FIA Formula E World Championship
No fewer than 13 drivers entered the final race of the 2020 / ’21 season with a chance of becoming champion, but Nyck de Vries came through to take the coveted crown in Berlin. Two of the protagonists were taken out at the start when Mitch Evans failed to get off the line and was hit by Edoardo Mortara. Jake Dennis then contacted the wall before the red flag came out for the start line crash. As others crashed out, De Vries came through to take eighth place, enough to be crowned champion driver, while Mercedes won the teams’ title. However, during the year the German manufacturer confirmed it would withdraw from the series in order to focus on its Formula 1 activities.
The Generation 2 car was introduced in 2018, and was a step change in performance, allowing teams to compete for a full race without the need to swap cars in order to complete the distance. The new cars were faster, with power rising to 250kW and top speed increasing to 174mph, used a Brembo braking system and a chassis by Spark Racing
Technology, the sole supplier.
The Generation 3 car was unveiled towards the end of the calendar year, after the 2020 /
’21 racing season, with power further increased to 350kW in qualifying, and 300kW in the race, while regen’ will increase to 600kW from front and rear axles.
The battery will be designed to handle flash charging, meaning in-race charging will be available for the first time.
Spark Racing Technology will continue to supply the chassis and frontaxle MGU, while Williams Advanced Engineering will provide the battery and Hankook will take over tyre supply from Michelin.