Mahindra Racing has unveiled the “striking new challenger” it hopes will challenge for honours in Season 11 of the FIA Formula E World Championship.
The M11Electro is the car the Indian outfit’s GEN3 Evo car, and what it hopes will propel them towards the front of the grid after a difficult Season 10.
In a statement, its CEO Frederic Bertrand said: “It’s always an exciting point in the pre-season when we gather everybody together to launch not just our new car, the Mahindra M11Electro, but also to celebrate an exciting new chapter in Formula E.
“And it’s fitting that we chose to invite our guests to our factory for the first time ever, as this has been where everything has slowly fallen into place over the off-season, both in terms of
developing the powertrain, but also working hard to optimise everything and make sure we are prepared for the format changes. Having made changes to our team structure last year,
things are slowly falling into place.
“A lot will have changed on track, too, and we have to see where we are relative to the competition, but we’ve had a positive off-season, testing has progressed as planned, so now we’re looking forward to heading to Valencia with the other teams next month to get a better read on what our GEN3 Evo car will be capable of.”
Nyck de Vries, who, along with Edoardo Mortara, has been retained by the team for Season 11, said:
“It’s always interesting when Formula E introduces a new car. It’s important that we continue to evolve with the technology, and this new GEN3 Evo in particular will add some different elements to the racing.
“The car looks fantastic, and testing has gone well. I’m confident that we can continue to make steps forward as a team and pick up the momentum from where we left off at the end
of Season 10.”
Mortara said: “Testing has definitely been promising so far, but as always, there is plenty to do to ensure we keep developing and keep improving.
“A new car is a fresh opportunity for all the teams, and seeing it here in person, with the new livery, everything feels a lot more real. I can’t wait to get to Valencia and to get a clearer
understanding of where we are, and where we can go from here.”
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