January 2015 2nd volume Number 002 eNews

FOR THE FIRST TIME BUEMI AND DA COSTA STORM TO VICTORY 26-page special “ goes South America“

The big Formula E Social Media Analysis

Pros and Cons: Minimum pit stop time

Energy Recovery in Formula E

Formula E testing in Uruguay

GET CHARGED! How Qualcomm revolutionises our understanding of battery charging Editorial| 01

365 BLANK PAGES - LET‘S WRITE SOME GOOD ONES

appy new year everyone! Half of January is already gone and 2015 does not feel very new to me anymore but yet I am still highly moti- H vated. 2015 is going to be a great year, at least I am convinced of this. So you can see that my early year‘s optimisn still hasn‘t passed.

2015 is the year when Formula E finally makes its way to Europe and to e-racing.net‘s and my hometown - Berlin. We seriously cannot wait to have the electrifying Formula E buzz over here and thanks to our high-running motiva- The 2015 Berlin ePrix - we cannot wait! eNews release dates 2015 tion we will present you with a content-packed „Europe Special“ edition of eNews which will be released in time for the Monte Carlo ePrix. 16-01-2015 eNews 002 But the „European Special“ is not the only suprise we have 13-02-2015 eNews 003 in store for you. When we are all still drying our tears about 13-03-2015 eNews 004 the first Formula E season of all time ending, we will give you the amazing oppertunity to travel back in time and experience it all again - in our big „Formula E season review 14-03-2015 ePrix 2014-2015“. A small secret shall be uncovered already: you can look forward to more than 100 pages. Isn‘t this 04-04-2015 Long Beach ePrix quite something?

Until then we will keep you updated on the action with our 10-04-2015 eNews 005 monthly issues of eNews which will be released on the 2nd Friday of every month from now on, following some sche- dule problems with some of the races. 24-04-2015 The Big European Special Edition notice This time we take you back to Punta del Este and Buenos Editors Aires, the two South American Formula E rounds. Further- 08-05-2015 eNews 006 Antonia Grzelak, Laurence more we will have a look at Formula E‘s founding partner Thorn, Renate Jungert, Topher Qualcomm and their technology. Also included in this issue Smith, Bethonie Waring, Ste- is the first part of our big Social Media analysis which eva- fan Ruitenberg, Shaun Snape 09-05-2015 Monte Carlo ePrix luates the team‘s activity on twitter, facebook and co. The 30-05-2015 Berlin ePrix first part focuses on Buenos Aires ePrix-winning team Editor-in-chief Amlin Aguri and Andretti Formula E. This and much more Antonia Grzelak will hopefully keep you entertained until eNews 003 is 12-06-2015 eNews 007 out. Layout Antonia Grzelak, Laurence Thorn Let‘s rock this year together, Photos 27-06-2015 London ePrix FIA Formula E Media, Qualcomm

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03 Column To write or not to write? 04 SPECIAL The first ERN column... 06 Punta del Este race report 10 Punta del Este driver ratings 14 Punta del Este ePrix in tweets ... In which you will find a bit of rambling about mys- elf, and a lot of rambling about the fine points of how 15 Results Punta del Este ePrix to write a column and what to write about. (In other 16 Punta del Este test words, here is your preview for our latest feature.) So, here we are, this is your second-in-command speaking. 18 Buenos Aires race report The name is Jungert, Renate Jungert, and as deputy edi- 22 Buenos Aires driver ratings tor-in-chief of ERN I have received the glorious, glamou- rous task of writing a wonderful column about the curio- 26 Buenos Aires ePrix in tweets sities of our favourite Formula E to keep you, our dearest 27 Results Buenos Aires ePrix readers, entertained. Or something like that, anyway.

28 Championship Standings All jokes aside, this column-writing thing proves to be tri- cky when you do it for the very first time. It sure sounds easy enough in theory. You write, you try to be witty and 30 Get charged: Qualcomm funny and entertaining. Emphasis on trying. Or hoping 34 Tech Corner: Energy Recovery and praying in my case, because my sense of humour is made entirely of sarcasm, self-deprecation, and bad 36 Pros & Cons: Minimum pit stop time internet memes. Anyway… hopefully you’re writing away 37 The Social Media Analysis merrily, and the scary blank page staring back at you from your computer screen will have disappeared soon. 40 The impact of Formula E on SUFST So much for theory. In practice however, you’ll encounter a 41 The Formula E App review stumbling block of considerable size right at the beginning… Namely, the question of all questions: What do you actually 42 Formula E and sustainability write about? That age-old trick of writing about what to write works only once, sadly. So, let’s have a look at the electrifying eccentrics of our favourite Formula E series. 43 Sparking the next month We had many controversial curiosities since the begin- ning of the season: the Fanboost has split up the fanbase and caused a lot of debate amongst generally everyo- ne involved or watching. The Sound of E was something to get used to for everyone coming in from Formula 1 (though the new ear-friendly V6 turbo engines might have made the transition slightly easier). The safety car is such a regular guest on track, we might just start wri- ting about its adventures. We’ve got sweet social me- dia banter to keep track of, and the occasional technical teething problem and electric gremlin to comment on…

Long story short, we are well-provided with weapons for a vic- tory over the evil blank page. And if there is anything else you wish to see featured in the ERN column, write me an e-mail at [email protected], the arsenal can’t get big enough!

Yours, Renate 04| South AMERICAN SPECIAL SOUTH AMERICAN SPECIAL| 05

FORMULA E GOES SOUTH AMERICA

Our eNews 002 special focuses on races on Punta del Este and Buenos Aires. We take you back to the action and Sebastien Buemi and An- tonio Felix da Costa‘s first wins in the series, making it four different winners in four races. Also, we will have a closer look at the Formula E test in Punta del Este , following the breathtaking ePrix in Uruguay. 06| Punta del este Punta del este| 07

Sebastien Buemi celebrates his victory

Sebastien Buemi takes his first victory...

... while increases championship lead

The third time is the charm: After two difficult week- ends for the French team, e.- won the Punta del Este ePrix with Sebastien Buemi. Nelson 25°C, sunshine and the beach – minutes ahead of the third race of back and was right behind Jaime Piquet Jr. (China Racing) experienced an eventful Formula E hosting city Punta del the season, the three lucky Fan- Alguersuari () at Este in Uruguay definitely made Boost winders were announced: the end of lap one. The battle for race and crossed the finish line in P2 while champi- an impression on the series’ This time it would be Vergne, sixth position was entertaining onship leader Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT) secu- fans with its stunning scenery Salvador Duran and Nick Heid- the spectators for quite a whi- and the challenging track. The feld who would be able to use the le as the Spaniard and di Grassi red his third podium position in a row as he took P3. fantastic location, the previous extra boost to their advantage. showed amazing wheel-to-wheel thrillers in Beijing and Putrajaya racing but it was di Grassi’s team- Editor Antonia Grzelak | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media and the uniquely talented star- When the lights went out it was mate who was the ting grid granted Formula E an Piquet Jr. who took the lead after centre of attention: The talented early Christmas present as the an impressive start while pole- young German once again suf- ePrix was completely sold out. sitter Vergne struggled a bit and fered from technical issues that Furthermore he starting grid had to line up behind the Brazili- caused him to drop back through held a lot of excitement as For- an. The duo was followed by the the field. Again it seemed unlikely mula E newbie Jean-Eric Vergne e.dams-Renault pair Buemi and for Abt to score any points so he (Andretti Formula E) took pole- Prost with Venturi’s tried to secure the fastest lap of position earlier in the day. Chi- right behind. Going into the first the race to leave Punta del Este na Racing’s Jr. and corner it looked like champions- with two championship points. the pole-setter from the previous hip leader Lucas di Grassi (Audi rounds – Nicolas Prost (e.dams- Sport ABT) might take fourth In front of the field Vergne was Renault) – followed the French- place yet the Brazilian had to cut pressuring Piquet Jr. but the man. Once again, Mahindra Ra- cing driver was not able to shake off his bad luck and after qualifying P8, the Brazilian was downgraded to P20 as his team worked at the car less than five minutes before the start of qualifying. He joined an illust- rious pack at the back as Jero- me d’Ambrosio (), (Virgin Racing) and (Andretti For- mula E) all were not able to set a lap time in qualifying and had to start from the back. Just a few Once again the drivers showed close racing from the beginning 08| Punta del este Punta del este| 09

Frenchman’s hunt for the leader Sam Bird caused the first Safety Car putting pressure on the French- of Vergne who managed to stay same reason. While the penal- four laps to go. Luckily the ste- found a sudden end in lap four man ahead. While Vergne com- in front of Piquet Jr. after cut- ties were handed out and ser- wards were able to remove his as Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird plained about not being able to ting the chicane. When the Sa- ved, Vergne was still battling Bu- car quickly and with two laps to caused the first Safety Car pha- use his FanBoost, Antonio Felix fety Car in again just a lap later emi for the lead and whether the go the drivers could give it their se of the race. The Putrajaya da Costa (Amlin Aguri) caused the Formula E penalty-fest star- Frenchman could win quickly be- best shot one more time. Vergne race winner made a driving error the second Safety Car phase: ted: After Heidfeld had alrea- came a question of battery. Ver- used his FanBoost on Buemi right and hit the kerbs, which forced The Portugese hit the wall and dy received a penalty for using gne already came close to the after the start-finish straight and him into the wall. With his car stopped on track afterwards. more than the maximum power, battery’s energy limit in his first got really close to the Swiss, completely damaged, Bird had e.dams-Renault driver Nicolas stint and the second stint was who had to cut a chicane to not to retire from the race and was The Safety Car came in in lap ele- Prost got a drive through penal- no different. Behind the leading collide with the Frenchman as he highly disappointed with his own ven but the restart did not chance ty for the same infringement. A duo, championship leader Lucas struggled with his car’s handling. performance. Clearly benefiting to current drivers’ positions. Yet a few minutes later another drive di Grassi was putting Piquet Jr. from the Safety Car was rookie few moments later, Vergne finally through penalty was handed to under pressure and once again It would not be a proper Formula Vergne who already used more managed to get passed Piquet (Trulli Formu- it looked like the Brazilian might E ePrix though if there would not energy than his competitors by Jr. who started to really strugg- la E) for exceeding the pit lane be one of the podium guests. Ve- be a last minute shocker: Going this point. With the Safety Car le as Buemi was also making a speed limit. It was a sad end teran was in P5 with into the last lap of the race, Ver- on track he could save some of move on the China Racing driver. to a truly fabulous performance just a few minutes to go and like gne lost power and like Daniel his battery life yet remain close By this point on of the most im- by the Italian who started P16 in good old Formula 1 days the Abt in the beginning of the race to race leader Piquet Jr. However pressive performances came and was fighting for P10 when Italian could hold all his compe- dropped back and out of the top- Lucas di Grassi kept his lead the Andretti driver was not able from the second Andretti driver she received her drive through. titors right behind him. With the 10. Carefully avoiding any more to pass the Brazilian in front. Matthew “Matty” Brabham. Af- “Trulli train” holding up “Matty” lock-ups that would cause him to Thanks to the intense battle for ter problems and hitting the wall With one penalty already served, Brabham most of all, the Andret- cut a chicane Buemi completed the lead Buemi was able to catch in the earlier session, he had to Heidfeld was told once again to ti driver made a move on the Ita- his last lap and won the Punta up on the leading pair and was start the race from P19 and with drive through the pit lane as the lian but lost control over his car del Este ePrix ahead of Piquet Jr. putting pressure on the French- about half the race distance co- German did not respect the mi- and crashed into the wall. The- who managed to keep di Gras- man ahead. While Vergne com- vered was driving in a striking nimum pit stop time of 64 se- refore Brabham’s race was over si behind him. Trulli finished in plained about not being able to seventh place. However the conds. But Heidfeld was not the and once again the youngster P4 followed by Senna, Prost, use his FanBoost, Antonio Felix Australian-American was nearly only driver who obviously could could not travel home with points d’Ambrosio, Servia and Heid- da Costa (Amlin Aguri) caused taken out by Stephane Sarrazin not wait long enough to get back in his bag. With his car on track, feld who managed to bounce the second Safety Car phase: who – like before in Free Practice on track as d’Ambrosio received the Safety Car had to come out back after his two penalties The Portugese hit the wall and – spun after hitting the kerbs and a drive through penalty for the for the fourth time and with just in the second half of the race. stopped on track afterwards. nearly hit Brabham and Mahind- Frenchman’s hunt for the lea- ra Racing’s Bruno Senna. Senna The drivers and fans were stunned by the amazing scenery der found a sudden end in lap as well as Brabham had shown a four as Virgin Racing driver Sam fantastic performance so far but Bird caused the first Safety Car hit the wall following Sarrazin’s phase of the race. The Putrajaya incident. Luckily for the Brazili- race winner made a driving error an he could get into his second and hit the kerbs, which forced car just a few moments later him into the wall. With his car during the mandatory pit stop. completely damaged, Bird had Amlin Aguristruggled in Uruguay to retire from the race and was With Sarrazin’s car stranded highly disappointed with his own on track, the Safety Car made performance. Clearly benefiting Jean-Eric Vergne impressed his way onto the track for the from the Safety Car was rookie third time, which many drivers Vergne who already used more took as a welcome invitation to energy than his competitors by change their cars. Surprisingly this point. With the Safety Car it was Heidfeld who came out on track he could save some of in the lead after all the drivers his battery life yet remain close were back on track in their se- to race leader Piquet Jr. However cond cars. The German did not the Andretti driver was not able lead for long though as he used to pass the Brazilian in front. more than the maximum pow- Thanks to the intense battle for er and therefore had to serve a the lead Buemi was able to catch drive through penalty. As a re- up on the leading pair and was sult, Buemi took the lead ahead THE PUNTA DEL ESTE EPRIX DRIVER OF THE RACE Editor Laurence Thorm | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media 10| Punta Del est

Spaniard. He was not able to do so until the pit stops, cutting the first chica the re-pass to trying race the of portion early the spent and lap, first the on Alguersuari to that lost but 6th Started table. the of top the at lead his ded up his record of finishing on the podium in every round so far, and exten- A quieter race from the championship leader than the first two, however kept Lucas di Grassi (ABT Formula E) - 7 strong early season form, as he undoubtedly has a lot of pace in these cars. or took penalties. In Buenos Aires next time out, he will hope to return to his retired either him of front in drivers various after 13th in finished and points for challenge to back far wastoo race, but the of half second consistent vea he changed his car. After the stops shaked out, he unlapped himself and dro- as lapped be even and order the down drop to him car, his causing damage and kerb a however, hit 12, lap would On he stages. early the of most run for in would he that position a on, early 9th for Abt passed and 10th Started Uruguay. in 13th disappointing a with rounds two first the strong in up finishes points followed who driver, Indian popular the for forget to weekend A () - 6 carand crashed his lost crash. thelate despite tonsofpotential out.Showed ahead.Triedbecame P6afterpenalties topassTrulli forP5butunfortunately the pits and found himself 9th. After the stops, passed Alguersuari for manP8 which spun right in front of him. He then passed points, JarnoBrabham Trulli,showing superb reactions but to avoidwas Sarrazin‘s re-passed car inas the French- A thrilling battle with Sarrazin and Servia followed for the lower reaches of the moves would put him up in P12 by the 11th lap, almost in the points already. Sam Bird on the first lap and found himself in 15th by lap 6.in Furtherqualifying overtakingmeant starting from the back, but the man in the #28 car passed putting a very strong performance despite ending his race in the wall. A crash A stunning race from the Andretti rookie, with the youngest driver in the field Matthew Brabham (Andretti Formula E) - 8.5 Aires is required to get the talented British driver‘s title charge back on track. Buenos in round better heavily.much A scored both (15) Grassi di and (25) Buemi rivals title Uruguay,while in round the from points no took therefore Putrajaya The lap. racefourth winner the on 1 turn at crashedout and going passed by Brabham on the first lap and, despite passingthe Duran,grid, and neverneeding reallya big got recovery drive to get some points. However he was hitting some debris on track. This meant Bird starting right towards by the caused qualifying, rear in crash a by of followed were 10th and 17th of positions practice Disappointing race. title the in Grassi di Lucas to ground losing and on early race the of out driver, crashing British the for forget to weekend A Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) - 4 tunately suffered a suspension failure two laps from home and had to retire. hind Buemi, and threw everything at the Swiss driver to try and pass. Unfor behind Heidfeld and Buemi. After Heidfeld‘s penalty, found himself in 2nd be- would stop one lap earlier than most. As a result, he was 3rd after the stops, would show leading up to the stops, as he used more energy zilian and thantake the lead. However the his Frenchman‘s inexperience in these cars rivals and on.AfterthesecondsafetyJr early carrestart,hewas topasstheBra able - hindered by being on the dirty side of the grid, pole, from andstart best the make Didn‘t foundend. the at luck bad before racehimself whole behind Piquet the for positions top the in running and debut his on position pole believable A stunning debut for the recently released Toro Rosso F1 driver,Jean-Eric Vergne taking (Andretti Formula a E) barely - 8 quite have enoughtoovertake hisfellowBrazilian andhadtosettlefor3rd. me the battle for 2nd on the penultimate lap after Vergne‘s retirement. Didn‘t much of the second halffor of the race, setting fastest lap on lap 25. This beca place 3rd for Jr Piquet Chased penalty. his served had Heidfeld and out shook stops the after 4th in himself found he However occasion. one on ne DRIVER BY DRIVER - - - much kinder to him, and allowed him to set fastest lap at was least for two machine points. second His cars. switch to stop pit his made he point which at 14, lap on again yet stop would car his but pack, the of rest the to up back catch to best his did He point. this by field the of back the at was but again almost to a halt on lap ground 2 car due Abt‘s to wall, the technical gremlins. clouting He involved managed that to lap get it qualifying going committed a after 9th Started potential. full his show to able wasnot and issues technical with struck was he Putrajaya in as but field, strong a in drivers experienced he showed very strong pace considering his status as one of the most in again Once German. young the for luck bad more race, E Formula Another Daniel Abt (ABT Formula E) - 7.5 appointing weekend in the end and will hope for a lot better in Buenos Aires. head in the races in order to pick up the points that his speed deserves. Dis- cooler a show should experience of level his with driver a but cars, these in again once driver French the from pace car. safety Promising a causing and race the of out spinning up ended and aggressively too defended time, This Brabham. from defend to had again yet and lap following Trullithe on P8 for Jarno Passed aggressively. too perhaps lap, same that on later past getting from Brabham Matthew stopped Aggressively Servia. Oriol on pass a and se qualifyinghis error, andwas upto9thbypha- 13afterastrongopening lap both in after 13th spins Started points. of with chance any him costing race the and Sarrazin, qualifying experienced the for weekend disappointing A Stéphane Sarrazin (Venturi Formula E) - 5 when Heidfeld was penalised and 2nd on the penultimate lap when Vergne retired. entered the pits in 4th place. Also came out of the pits in 4th, but inherited 3rd and was passed on lap 13. On lap 15, was passed by both e.dams drivers, and However after the second restart, he was unable to keep safety car, first the After grid. the the held and restart strong a made Frenchmanoff. Vergne behind poleman Vergne for the lead - although helped by being on the cleaner side of but took his second place slot on the grid and made a fantastic start, passing get the podium finish he deserved in Uruguay. He was feeling illJr was before able theto racehook it all up over a race distance - and avoid any After bad luck showing - strong and pace and potential in the first two Formula E races,Nelson Piquet Piquet Jr. (China Racing) - 7.5 have impressed this season with their sensible driving to bag points at every deservedround. points position that fromrewarded those whohis tookconsistency. penalties ahead. 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Starting 11th, the Like team-mate d‘Ambrosio, the SpaniardOriol Servia (Dragon hasRacing) - 6.5 now scored points in every Formula sidering his grid position, but it could have been even better if not for Brabham the ahead penalty.meant the Belgian would finish 8thin the end, agood finisha con- drive-through penalty that dropped him todue to 10th. not Theobeying retirementsthe minimum pitof stopVergne time, so and midfieldwas eventually places,penalised with up until the pitwere stops.then Camespent outbattling of thewith pitsMatthewopening portion inof the Brabham7thrace, running place 14th byand lap but3. AntonioThe thisearly stages Garciaof was the race race overso far.the lower Only able to continuing qualifyhis record of 19thbeing one of afteronly three drivershitting to score points thein every wall,Another d‘Ambrosio solid hadrace a fromstrong the Jérôme Belgiand‘Ambrosio (Dragon Racing) - 7.5 to add to his performances in the first 2 rounds, - Punta del est | 11 12| Punta Del este Punta del este | 13

THE PUNTA DEL ESTE EPRIX DRIVER BY DRIVER

Jaime Alguersuari (Virgin Racing) - 7.5 Antonio Garcia (China Racing) - 6.5 The Spaniard had a successful race based on consistency and sensible driving, A promising and solid debut from the Spanish driver in Punta del Este, the GT finishing in exactly the same 5th position in which he started. Made a good start racing veteran having taken team regular Ho-Pin Tung‘s seat for this round as to hold that position into the first turn, but lost out a few laps later to the rapid the Dutch-Chinese driver had a prior commitment. Garcia had a tough time of Heidfeld to run 6th. Kept this position all the way to the stops, battling hard with it in practice, making a few driving errors as he learnt the car and circuit, but di Grassi on multiple occasions. Lost out in the pit-stop sequence, dropping to bounced back in qualifying to post a decent debut time of 15th. He would have 9th, but worked his way up the field as drivers in front of him took penalties or a very consistent if unspectacular race, keeping his car on track at all times and retired. Involved in a close battle with Trulli and Brabham towards the end of the not falling victim to the same errors that befell other drivers. His GT experience race, inheriting a position when the American-Australian crashed out, but couldn‘t really showed in this race, as he paced himself to the end and ensured he was in pass Trulli towards the end and settled for 5th place. A solid, consistent perfor- with a chance of points in the last few laps. However, Nick Heidfeld would heart- mance from the former Toro Rosso F1 driver, bringing home solid points for Virgin. breakingly pass the Spaniard at the line on the final lap, with the aid of FanBoost.

Nicolas Prost (eDAMS Renault) - 6.5 Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin Aguri) - 5.5 A quiet race from the Frenchman that nonetheless resulted in some solid points A disappointing race day for the young Portuguese, who retired from the race early for 7th position at the end. Started 3rd but lost out to team-mate Buemi into on with a technical issue. Set the 13th time in qualifying despite brushing the wall turn 1, probably hindered by starting on the dirtier side of the grid. Ran 4th for and made a decent start, holding onto a strong midfield position for the first seven most of the opening stint, passing Piquet Jr for P3 just before the stops. Came laps, however even from the start of the race he was struggling with a technical out of the pits in 5th, which became 4th after Heidfeld was penalised, and battled issue, which got worse and worse as the race went on. On the seventh lap he with di Grassi over this position for several laps. However it was then announced disappointingly had to park the car and retire. He has showed good pace in these that he had received a drive-through penalty for using too much power. After cars so far, despite missing the first race in Beijing, so it is a shame that he had to taking the penalty, found himself down in 10th, but was able to recover to 7th retire so early on in Uruguay before showing what he could really do. da Costa has by the end of the race to take 4 points to add to his tally. He will be disappointed a lot of raw talent so will be hoping for more luck in Buenos Aires next time out. with the penalty, especially as his team-mate showed the car had winning pace.

Nick Heidfeld (Venturi Formula E) - 7 Another eventful race for the German resulted in his first Formula E points. Sebastien Buemi (eDAMS Renault) - 8 Started 8th and got up to P6 on lap 1 with a blistering start, before getting In the third Formula E race, the Swiss driver finally fulfilled his potential and stood P5 from Alguersuari on lap 3 thanks to FanBoost. He kept the top 4 honest up on the top step of the podium. But it wasn‘t easy - the World Endurance Champion until the stops, where he emerged at the head of the field. However, this was was made to work hard for his win, and made several mistakes towards the end due to the Mönchengladbach native breaking the minimum pit-stop time. A of the race, which meant this was not the perfect performance. He lined up 4th on resulting penalty dropped him down to 14th, just behind Antonio Garcia, with the grid but immediately made up one place into turn 1, overtaking team-mate Heidfeld overtaking the Spaniard a few laps later. But then another penalty Prost for P3. He chased second placed Jean-Eric Vergne for the first portion of the was announced - Heidfeld had used too much power so had to take yet another race, getting close to the Frenchman several times but not being able to pass. drive-through. This put him back behind Garcia once again, and he chased the After the stops, found himself second behind Heidfeld, but the German got a Spaniard down in the late stages. He passed Garcia at the finish line on the penalty putting Buemi into P1. Had to hold off Vergne in the late stages, and was last lap, using FanBoost, taking 10th and the final point by just 0.031 seconds. fortunate not to be punished for twice cutting chicanes, as the Frenchman retired .

Michela Cerruti (Trulli Formula E) - 7 Jarno Trulli (TrulliFormula E) - 7.5 After two tough weekends to start her Formula E career, the popular Italian The Italian veteran scored not only his first points in Formula E, but also the had a much better time of it in Punta del Este, however was still left asking first points for the popular Trulli team, with an impressive performance on the „what if?“ after the race, having finished just outside the points after taking streets of Punta del Este. Started 7th after a strong qualifying performance a penalty. She started 16th and despite being passed by Bruno Senna ear- but lost a position to the fast-starting Heidfeld to lie in 8th, a position he held ly on, kept up a consistent pace up to the stops and found herself in 11th, for much of the early stages thanks to some dogged defending. He lost this just outside the points, after the pit stop sequence had shaken itself out. to Sarrazin on lap 15, but after the pit stops shook out found himself in 7th She was showing strong pace and looked like challenging for her first points position. Aggressively chased d‘Ambrosio for 6th place after the stops but was before news filtered through that she had received a drive-through for spee- not able to pass, however after both Prost and d‘Ambrosio received penalties, ding in the pits, having braked a little too late before the pit entry line. She moved up to 5th. Lived up to his reputation by hanging onto the position with thus dropped down to 15th, which became 12th by the end. A promising per- some masterful defending, not allowing any of the chasing pack past, and was formance by Cerruti, who was not far away from her first Formula E points. rewarded with a well-deserved 4th position after Vergne‘s late retirement.

Salvador Duran (Amlin Aguri) - 5.5 Bruno Senna (Mahindra Racing) - 8 A tough debut for the Mexican, who was announced as a late stand-in for Ka- After two races without points in his Formula E career, Bruno Senna finally burst therine Legge who had a prior commitment. Considering he had not driven onto the scene and showed the potential many expected of him, capturing a fan- a single seater in four years, Duran did a good job in his debut weekend, fi- tastic 6th place finish from the back of the grid. Having qualified 8th, his famed nishing the race despite technical issues. He was also a recipient of FanBoost, bad luck struck once more as he was put right to the rear of the grid following showing the popularity of the Amlin Aguri team. Starting 15th, Duran was a penalty. However, rather than let his head drop, the Brazilian worked his way down in last position after the opening lap, and spent the opening stages effectively up the order. He was already 12th by lap 15, making several bold getting used to his new machinery. At the pit stops, he unfortunately suffe- overtaking moves and showing a cool head at the same time. Hit the wall on lap red a technical issue with his second car after switching to it, which cost him 16 avoiding a spinning Sarrazin, and was very fortunate that he was able to pit to valuable time in the pits and led to him being lapped. He would make it to end change cars under the resulting safety car, and didn‘t lose much time as a result. of the race several laps down, keeping out of trouble and learning the car. After various penalties and retirements, he moved up to a deserved 6th position. 14| Punta del este Punta del este | 15

THE RACE PUNTA DEL ESTE EPRIX Editor Renate Jungert | Photo credit Twitter IN TWEETS IN NUMBERS

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PUNTA DEL TESTE

After taking pole position yesterday in his first ever Formula E qualifying session, Jean-Eric Vergne continued to show his strong single lap pace, going quickest in the morning session of the post-race test in Punta del Este. All Formula E drivers and teams have stayed back at the track for one more day, to complete valuable testing ahead of the rest of the season. Editor Laurence Thorn | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media

In a session punctuated by numerous red race yesterday, was 11th for China Racing ahead of flag interruptions, the drivers took to the track Venturi‘s Nick Heidfeld, Virgin Racing‘s Sam Bird and An- to gather data and try out different setups tonio Garcia (also of China Racing). Rounding out the on their cars, and thus the times shouldn‘t top 15 was Jerome d‘Ambrosio (Dragon Racing), who be taken too seriously as each team was yesterday kept up his consistent start to the season running through a different program. Howe- with a third consecutive points finish, despite a penalty. Results Punta del Este Test ver it is still an impressive performance from former Toro Rosso F1 driver Vergne to lower Rounding out the order were e.dams Renault‘s Nicolas his personal best around this tight and twis- Prost, Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin Aguri), Matthew ty seaside circuit by half a second. He is the Brabham (Andretti Formula E), Oriol Servia (Dra- only driver who has dipped under the 1 mi- gon Racing) and Salvador Duran (Amlin Aguri). The nute 14 second mark at this track so far. His most laps in the session were covered by Stephane competitors have three hours this afternoon Sarrazin with 47, while Matthew Brabham completed to put this right, before the teams pack up just 12 laps for Andretti after stopping out on track. and return home for Christmas ahead of the next round in Buenos Aires in January. Venturi‘s Stephane Sarrazin capped off a successful 2014 yesterday‘s race winner Sebastien Buemi (e.dams Ren- for Formula E, setting the quickest time in the final timed ault), second place finisher in the race Nelson Piquet Jr. Behind Vergne and di Grassi, Jaime Alguer- session of the year - the afternoon session of the post- (China Racing), Sarrazin‘s Venturi team-mate Nick Heidfeld suari (Virgin Racing) continued to show race test in Punta del Este on Sunday. After a 7th quickest and championship leader Lucas di Grassi (Abt Formula E). strong pace by setting 3rd fastest lap of time in the morning session, the Frenchman topped the the morning, after topping free practice 2 timesheets in the afternoon with a new track-record time In a session where drivers and teams aimed mostly yesterday and finishing 5th in the race. Ma- of 1:14.649, and was one of five drivers to dip under- on setup and battery usage, the lap times should not hindra team-mates Bruno Senna and Karun neath the 1 minute 14 second mark. Following him were be taken into account too much, but late in the day a Chandhok occupied the next two spots, with lot of drivers went out to set some quick laps so the Jarno Trulli continuing to show strong form times began to tumble. All in all, 1st to 11th in the or- for his eponymous team in sixth place. The der were separated by less than a second. Following top ten was rounded out by Stephane Sar- the top 5 were Nicolas Prost (e.dams Renault), Sam razin (Venturi), Sebastien Buemi (e.dams Bird (Virgin Racing), Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin Agu- Renault), Daniel Abt (Abt Formula E)and ri), Karun Chandhok (Mahindra), Antonio Garcia (Chi- Michela Cerruti (Trulli Formula E), con- na Racing) and Dragon Racing‘s Jerome d‘Ambrosio. tinuing the impressive show- Chandhok‘s Mahindra team-mate Bruno Senna was in ing from the Trulli team. 12th, one and a half seconds off Sarrazin, and was follo- wed by Oriol Servia (Dragon Racing) and Jarno Trulli (Trulli Nelson Piquet Formula E). Trulli‘s team-mate Michela Cerruti was in 15th Jr, 2nd in followed by (Virgin Racing), Salvador t h e Duran (Amlin Aguri) and Daniel Abt (Abt Formula E). China Racing drafted in Argentine racer Esteban Guerrieri for the afternoon session, sharing the #88 car with Antonio Garcia. Guerrieri was 19th fastest as he got to grips with the car. The next Formula E race will take place in Buenos Aires, the home city of Formula Renault 3.5 race winner Guerrieri, so he could be in contention for a race drive there. 18 | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires| 19

BUENOS SOPRESAS Cool da Costa wins confusing Buenos Aires thriller

The Buenos Aires ePrix will surely become one of the races in Formula E’s history that we will still talk about in 20 years. During the exciting race the leader kept changing, drivers ended their races in the wall and Amlin Aguri’s Antonio Felix As usual, we saw a lot of overtaking da Costa kept his cool and could climb on to the top step of the podium. He was and some last minute shockers flanked by Nicolas Prost (e.dams-Renault) and Nelson Piquet Jr. (China Racing). mate Daniel Abt was right behind Car phase of the race. The Indian’s Editor Antonia Grzelak | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media Karun Chandhok (Mahindra Ra- suspension failed and forced him cing) and made a move on the into the wall where he had to aban- Indian. Yet the German hit the don his car. Many drivers used this The While the teams and drivers were preparing for the Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport ABT), da Costa brakes a few moments too late opportunity to come into the pits 35 laps ahead, the three winners of the FanBoost were and Vergne and delighted the thousands of so that Chandhok was able to re- to change into their second cars. announced. Unsurprisingly Jean-Eric Vergne (Andretti For- fans at the track with very close fights for pass him. The action then retur- One lap after most of the field the mula E), Bruno Senna (Mahindra Racing) and Nick Heidfeld positions. For the first time there was no Sa- ned to the top 3 where di Grassi leading trio Buemi, di Grassi and (Venturi) were granted the extra boost as the three former fety Car during the first five laps of the race was right up Heidfeld’s tail. With Heidfeld, who managed to regain Formula 1-drivers are among the most popular drivers in and even though the drivers were not giving a rather optimistic overtaking e.dams-Renault experienced his third position due to Bird and a mixed ePrix the field. All eyes were on pole-setter Sebastien Buemi each other any big chances to overtake, the manoeuvre the Brazilian caught Alguersuari pitting, also decided (e.dams-Renault) though when the red lights went off and race developed without any interruptions or Heidfeld and was therefore second. to swap cars. Leaving the pits, the Swiss pulled away from his chasers. The fanboosted crashes. In lap seven, di Grassi was able to The move did have its negative made his debut Buemi took the lead ahead of di Heidfeld took P2 when he overtook Virgin Racing-driver pass Alguersuari for P3 and directly put the effects on Heidfeld’s car though Grassi and Heidfeld again whom Jaime Alguersuari coming out of the first corner. fastest lap on the tarmac and closed as the slight clash with di Grassi Da Costa and Bird closely followed. the gap to Heidfeld in front. seemed to have done some da- The leading trio was followed Further back at the mage to the German’s car. Follo- Meanwhile Senna and Nelson Pi- by Sam Bird (Virgin Ra- end of the top-10 wing this Heidfeld was then also quet Jr. lost a lot of valuable time cing), champions- d i G ra s s i ’s passed by the two Virgin’s of Bird as the red lights kept them from hip leader team- and Alguersuari and had to fight leaving the pit lane. Bird was in hard to keep da Costa behind him. a similar situation a lap earlier yet the Brit disobeyed the or- Only a few minutes after that der to stop and left the pits even overtaking manoeuvre Chandhok though the red lights were on. caused the first and only Safety Therefore Bird had to serve a

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Virgin Racing experienced a dif- tions. However his fellow countryman Prost ficult weekend was charging through the field as well. The e.dams-Renault-driver nearly became a vic- tim of a driving error by Daniel Abt, who hit Alguersuari and also slightly touched Prost. Luckily both were able to continue their races while Abt could not shake off his bad luck and had to leave his car on track.

Following the accident, Prost was able to overtake Alguersuari and secured a fantastic second position while the Spaniard also lost his third place to Piquet Jr. in the end and crossed the finish line in P4. Impressively Bruno Senna managed to finish right be- hind him in P5 which comes as a surprise following the earlier hold-up in the pit lane. Vergne, Bird, Duran, Heidfeld and Servia completed the top-10. Britain’s most belo- ved Formula E driver Bird also set the fastest lap and therefore gained two extra points which brought him closer to di Grassi in the championship. Lucas di Grassi is still leading the championship with 58 points, just ten points ahead of Sam Bird. Sebastien Buemi follows in P3 with a five point-gap to the Brit. drive through penalty and and Nicolas Prost (e.dams-Ren- Even though the Portugese lost his solid fifth position. On ault). Di Grassi’s teammate Abt showed an impressive perfor- After the race, it was announced that Du- track the Saftey Car was still was in P6 and closely followed by mance in front, Jean-Eric Verg- ran had been excluded. This moved out and caused confusion as Piquet Jr., Oriol Servia (Dragon ne was the centre of attention Heidfeld and Servia up to 8th and 9th Amlin Aguri celebrated a success- Chandhok’s wreck was alrea- Racing), Salvador Duran (Amlin during the last four laps. The respectively, while Stephane Sarrazin (Ven- ful weekend in Buenos Aires dy cleared. The stewards then Aguri) and Senna. It looked like Frenchman was right behind turi) was promoted into the points in 10th. allowed the lapped drivers to Heidfeld would finally beat his Alguersuari and overtook the unlap so that the Safety Car odds and win his first ePrix but a Spaniard with an aggressive ma- Trulli and Cerruti once again suf- ‘s series is a huge could catch race leader Buemi. sudden drive through-penalty for noeuvre, starting his chase of da fered from bad luck success so far When the green flag was finally speeding in the pit lane forced Costa. Nevertheless it found an waved, Buemi could stay ahead him to give over the lead to Am- abrupt end when a driver error of di Grassi and Heidfeld. How- lin Aguri’s youngster da Costa. cost Vergne to loose a few posi- ever the Brazilian was only wai- ting for a mistake from the Swiss Once again, Formula E attracted many fans in front and was rewarded only a few seconds later when Bu- emi hit the wall and therefore had to retire from the race. Di Grassi took the lead and was pulling away from Heidfeld be- hind him but just like Chandhok the Audi Sport ABT-driver was in bad luck. His suspension bro- ke and like the Indian before he had to end his race in the wall.

While a highly frustrated di Gras- si was on his way to the pits, Heidfeld took the lead ahead of da Costa, Alguersuari, Vergne THE BUENOS AIRES EPRIX

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DRIVER OF THE RACE

laps later, di Grassi‘s suspension would fail, forcing him to retire from the race. on the Swiss that he hit the wall, letting the the Brazilianpits in 2nd throughplace behind intoBuemi. After the the restart, he lead. put so Fourmuch pressure later be beaten. Finally passed Heidfeld with a forceful move the on fastestlap 14, enteringlap in pursuit of 3rd Sam placedBird on Nicklap 2 Heidfeldbefore dispatchingon lapJaime Alguersuari10, just foralthough 5th, 3rd di six thisGrassi laps drovewould later. like a Setman possessed in racethe early before laps, beinggetting cruelly4th from robbed of any points Buenos Aires, by with the a wily suspensionveteran putting in failure.a classy Qualifyingperformance to lead the The championship leader showed exactly why he is at Lucas di the Grassi (ABT top Formula E) of - 8.5 the standings in so far this season, so he will hope for better luck in Miami in two month‘s time. fore I hit the wall...Ridiculous! Didn‘t even touch „Bloody a rear wall“.right suspension His failure pace! Can has clearly beensee on good replay it‘s collapsed be- Chandhok took to Twitter after the race causingto vent him his to anger,retire from tweetingthe therace following:after in hittingthe race.the Alas,wall that hard. was A not clearlyto be,frustrated as stayinghis suspensioninside suddenlythe pointsfailed on and lap hoping15, to a good start and challengespend the first portion of the race maintaining that position, those drivers ahead of him later failure when running in a solid A frustratingP10. day Afterfor the popular qualifyingIndian, who saw his in race 10th,ended by Karun Chandhok suspension Chandhok(Mahindra Racing) - 6.5 would make the next lap so Andretti reclaimed the place. Marco would finish a lap down. position. Trulli got back past on lap 30, having lost out in the pits, but retired pit stops and safety car, and spent most of the 2nd half of the when race Ho-Pin maintaining Tung was able to knock him down to P18. Restartednext 17th lap, after leavingthe Andretti down in 17th place, and Senna he on lap would4, dropping holddown to 16th. this Jarno Trulliuntil would lap also get 15 past on the Bruno and Duran Salvador both by passed being before start decent a make out in Uruguay. IndyCar veteran Andretti put his car 14th the on strongthe grid debut and weekendwould that team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne An had average putdebut for in the 3rd last generation American, time as he was unable to match Marco Andretti (Andretti Formula E) - 5 and could finish no higher than 7th. He will be disappointed with the penalty. misdemeanour earlier his for through drive take to had alas but lead, the for pace in the closing stages to pass da Costa for 3rd and then pressure Heidfeld car andthenleftunder a redlight,whichwould hurt him later. Showedgreat 4th, a position he would hold into the pits. Lost time droppedin the Bird pits todue 5th.to the Just safety before the stops, him Bird to washold able this to placepass in Nick the Heidfeldearly for the stages,British driver to a before7th place difinish. AGrassi good start frommade P4 onhis the gridway allowed a pastdrive andthrough penalty for leaving the pits Aunder mucha red betterlight ultimatelyweekend restrictedfor Bird Sam afterBird (Virgin Racing) - scoring7 no points in Punta del Este. However, to 6th. Another strong performance from Vergne as well as another „what if“. and was running 2nd late on, before an overheating battery dropped him down man and then closed in on Alguersuari. Made a forceful move on the Spaniard Prost and slipped down to 8th. Eventually used FanBoost to pass his country and dropping to 7th. Vergne held this until the stops, where he was jumped by to maintain his 6th position early on, before being passed by da Costa on lap 8 tery, and he at least picked up his first points in the series. Made a strongand start finishing 6th, but he could have had a podium if not for anUruguay overheating bat last time out. Not quite as spectacular Another this strong timeperformance fromfrom the Vergne,Frenchman after qualifyinghis sensational debut in Jean-Eric Vergne (Andretti Formula E) - 7.5 DRIVER BY DRIVER - - suari while trying to passProst. Forced damage. toretire due to suspension ari, Prost and Piquet Jr, unfortunately locking up his brakes and hitting Alguer In the last few laps, was involved in a big podium fight with Vergne, Alguersu after the safety car, and continued to move up the order as others had issues. 10th after Chandhok‘s accident. Made up a place in the pits and restarted 9th Sarrazin. He would maintain 11th for most of the opening stint, moving up to bad luck. Started 12th and moved up to 11th on lap 2 after passing Stephane or issues havingmechanical to opposed as deserved, he points the score not previous races this season, this timethe of some Abt unlike but, made German a young the mistakefrom race thatpromising Yetanother made sure he did Daniel Abt (ABT Formula E) - 6 to come, with the Venturi cars not yet getting the finishes that theirseason. pace deserve. However both Sarrazin and 11ththe on team trackwill becamehope 10thfor post-race,more up points positions as meaning other drivers in such as VenturiBuemi, thedi Grassi and racesTrulliscore had problems. their 5th before pointmoving up of the theorder, first getting ahead of Ho-Pinafter Chandhok‘s Tungaccident andon thenlap making 15. Lost out on the pit stops, Abt dropping onto 17thlap 1 and ran in P12 for most race of exclusionthe early forstages anof energythe race, infringement.rising he to was Started11thelevated to 11th10th, and butthe finalwas points position,passed after Salvadorby Duran‘s A post- Daniel quiet race from the French veteran Stéphane thatSarrazin (Venturi wouldFormula E) - ultimately6 finish in success when in the next few rounds and could become a dark horse championship contender. to move up to 3rd, just behind Prost. Piquetpoints will position.hope toFollowing keep theup incidentsthis strong in formthe to last move few up laps,the order,the Brazilian passing was both able Duran up andholding Serviathis to position put untilhimself the into stops. a Afterstrong everyonefinished evenhad higher ifpitted, he knew?Piquet Startingstarted 9th, he spent the first half of theeven race know he was on the lead lap, as he revealed after the race.American Could races.he have This was made even more spectacular by in the Puntafact delthat heEste, didn‘t meaning he has made Anothertwo impressive tripsdrive from to the the Brazilian podiumafter his insecond place the last twotime out SouthNelson Piquet Jr. (China Racing) - 8 to have finished inside the top ten in all 4 of the ePrix soJerome far, d‘Ambrosio an impressive feat. were unable to Salvador Duranscore, was excluded after the therace. As both Spanishdi Grassi and team-mate veteran is Heidfeld nowon the the last two onlylaps and man finished 10th on track, movingrace, upwhich to 9thput when him 8th. Passed by the two penalised drivers up to10theven Grassi andLucasdi Buemi beforeSebastien fromthe retired Sam Bird and Nick competitors. However he was his to ground onelosing or gaining neither stops, pit the until constantly position of the main winners of the his pitDragon Racing team after a fairly quiet sequence,race. Started in 13th and held this moving The Catalan driver put in another consistent performance to grab two Oriol Servia points (Dragon Racing) for - 6.5 in Miami next time out and to get back into the points positions once again. Eventually lapped after a very tough race. He will hope position,to havebut a was clean unable weekend to move up the fieldup andany ranfurther last until after the the pit pit stopssequence. started. MovedTried up to 19th on lap to 1 after makeMichela Cerruti‘s spin but a was unable lateto move stop and gain qualifyingtrack session, but was unable to take up the place so started was from supposedthe pits. to line up 18th on was the never gridreally in afterthe race sufferingafter that, fromfinishing outsidecar the points.for issuesd‘Ambrosio, Theas duringhe Belgian had to thestart from the pitlane due to a technical issue and After three consecutive points finishes, the 4th ePrix would not beJérôme d‘Ambrosio so(Dragon successfulRacing) - 5 - - buenos aires | 23 24| Buenos aires buenos aires | 25

THE BUENOS AIRES EPRIX DRIVER BY DRIVER

Jaime Alguersuari (Virgin Racing) - 8 Ho-Pin Tung (China Racing) - 5.5 A strong points position for Alguersuari, just outside the podium places, and he Returning to the series after missing Punta del Este through a prior commitment, would have been on the podium if not for being hit by Daniel Abt in the closing Tung qualified 15th for the third race in a row - consistent but not yet matching stages. The Spaniard started in 2nd position but was passed by a hard-charging the pace of team-mate Piquet over a single lap. At the start of the race, the Dutch- Nick Heidfeld on the second lap, and dropped down to 3rd. He held this until lap 7 Chinese driver maintained that position for a few laps before dropping behind both until Lucas di Grassi made his way past. Alguersuari would then hold P4 until just Salvador Duran and Bruno Senna on lap 3. Jarno Trulli was also able to get past on before the pit stops when he re-passed Heidfeld. However he lost time on the stops the next lap, dropping Tung to 18th. He would maintain this position up until the due to the safety car and would restart in 6th position. Keeping clear of incidents, pit stops, where he managed to make up a few places. Stayed ahead of Andretti he was up to 3rd with just a few laps remaining when Vergne aggressively forced and d‘Ambrosio in the closing stages and finished on the lead lap in 12th position, his way past. However after Vergne began to slow, the cars behind started to catch which became 11th post-race. Finished close to the points, but didn‘t really show up - unfortunately this led to Abt hitting Alguersuari, robbing him of a podium. the pace required to finish in the top 10 if it had not been for incidents ahead.

Nicolas Prost (eDAMS Renault) - 8 Antonio Felix da Costa (Amlin Aguri) - 8 What started out as a quiet race for the Frenchman turned into a frantic one a few A sensational first Formula E win for the Portuguese youngster, which owed a laps from the end, with Prost managing to secure 2nd place after a crazy end to lot to consistency and maturity - something several of his more experienced the race. Starting 7th, he would be passed by Antonio da Costa early on but was competitors lacked. Qualified a decent 8th and passed Nicolas Prost for P7 in able to hold onto his 8th position with some consistent lap times for the first half the opening stages, then set about 6th place Jean-Eric Vergne. Made a bold of the race. After the stops, was able to jump countryman Jean-Eric Vergne for move to pass the Frenchman on lap 8 and continued to push on from there. 7th, and was then right in the thick of a battle with Vergne and Jaime Alguersuari After the pit stop period, emerged in 4th place, inheriting 3rd and then 2nd for 6th, 7th and 8th - which became the battle for 4th once Buemi and di Grassi when Buemi and di Grassi crashed out respectively. Conceded 2nd place to a had retired. Vergne was able to get past on FanBoost but Prost stayed close to hard-charging Sam Bird but the Brit had to serve a drive-through penalty, and the cars ahead and was rewarded on the last few laps, with Heidfeld and Bird when Heidfeld had to do the same two laps from home, da Costa would inherit receiving penalties, Abt hitting Alguersuari and then Vergne‘s car overheating. the lead and go on to take his first win in the series. An impressive, mature performance from da Costa, and a first win for the popular Amlin Aguri team. Nick Heidfeld (Venturi Formula E) - 7.5 Another Formula E weekend, another eventful race for Nick Heidfeld. After put- Sebastien Buemi (eDAMS Renault) - 6.5 ting in an excellent qualifying lap to line up 3rd on the grid, the German made a Buenos Aires started out strongly for the Punta del Este race winner, with Buemi fantastic start and passed Alguersuari for 2nd at the first corner of the race. From continuing his strong South American form. Top of both practice sessions as well there, he would chase the leader Buemi in the early stages and get very close to as qualifying, Buemi made a strong start to lead from pole. Nick Heidfeld would the Swiss driver without being able to make a pass. He would eventually drop close in on him and challenge for the lead, but Buemi was able to defend strongly back and be passed by di Grassi, and both Virgin cars of Bird and Alguersuari, in and keep first position while title rival Lucas di Grassi made his way up the order quick succession leading up to the stops - although he was able to re-pass Bird behind. When the safety car came out, Buemi retained the lead ahead of di Grassi. just before stopping. He came out the pits in 3rd and would inherit the lead after Following the restart, di Grassi pressured Buemi, trying everything to get past Buemi and di Grassi both crashed out, only to be hit with a pit-lane speeding for the race lead. In the end, the pressure told - Buemi hit the wall, damaging his penalty which put him 9th by the end, promoted to 8th after Duran‘s exclusion. suspension and causing him to retire from the race - a disappointing end to a pro- mising weekend. He will need to turn his strong pace into more consistent results.

Michela Cerruti (Trulli Formula E) - 4.5 Jarno Trulli (TrulliFormula E) - 5 After a strong weekend in Punta del Este where she was close to the points, Cerruti Not the best weekend for Jarno or his eponymous team, as the Italian veteran was will be disappointed with how Buenos Aires went. Qualified 17th ahead of Bruno unable to repeat his form from Punta del Este and could not score points again. Senna, Jerome d‘Ambrosio and team-mate Jarno Trulli, however on lap 1 she would After a crash in qualifying, his car was rebuilt with help from the Amlin Aguri spin and be passed by all three of the drivers behind her. With her race effectively team who provided their spare car. Trulli started last, making up early positions over already, she pitted early for her 2nd car and attempted to put in some quick as Jerome d‘Ambrosio started from the pits and team-mate Michela Cerruti spun. laps. Lapped due to the early pit stop, she was unable to progress any further and Passed Tung and Andretti to run 16th until the pit stops. Gained a few places and would retire on lap 20. Cerruti was running just outside the points in Uruguay before ran 12th after the safety car restart, showing promising pace, but suffered from receiving a penalty and was looking to continue that strong form in Argentina. Now engine issues on lap 30 and was forced to retire from the race. After scoring the she will hope the Miami ePrix in March brings her better luck, as will team-mate first points for both himself and the team in Uruguay last time out, he will hope for and team boss Jarno Trulli who was also unable to finish in the Argentine capital. a repeat in Miami, and will want to move on from this race as quickly as possible.

Salvador Duran (Amlin Aguri) - 6.5 Bruno Senna (Mahindra Racing) - 8 After a solid but unspectacular debut weekend in Punta del Este, the Mexican had After qualifying in just 19th, the only way was up for the popular Brazilian - and a more impressive second race in Argentina. Started 16th and, after passing Tung indeed he would move up through the field and finish in a strong 5th place. on lap 3 and Andretti on lap 4, ran in a strong 14th for the next few laps. Bruno After making up a few places in the opening laps, Senna would make a very Senna would get past on lap 8, with Duran not seeming to defend too vigorously opportunistic move on debutant Marco Andretti, sneaking past after Salvador against the Brazilian. He would hold 15th until the pit stops and came out in 11th, Duran had already put the rookie out of position. Senna would them himself turning out to be one of the big winners of the pit stop phase. Piquet Jr. would get pass Duran and go into the pit stop phase in 14th position. After the stops, past on lap 25, with Duran again not defending too staunchly, but he would benefit he would find himself in the same 14th place, and made up some positions from drivers ahead of him having issues to finish 8th on track and seemingly as cars ahead retired or took penalties. He had dropped behind Duran again score his first Formula E points. However, after the race it was announced that during the stops but re-passed the Mexican on lap 30, and made his way past he had overstepped the 28kWh energy limit and was excluded from the results. a slowing Jean-Eric Vergne on the last lap to claim an impressive 5th position. 26| buenos aires buenos aires | 27

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QUALCOMM How exactly does Qualcomm‘s Driving the future with Formula E wireless-charging technology work? Editor Topher Smith | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media, Qualcomm

One of the core concepts of the FIA Formula E chamiponship is the inno- “It uses magnetic inductors, so in very simple terms there are four vative technology used by the teams. Unsuprisingly the series therefore components you can think of. partnered up with one of the most innovative technology companies on the market: Qualcomm. Our editor Topher Smith talked to Graeme Davison There’s a bunch of electronics that use the power coming from the supply, then there is about Qualcomm‘s way to Formula E, their wireless-charging technology a magnetic loop which is a primary inductor and the positive aspects of their partnership with the all electric series. called a ‘base pad’ that is connected to that, and that sits on the ground. Then there is a similar antenna which sits on the vehicle, which is smaller and lighter, and there are some elec- What motivated Qualcomm to partner with Formula E? tronics which link into the battery and battery management system. What we do is take the 50 or 60 Hz mains electricity, we operate that to a slightly higher frequency and we did a lot of work choosing what frequency would “This is a fantastic story of how the hea- be the most efficient, and wouldn’t interfere vens aligned and made things happen. with other electronic items within the vehicle or around the world. We found that frequency We’ve been dealing with a gentleman by the name of Lord to be around 85 kHz, so we produced an al- Paul Drayson, he contacted us about four years ago be- ternating magnetic field at 85 kHz using the cause he had a vision of proving that electric vehicles could ground pad. When you put the vehicle in the be a part of racing. Paul was taking the car that he ran at magnetic field, you get very simple magnetics Le Mans about four or five years ago and was converting making a moving current, which passes into that to an electric vehicle, and he wanted to put wireless the vehicle. That’s the most simplistic way of charging on it. When Paul did the land speed record for explaining it. The harder stuff is in the efficiency an electric vehicle a couple of years ago, that car was wi- of getting all the flux to join between the two relessly charged using Qualcomm technology. We worked coils, as well as controlling heat, which is was- with Paul to put that technology on the vehicle, right from teful, and also controlling wasted flux. That’s the very beginning of the project. Paul introduced us to what we spent a lot of our time on, looking at Alejandro Agag, and said to us “I think you guys have the efficiency of how we build our magnetics.“ something you can do together.” This is when Alejandro was just starting to come up with the idea of creating Formula E as a motor racing series. We actually realised that we have very similar visions of what technology can When do you think you will be able to integrate this do, with Alejandro’s vision of what Formula E could be, technology in Formula E and also everyday lives further? changing the perception of an electric vehicle, changing how fans interact with the motor racing series, changing the age group of the fans that interact with a major event, going down into the younger generations. This was part “We’ve currently got to put wireless charging of what Qualcomm had in their vision of how technology the technology on the on the safety vehicles. was affecting and changing the world, and we realised this very early on. This was before Alejandro had a car and Formula E safety cars, We did that as an integration pro- before any licence was granted by the FIA, but we could so there’s four vehic- gramme with the systems from partner very closely with Formula E, and help them with les provided by BMW to BMW. That’s proven itself, we’ve their vision, but similar to all , if you are part of had it since the first race in Bei- technology in the early parts of motorsport, you see that Formula E, two i8s and jing. The great thing about that technology tested rapidly, and then that proven technology two i3s, and then For- is when the vehicles need to be can ripple back into the areas where you want it to. So mula E brought those dispatched in the event of an acci- we saw Formula E as a fantastic area for proving lots of dent, of which we’ve had a few, the technology that could ripple down into the auto industry.“ cars to us and asked us 32| qualcomm Qualcomm| 33

safety vehicle has been fully charged and ready to go. It’s out there, when you order your brand new sat above a charging pad, and it can then just accelerate car and tick your boxes, wireless charging out. There are no connections to disconnect, the driver will be one of those boxes. The gating point doesn’t have to get out and unplug the vehicle, he can of that really is how fast the car companies literally just drive off and go. As soon as he has finished can move through their prototyping into their Have you already noticed a positive effect his duty he can bring the car back round, park it over the full blown manufacturing run of the vehicle. from your partnership with Formula E after pad, and without getting out of the car it will immediately That can usually take three to five years, de- start charging. We have the technology on those four ve- pending on the vehicle and where they are the first few rounds? hicles now, and we are looking at what will be required to in the cycle. I would say within the next five put that charging onto the race vehicles. This is a project years we will definitely see the technology that has now started in earnest, we’re looking into how to on cars that people can drive in the streets. “We’ve actually seen it do it, but there was never enough time and the FIA rules for a lot longer than the didn’t allow it for the first season. As we now go towards the second season and the rules are opening up a little bit first few rounds, ma- more, it allows us to start looking at how wireless charging ybe the year and a half can go onto the race vehicles. That’s an integration pro- running up to the first gramme we are starting now. As to where it is in the rest of the auto industry, ever since we first went out five or race, where ourselves six years ago, we’ve been working very closely with pret- and the other founding ty much every major car manufacturer in the world over. partners were working Every one of those car companies has been engaged with with Formula E to bring us at different levels, some of them quite advanced, but we’re at the point now where we have moved away from the series to fruition. proof of concept, we’re going now in to a major prototyping round, and producing higher numbers of vehicles that will We did so many tech events, ar- from dials and switches to more the EU over the last few years in go through the standard quality and development cycle. ticles and journalist briefings. It glass-type dashboards which re- providing a lot of the technology That’s the gating point of when we will see this technology is quite interesting because of the quire graphics drivers and lots of and hardware into that service.“ similarity of our vision of how tech- processing capability behind them. nology can change the future of Then through to communications mobile space, and one of the big for the car, for things like vehicle- How do you value the impact Formula E can have on the mobile devices we’re looking at is to-vehicle communications, and the vehicle itself. A lot of our ex- also a safety environment where acceptance of electric vehicles worldwide? posure by working with Formula E the vehicle recognises when it’s is easing our communications with been in a major accident. The dri- the auto industry, and also helps us ver might not be able to call the on a lot of our other areas of tech- emergency services, and the ve- “All the work that Formula E has nology that are starting to go into hicle itself will be calling for it. That done has proven that electric ve- the auto industry. For example, the is something that the EU has been entertainment area with the music moving up quite hard on, to get hicles can be fun, quick and ex- system and various digitisations of that mandatory. Qualcomm has citing, they can be race vehicles. the dashboard, as we move away been very positive in dealing with

They’ve shown it to a whole range of new people, and I think it’s showing to people that electric vehicles are here, and the technology is proven, it’s not something that’s been dreamt up by a couple of people in a lab. You can actually go out and see these vehicles run and it is making people look at which electric vehicles are available to be purchased. From what we have seen of the marketing figures, and some of the analysis that Formula E have done, we’ve actually have seen a positive impact on people changing their con- sideration of putting an electric vehicle into their garage.“ 34| Tech Corner Tech corner| 35

le on the wheel. The gearbox is used to keep the E motor a lot ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT... smaller, when can be driven ag- gressively to the box which ma- kes the most noise as they pass with a high pitched noise coming ENERGY RECOVERY from the motor. Now we come to the most important aspect of the Editor Stefan Ruitenberg | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media cars - the motors. They are quite special and work with two spinning The main objective of Formula E cars is to go as fast as possible whilst main- magnets. All magnets have a north taining a healthy limit on battery life - a very simply idea. The car in question and south to them. They are spun around and this produces power on is the Spark SRT-01E, a complex design of hundreds of electrical installations a basic level. There is a full circle all over the car. But the main part of the car after the battery is the e-motor. (FM) of magnets forming one giant one spinning the central one (CM) with a current being repeatedly An electric motor is a rotating machine which transforms the bulkhead module and via a water pump injected between north and south. electrical energy into mechanical energy to then be fully used which is towed down tightly on the left side pod. As it tries to catch the magnet, To truly interest the public and inspire motorists to Williams Racing have been drafted in to de- attraction is formed from the in- drive electrical vehicles, the series must be at the fo- veloped some software too, as they monitor dividual (FM) which spins the drive refront of technology‘s evolution. Battery life is the every individual cell in the battery and RESS. and for the auxiliary battery, the by the FIA to reduce any teams train through the gearbox and to biggest challenge to the adoption of electric vehic- From the left rear of the RESS, two high power RESS is the only device that can squishing a small output from the rear differential - which turns les , plus we must find better ways to harness it. AC cables come out to control the electronics. store electrical energy in the car. the cars in hope of an advantage. the rear wheels via the rear axle. Electricity after all is currently generated by fos- These act like switches from DC power (from The design of the RESS is free but sil fuels, with renewable sources slowly punching their RESS) to the E-motor. McLaren supplies both of it must be homologated. The RESS There were initially many concepts A good advantage of this is that way out of the bag. Furthermore we have the issue of these from their Advanced Engineering Centre. compartment must be made of of ERS, with fly-wheel storage op- the motor can be used as a ge- electrical conversion (AC to DC) which not only ge- Controlling the E-motor can be done under the a fire-resistant (according to the ted for as the best solution in early nerator also - the same princi- nerates heat but expends energy as a consequence. driver‘s control via the pedal, as the electronics UL94 V0 standard), robust and 2012. It was soon scrapped for ples apply so they can regain manage the torque output and ERS system - RESS fluid tight material. This is being too heavy on the cars. It (RE-GEN) power as the car This is one of the issues of harvesting and then storing which can both be adjusted by the steering a must for durability and safety. works from a spinning disc in the brakes (ERS), in the same man- energy, with a power converter placed between the wheel. McLaren‘s E-motor sits in the aluminum case, the flywheel, which stores ner as current LMP1 and F1 cars. MGU and battery literally giving up energy in this case. bell-housing bolted to the back of the RESS. The maximum total power going the electrical energy, spinning at When the car brakes and slows The rechargeable energy store system (RESS) as deve- out of the RESS is limited to 200kW. around 10,000 RPM. Think of it down, it turns the axle leading loped by McLaren High Performance engineering is quite The AC motor connects to the inverter with During a race this 200kW will be as a bigger version of the RAM back to the motor which is being simple. They have a Carbon Fibre shell which houses the three high power current cables, which are on split between bottom power and on your computer spinning as it turned with the energy going into cells, which are very tightly compacted inside. The batte- top, coated in orange. This acts like a normal push to pass power, with a maxi- stores long awaited files. Other it, so power is created freely and is ries are Lithium ion cells which get hotter as power is used car‘s distributor as it sends power/energy to mum value of 67kW for the push solutions were tried, such as a sent back the batteries and can be up which goes to the E-motor as well as in braking (ERS), parts of the car. Data collection is by McLaren’s to pass. The amount of energy that Flux Capacitor which works well used elsewhere in the lap. But we where power/energy is collected when the brake disc meets electronics and software. The gearboxes are can be delivered to the MGUs by and is now in fully functioning use. cannot say that this is KERS as it‘s the brake pads. Heat is given off and collected, with RESS bolted between the bell-housing and the rear the RESS is limited to 28kWh. Bra- Considering it is the first ever For- not. All it will do is store electrical working so the unit is water cooled. Hoses emerge from crash structure. Shifts are operated by a padd- king regeneration will be added to mula E season it has caught up energy back into the battery pack. this value based on a factor of 0.7 with the technology which has been This only happens when the driver to take into account losses (1kW developed over 10 years in road lifts off and applies the brakes. So regen = 0.7kW released). Mea- cars. I soon see it at the forefront when the accelerator pedal is pu- surements will be taken on each of the electric vehicle world, a vast shed down, the computer system DC branch of each power train. playground for engineers to deve- sends a message that a current This will be permanently monitored lop the industry and technology. must be added to the magnets which drives the car forward. When the driver brakes he will gain some power back to re-use again. All this is controlled by the ECU of the car which is tucked very snugly in the driver cockpit of the chassis. The RESS must be fitted rearward of the last bulkhead of the survival cell, defined by the line a-b-c-d where d is the foremost point on the car. Except for the capacitor in inverters/converters 36| pros and cons Social media analysis | 37

PROS AND CONS: THE BIG SOCIAL MEDIA ANALYSIS MINIMUM PIT STOP TIME Editor Renate Jungert | Photo credt FIA Formula E Media, Twitter

Editor Laurence Thorn and Topher Smith | Photo credt FIA Formula E Media As we have already discussed, Social Media is a core element of the PR concept of Formula E. A big part of it is interaction with the fans, made possible by embracing modern technology and using social media to connect the paddock with the rest of the world. Of course, not only the series itself makes good use of all available opportunities. The Formula E teams have also taken to the internet to connect with fans all over the world and allow them to participate.

Much has been written about the involvement of so- cial media in Formula E’s marketing and PR strategies. CRITERIA However, the activities of teams, which in fact play an elementary part in promoting and allowing fans close Activity We will examine how often teams tweet, contact with the series, have not received as much at- and take a look at the live coverage tention. Therefore, ERN has decided to take a closer during race weekends. look at the social media use of the Formula E teams.

In this new series, we will examine their activities, rate their Own Tweets vs. social media appearance, and give you a detailed analysis. Retweets vs. Replies PROS Firstly, we have asked ourselves: What makes a good and Original tweets are of great importance CONS successful social media profile? What do we want to see to us, but Twitter is not just all about on a team’s profile? Since its far reach and fast communi- publishing. Therefore we are looking After the Punta del Este ePrix, there were a Any fan of motorsport who hears the words ‘mi- cation are big advantages of social media, we want to be for a good balance between own tweets lot of dissenting voices on social media who nimum limit’ should wince with agony over how kept up to date with the latest news and developments. and interaction. were not happy with the mandatory pit-stop those words go against everything racing stands In addition, we do not only want to be informed, we also wish time in Formula E. Why, they asked, should for. Since the beginning of race-based competition to see unique content that is not available in other media and there be a minimum time in a sport in which the aim of the game has been to be the fastest. Wide range of topics follow the action as closely as possible. With all technical the aim is to be quicker than anyone else? So when Formula E introduced the minimum pit We do not want to read only news ar- means available nowadays, we are not satisfied with only Well, Formula E is not just about speed. It is stop limit, they went against the very foundations ticles. We want to be informed, but also written articles, we are expecting pictures, videos, informa- also about safety. In motorsport, one of the of the sport in which they pride themselves on. entertained. We do not want only facts. tion and entertainment through different types of media. key aspects of any series has to be the safe- In the Punta Del Este ePrix, Nick Heidfeld easily We want to get a sneak peek behind the Last but not least on our wish list, another big part ty of not only the drivers, but also the pit had the fastest pit stop time, and jumped into the scenes and follow the action as closely of social media is the chance to create interac- crews and everyone associated with the sport. lead of the race as a result. In any other catego- as possible. tion: We want to participate, voice our opinions and Drivers are well known for taking any shortcut ry of racing, this would be praised as a work of have them heard, and be rewarded for our support. possible in order to win. If you leave it up to a genius. Not in Formula E. The German had been Interaction driver to make decisions, they will always take too quick, and was penalised for completing his We will take a look at how often teams We will analyse how the different teams fulfil these the quickest route everywhere. They are com- pit stop under the minimum limit. So…racing dri- interact with their fans, and in which criteria, and rate their social media appearance accor- petitive after all. But when you put them in a vers are now being penalised for being too quick? different ways. dingly: Up to 5 points will be awarded for each objec- situation where they must get out of one car, Again, this goes against everything that motor- tive, depending on how well it is achieved. The number move to another, belt themselves in and then sport was invented for. For many years in Formula of reached points will be summed up for a total score Multimedia leave the pits, you encounter a situation where 1 excitement has been provided when one driver After examining the content, we also so that teams can be compared and ranked easily. having no minimum time could be downright jumps another through a faster pit stop, so why check how it is presented: Is it mainly dangerous. What if a driver forgot to put their can’t we have that same excitement brought over text, or are more types of media like seatbelt on, in their haste to make it out of the to Formula E, which is supposed to be ‘Driving the images and video used as well? pits first? Or didn‘t look out for their pit crew, Future’ of motorsport? It’s one aspect of Formula and accidentally hit a team member in the ga- E that needs some serious reconsideration if it is Unique content rage? The results are not worth thinking about. to be the driving force for the future of motor- As it is extremely important to stand Having a mandatory minimum time simply sport, and it cannot claim to be that driving force out, we will also pay attention to unique ensures that drivers can calmly and casually if it forgets the very foundations of the sport. and special approaches of the teams. switch cars, belt themselves in, and leave the pits in safety. That is why this rule is a good one. 38| Social media analysis social media analysis| 39

In terms of brand awareness, Andretti has a head start due to running several The Japanese team have taken to social media like a duck to water. Easily one of the most sister teams in various American racing series. The teams share a Facebook popular teams on Twitter, they have quickly wormed their way into the hearts of many page, but there are separate Twitter accounts that also interact with and promo- fans through their cheeky and cheerful sense of humour. Amlin Aguri’s focus clearly lies te each other. The American team is among the more active teams on Twitter, on an air of fun and entertainment, sharing exceptional banter with fans and rivals alike. providing good information as well as the occasional banter with Amlin and Abt.

Activity: 4/5 Activity: 5/5 With an average of 15 tweets per day Amlin Aguri are among the busier teams, and especially during race week- With an average of 11 tweets per day, Andretti are still on the high end of the spectrum. However, their ends their coverage is very extensive. However, with this amount of tweets it can be difficult to keep track of things. low-key twitter style makes sure you are not overwhelmed and their live coverage is easy to follow.

Own Tweets vs. Retweets vs. Replies: 5/5 Own Tweets vs. Retweets vs. Replies: 3/5 With 47% own tweets, 27% retweets, and 26% replies, own tweets and interaction are ba- 42% retweets, 30% own tweets, 28% replies. Surprisingly, there is just as much interaction with fans as lanced fairly well. The retweets come from a good mix of Amlin drivers, fans, the official FIA on Amlin’s Twitter... with Abt Formula E team right on top of the list ahead of the fans. So much for ‘oc- feed, and news feeds, while most of the replies are written to fan accounts… the one excep- casional’ banter… The amount of retweets however is very high, most of them coming from various news tion being rival Abt Formula E team, with whom Amlin share a lot of their infamous banter. feeds. No, we do not approve of this… write your own tweets.

Variation of content: 4/5 Variation of content: 5/5 Amlin shares a wide range of content. The Twitter account is full of interaction and good ban- Andretti share a lot of different content in all shapes: Informative tweets and videos, interes- ter, pictures with cheeky captions, and it also features many interviews as well as the occasi- ting interviews, news articles from different pages. Everything you need, right there in your twit- onal piece of more serious news... However, more behind-the-scenes material would be nice, ter timeline… even little sneak peaks of what’s going on behind-the-scenes and who doesn‘t want and the news are buried easily under the rest… but that is complaining on a very high level. to see those? So if you want some great insides, go ahead, Andretti is definitely the team to follow.

Interaction: 5/5 Interaction: 4/5 This is where Amlin reigns supremely: Cheerful banter with the fans, a lot of promotion for the Fanboost As proven above, there is in fact a lot of interaction going on… however, with Andretti’s casual tweeting (winning 3 out of 4 times, it seems to work well enough), and so many giveaways and competitions style it often goes unnoticed. Fans’ questions are answered, support is gratefully accepted, and you that we are surprised that we failed to win anything so far … Could not get much better if they tried. also have the occasional giveaway and competition. A big bonus: cheeky banter with Abt Formula E.

Multimedia: 4/5 Multimedia: 4/5 As mentioned above, there are lots of pictures on Amlin’s Twitter account. And by that we mean more than Text, image, and videos are well-balanced. Andretti share many of their pictures via Instagram, which makes it a bit you can shake a stick at. The team have a YouTube account too and they often share their videos as well as difficult to view them on Twitter. Unique among Formula E teams, Andretti also posts little behind-the-scenes clips via Vine. others from the official FIA Formula E account. The written word on the other hand falls a bit on the wayside. Unique features: 5/5 Unique features: 5/5 As sneak peeks of the paddock are highly sought after, Andretti’s Vine account is an ex- Apart from their one-of-a-kind tweeting style, Amlin also offers Twitter accounts in Japanese, Spanish, as well as Por- cellent feature to give fans a special, exclusive view of the action. Other teams, take note. tuguese. They created their own meme, the #AmlinAguri Cat, and they are also the only team that follows fans back.

Conclusion: 27/30 Conclusion: 26/30

Amlin are popular with good reason. Entertaining, funny, and A casual but funny tweeting style , a good mix of content, and interactive, there is little left to wish for. a clear timeline… a great overall impression. 40| SUFST App Review| 41

DRIVING THE FUTURE WITH THE THE SOUTHAMPTON UNIVERSITY FORMULA E FORMULA STUDENT TEAM Editor Bethonie Waring | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media APP What happens when a race car is no longer fit for purpose? When its days of spee- TO USE OR ding around corners and pulling sneaky overtakes are long behind it, the future looks bleak. The car could end up in the dump, or rusting away in a garage, never to see the light of day again. Their lives are over. Southampton University’s For- NOT TO USE? mula Student Team have put on their sustainability hats, lent by Formula E, and, as part of this year’s business model, are looking to bring new life to old cars. The official FIA Formula E App is pected as the season progresses. app is a practical guide to help you As part of the Formula Student fibre still being used in some areas lity ethos are far too expensive to a helpful companion for the inau- However, there are flaws: The app through the first season of Formula competition, teams are asked to for aerodynamics, the steel will be keep the business competitive. In gural season of Formula E: free includes neither live timing, nor E. It is well-structured and easy to create a business model where the reused and recycled into the next future, however, it is likely the price and available for iOS and Android live streaming for every country. navigate, allowing you to quickly main source of income is the sale generation of car. Not only does of these materials will come down since the beginning of the season, According to the app description in find all bits of information you will of race cars. The criteria the teams this make business sense – an as more research and develop- the app provides you with all the the Apple and Android app stores, need during a race weekend, and are judged on includes a number of important aspect of any business ment is put into sustainable living. information you need to know live timing as well as telemetry the inclusion of news, videos, and things and, although sustainability model – but it’s sustainable too. about the world’s first electric ra- data from drivers and cars will be images helps you to stay up to date. is one of these, this factor has, in In the future, SUFST plan on One step at a time, the team cing series. In addition to driver made available in the future. Fur- On the other hand, live timing previous years, been difficult to taking more steps to make are putting sustainable thoughts and team profiles, event calendar, thermore, while Fanboost and For- is not available yet and live incorporate into plans that meet the business plan environmen- into actions. There are diffe- championship standings, rules, car mula E’s social media activities are streaming is limited to certain the more important judging point tally friendly and sustainable. rent ways to make motorsport specifications, and a TV guide, the accessible, there are no embedded regions, and while there are pro- of being a successful business. At present, all the materials the more sustainable, and SUFST app keeps you up to date with the social media features that allow mising, creative features, current- team have come across that meet have been investigating these latest news, videos, and images. interaction or sharing of votes and ly there is little content to show Like last year, SUFST’s business the high performance standards as ways, working them into other The Social Hub allows you to get a content on your own social media. for. However, there is more to model for 2015 is focused on selling well as their new found sustainabi- areas of the motorsport world. quick and easy view of the series’ As a compilation of the most im- come, and ERN will keep an eye the cars to local racetracks. Howe- activities on Facebook and Twitter, portant facts about the series, the on the development of the app. ver, there have been some impor- and access to the Fanboost fea- tant changes to the business model, ture is included in the app as well. including the material of the car. This year, we looked into manu- 360Racing is an interesting new facturing the chassis from carbon feature contained exclusively in fibre. Carbon fibre is extremely the FIA Formula E App in which light, making it a popular material the latest, revolutionary camera in cars and other vehicles. This technology allows you all-around lighter the car, the faster it goes. visual access to the world of For- However, carbon fibre cannot be mula E. Currently there are two recycled or reused, and is the- videos of car preparation and the refore a poor choice of material track in Beijing available, but there from a sustainability point of view. is more to come in the future as This year, the team have opted to there are plans to equip the For- make more of the car from steel. mula E cars with cameras and pro- Steel can be recycled: an essential vide streams and videos of races. part of this year’s business mo- There is also a music section del. After selling the car to race available, containing tracks exclu- tracks, once the car is no longer fit sively created for Formula E as well for racing, SUFST’s business can as recordings of after race concerts buy back the car as scrap metal. and parties. Like in the 360Ra- Though not all of the car would cing section there is little content be made out of steel, with carbon at the moment, but more is ex- 42| SUstainability SPARking the next month| 43

SAVING THE ENVIRONMENT WITH SPARKING THE NEXT MONTH THE FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP THE IDEAL FORMULA E CALENDAR Editor Shaun Snape | Photo credit FIA Formula E Media Much has been discussed about the Formula E calendar Formula E isn’t just great mo- la E will be apparent in electric so it’s ready to use in the mor- consisting of only street circuits, but what if there were to be a calendar comprising of a mixture of street cir- ning). Not only is the charging a eNews 003 torsport; it’s a massive step cars that we, the general public, cuits and permanent circuits? It is a question to be forward in promoting the use will be able to purchase, things issue, but the range a battery po- considered for future seasons. What we here at e-racing of fully electric cars, which will such as battery life or even bat- wered car can go is considerably want to know is if you had the power to choose a 10 The next issue of eNews will be out in turn help combat the envi- tery size could be worked and shorter - a typical petrol car can race calendar, which circuits would you go for? on February 13th 2015. We will dis- ronmental issues we hear about improved on by teams within manage 300+ miles on a full pe- cuss issues such as FanBoost, the EJ All you have to do is make a list of the top 10 circuits trol tank, whereas an electric car regularly in the car world - car- the Formula E community. With you would love to see Formula E visit and put them in and the penalty system in Formula E. bon dioxide emissions from the likes of Audi showing inte- can manage less than half that your order of preference. From each list we will allo- cars would be decreased dra- rest in joining Formula E in the distance, which is manageable cate a points system to each list we receive. Furthermore, we will take a look if you’re only going to be using matically if we all went electric. future, who knows what other at the siltent assasin Oriol Servia The biggest problem we have car companies will venture into the car for small trips, but if your From this we will put together a final list of top choices for Formula E circuits and release it in the day to day life is travelling long who remains the only driver to fi- at the moment though is that the sport and take technolo- February edition of eNews! although electric cars are env- gy from there, into new cars. distances for work for instance, nish in the points in every race. ironmentally sustainable, they Further to this is social sustaina- an electric car won’t be a viable Please email your lists to Topher Smith at t. aren’t economically sustainable bility, with electric vehicles being option. Going back to what was [email protected] just yet, as the costs of crea- a fair amount behind their petrol/ mentioned earlier, the techno- ting the cells etc are too high diesel counterparts in providing logy used in Formula E has the in comparison to the amount of value for money. For examp- potential to solve all these prob- electric cars being sold. Formu- le, a petrol powered car can be lems, especially as far as range is la E could certainly have a huge refuelled in a couple of minutes concerned - as soon there will be part to play in this, because we whereas a fully electric vehicle more freedom within the teams have seen many technological will take a couple of hours. For competing to modify the car‘s advancements in safety and per- the general public this is a huge performance and try to get the formance of cars with the help downfall, why would you want to best out of the battery. This will of major motorsport series such spend the same, if not more, on allow car manufactures to gain a as . The problem an electric car that can’t be used insight into electric technology, for electric vehicles is that no as freely as a petrol powered car? and it certainly seems that within one has been working on electric That in itself is a huge disadvan- the next five to ten years we will cars in motorsport. Maybe within tage of electric cars. Potentially see a huge change in Formula the next five years the technolo- a work around could be found E, and the electric cars you and gy advancements within Formu- though (charge the car overnight I will get to drive in the future. next issue: 13th February 2015