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Formula E, the future starts in September
A revolutionary car for a fascinating
championship. It's the Spark - Renault
SRT – 01E, the first electric car to be
homologated by the FIA, which will be
the star of a brand-new series that will
run between next September and June
2015 in 10 of the world's most
beautiful - and renowned - cities. From
Beijing to London, from Los Angeles to
Berlin, Buenos Aires and Monte Carlo,
the Formula E series is an open
window on the future of racing and
automotive industry in general. By
using the latest technology available,
the SRT - 01E is zero emission and Is
aimed to redefine the boundaries of
what has been electric motorsport so
far, providing a great balance between
cost and sustainability and responding
the needs to race only on street
venues. Ten teams will be in the show,
all of them with two drivers, and high-
caliber names are in the list. Mainly
former Formula 1 men like Sebastien
Buemi, Jerome D'Ambrosio, Bruno
Senna e Karun Chandhok, Nick
Heidfeld e Jaime Alguersari, Franck
Montagny, Scott Speed and Lucas Di
Grassi. Plus Jarno Trulli, who is the
high-profile team-mate of Michela
Cerruti and will field his own team.
Other top-notch squads are involved:
Andretti Autosport, Audi Sport Abt,
Virgin Racing, Amlin Aguri, and
more... The cars are built by French
company Spark Racing Technology and
by an international consortium which
includes, in addition to Dallara:
Renault, Williams Advanced
Technology, Hewland, Michelin and
McLaren Electronic Systems. Thanks to
the company's world-famous heritage
and experience, Dallara built the
monocoque chassis, made of carbon
fiber and aluminium.
A tub that is both extremely light and
resistant, compliant with the 2014 FIA
crash tests and comparable to the ones
used in Formula 1.
