Formula E tests Spark-Renault SRT_01E for the first time [w/video]
 

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Until the first Formula E race takes place in Beijing come September, all the hype surrounding the new electric racing series will remain exactly that: hype. But the series has taken a big step toward reality with the first test session of the Spark-Renault SRT_01E that is set to form the backbone of the tree-hugging motorsport discipline.

The session took place at the Circuit La Ferté Gaucher, a track we had never heard of in northern France that makes us wonder why they didn't go for a warmer location closer to the Côte d'Azur given the dropping autumnal temperatures. (Maybe it has to do with the same reason we keep our batteries in the fridge.) In any case, former F1 driver and Macau Grand Prix winner Lucas di Grassi handled driving duties without incident around 40 laps over two days of testing, with a 50kW battery representing just a quarter of the power the final car will produce in race spec.

In related news, Audi racing partner ABT Sportsline recently signed on as the seventh of ten teams to form part of the grid for 2014, joining the likes of Drayson Racing, Andretti Autosport and Super Aguri. The eighth team is set to be announced later this week, but for now you can check out the footage of the Spart-Renault SRT_01E lapping the Gaucher circuit in the video below.Continue reading Formula E tests Spark-Renault SRT_01E for the first time [w/video]

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