Why the EV race series is the future of motorsport—and why Tesla isn’t racing in it ... yet.
, McLaren, and Mahindra, and run by traditional motorsport heavyweights such as Penske and Andretti.
"If we wanted to go faster, we could just change the tires. That would improve lap times by six seconds, overnight. We could put wings front and rear and get some downforce and shave another five seconds off the lap times. But the increased traction and drag would make the energy use higher.""We focus on efficiency because efficiency is the metric that the market wants. You want efficient cars on the roads using less energy.
"In Formula E, we have a championship where every manufacturer is in the fight. Manufacturers put a massive effort in Formula 1, but if they keep losing, they leave, because it becomes almost a negative to be in the series.""You need variety, and you need for the teams to all be able to win. That's how you build a fan base. It takes time: Formula 1 is from 1950, while we are from 2014. But we're getting there. This year, we're sold out weeks before a race.
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