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february 25, 2021 - ABB Formula E
Season 7 preview: ABB FIA Formula E World Championship goes green in Diriyah on February 26 & 27
- All you need to know as Season 7 of the ABB FIA #formulae World Championship sparks into life on February 26 & 27 in #Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
- Double-header marks two #formulae milestones, kicking off the inaugural season as an FIA World Championship and hosting the first ever night races
- Find out where to watch
Diriyah, #saudiarabia (February 25, 2021) - #formulae is set to return this Friday, February 26 in #Diriyah, with the opening two rounds of Season 7 marking the series’ first #Event as an FIA World Championship.
Becoming only the second single-seater championship to gain FIA World Championship status is a true honour for the sport and carries enormous significance for the teams, manufacturers and drivers battling it out to be crowned the first official #formulae World Champions.
Season 7 fast facts
The new season brings with it new faces, updates to the regulations and more ways to get involved than ever before.
Three rookies join the grid for the 2020/21 ABB FIA #formulae World Championship - Jake Dennis (BMW i Andretti Motorsport), Nick Cassidy (Envision Virgin Racing) and Norman Nato (ROKiT Venturi Racing).
After both getting a taste of #formulae in Berlin during the Season 6 finale, Sérgio Sette Câmara (DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT) and reigning DTM Champion, René Rast (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler), start their first full season in #formulae.
Formula E is a truly international affair with nine countries represented on the grid. However one nation has a record number of home-grown talent battling for bragging rights this season. Jake Dennis, Sam Bird (Jaguar Racing), Alex Lynn and Alexander Sims (Mahindra Racing), Oliver Turvey and Tom Blomqvist (NIO 333) and Oliver Rowland (Nissan e.dams) make up the British magnificent seven.
The battle for top spot is closer than ever. DS TECHEETAH will have their sights set on getting their name into the record books with three consecutive team and driver championship titles. António Félix da Costa won the Season 6 title by the biggest margin in #formulae history, with 71 points separating him and second-placed Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes-EQ). However, at pre-season testing in Valencia, it was Maximilian Günther (BMW i Andretti Motorsport) who set the early pace, topping the timesheets for a second season in succession.
To support teams during the global health crisis, #formulae and the FIA decided to extend the next homologation period, with manufacturers only able to alter powertrain components once over the next two seasons.
Teams can either introduce a new car in Season 7, for a two-year cycle, or continue to use existing technology before homologating a new car the year after for a single season.
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