Fire Incident Interrupts Formula E’s 2024 Pre-Season Testing: Gen3 Car Battery Catches Fire

2023-10-24 12:59:42 Formula E’s first day of 2024 pre-season testing was interrupted by a fire in the Valencia paddock, apparently caused by one of the batteries in a Gen3 car catching fire. Formula E is trialling a new fast-charging energy booster this week, with eight charging units shared among 11 teams. However, during the lunch … Read more

Oliver Rowland “Even if you are the F1 champion, you cannot rule Formula E”[F1-Gate.com]

Oliver Rowland believes drivers like Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton won’t dominate Formula E if they switch from F1. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton have won all but one drivers’ title in Formula 1 since 2013, and both have been outstanding in terms of race wins, podiums and pole positions in recent seasons. dominate the … Read more

Mercedes F1 representative “The reason for withdrawal from Formula E is low TV ratings”[F1-Gate.com]

Mercedes F1 team principal Toto Wolff has cited low TV ratings and a poor return on investment as the reason Mercedes pulled out of Formula E. Mercedes has been in Formula E for three years, two of which were won by Nick de Vries and Stoffel Vandoorne. However, Mercedes withdrew from Formula E at the … Read more