Mercedes has moved tab. From many months ago is well-known that the brand of Stuttgart leaves the DTM to enter the Formula E from their season 2019-20. However, little more was known of the project, at least until now. However, Mercedes has explained, roughly, as will be the structure that allows the brand to have representation in the contest of their cars electric. As expected, the Mercedes EQ Formula E Team, since that is the official name that will be used by the brand in their adventure electric, will be helped by HWA training, which comes a year before the Formula And mode of avant-garde.
In a more technical profile, the team Mercedes EQ Formula E Team will have the support and experience of the personnel of the project of Formula 1. In fact, the new power train power will be developed in Brixworth, the same stage where it has created the stunning hybrid engine that dominates the Formula 1. Part of the technical team from Brackley will also form part of the project, while the centre of operations and logistics will be at the plant in Affalterbach, Germany, as the headquarters of HWA AG. In this scenario unfold, until now, the operations in and around the DTM.
“The know-how combined of the family Mercedes in Affalterbach, Brixworth and Brackley provides the perfect base for our new team, the Mercedes EQ Formula E Team. I can’t imagine a better combination for this project. The Formula E generates a few challenges very specific to the equipment. we Know that the level of competition is extremely high, so that we will approach the challenge with energy and humility. I may not have another approach when you face ten manufacturers very competitive, many of them with several years of experience in the category” has stated Toto Wolff, head of motorsport Mercedes.
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