into a braking zone. As a …
Continue to the full articlePascal Wehrlein takes second Formula E win of the weekend in Diriyah
For the third time in three races, Porsche has powered the top two finishers in a Formula E E-Prix. And for the second time this weekend it has been Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein standing on the top step followed closely by Andretti's Jake Dennis. This time Wehrlein was able to put together a lap in qualifying to get himself into the duels and …
Continue to the full articleThree totally new Porsche race cars set to make their competition debut in a one-week period
I don't recall a time in history when a single manufacturer introduced three all-new competition cars to the motorsport in the span of one week, but Porsche is set to do just that, starting this Friday. The brand new Gen 3 Porsche 99X Electric Formula E competitor bows to the world in Mexico City for free practice 1 on Friday the 13th before racing …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s new Formula E contender 99x Electric Gen3 is here
The new Porsche Formula E car is ready for its close up. The 99x Electric Gen3 made its debut in Italy this week, and while the tech is quite impressive, and the Gen3 bodywork is truly stunning, the Porsche red-white-black livery leaves a bit to be desired. This new car will hopefully carry Porsche's legacy in electric motorsport forward, but I …
Continue to the full articlePorsche is working hard for the start of the Formula E season
Porsche's next-generation all-electric racer will make its official debut on November 7 in Franciacorta, Italy, but for now we'll have to take comfort in the fact that Porsche has been working diligently on the car for months now, and hopes it will deliver better performance in the coming season. Driver Pascal Wehrlein was quite satisfied with the …
Continue to the full articleFormula E finale in Korea brings Porsche’s Gen 2 tribulations to an end
In a season that saw Porsche's first win in Formula E, we really thought—and hoped—that the series would be a more thoroughly competitive. Mercedes EQ joined the series at exactly the same time Porsche did, and somehow managed to take home four championships in three seasons, while Porsche has only managed a single E-Prix victory, and dismal …
Continue to the full articleIf you drive a Taycan, a 918, or an e-hybrid Porsche, you want to be at Autopia 2099 this weekend!
By now you've probably picked up that here at FlatSixes we are extremely excited about the future of electrified Porsche tech. Whether battery electric or hybrid or hydrogen or whatever, we're totally onboard, and that’s why we’re working together with a crew of awesome individuals to bring the next generation of car culture into the here and now. …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Wehrlein scores points in London Formula E race
Porsche once again found itself in the points paying positions in this weekend's Formula E double-header in London. As the season winds down to a close, Porsche is pretty solidly finding a grip on its all-electric racing machines, and the race format leads to extremely close and competitive events. It would be nice to see Porsche repeat its Mexico …
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