Since the inception of the FIA's electric open wheel Formula E series, the safety car has been provided by BMW. For the first five seasons the field was paced by a BMW i8 coupe, then for a season and a half the roof was chopped off of the i8 safety car to create a unique roadster. Last season the i8 was retired for a Mini Cooper Pacesetter electric …
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Porsche kicks off Formula E pre-season testing in solid form
Season 8 of FIA Formula E world championship electric open wheel racing begins in January, but all of the teams gathered in Spain to try out some new parts this week. Porsche came to the party with its third update of the 99X Electric race car, again for Pascal Wehrlein and Andre Lotterer. There are other changes, obviously, but one big superficial …
Continue to the full articlePorsche’s Formula E squad again secures hearty points haul in London EPrix
This weekend Porsche had yet another successful attempt at the Formula E doubleheader. This time the E-Prix was held in London, and for an interesting twist it was held partially inside and partially outside of a large building, the ExCeL track in East London's historic Docklands district. Sadly the points didn't help much, as Porsche was …
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