The forged of The Apprentice went from boardroom nag to chequered flag for the fifth episode of the brand new sequence.
Contestants, beneath the watchful eye of Sir Alan Sugar and his trusted assistants, had been tasked with creating a brand new Formula E group.
That’s a disgrace for Paul Bowen, who was voted off within the second week, given his background in motorsport with the Belle Vue Colts speedway group, the place he has ridden.
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But those that had been left would step again into the longer term by tapping into a number of the world’s most superior automotive know-how, creating a brand new group for essentially the most forward-thinking sequence on the planet of motorsport.
What precisely is Formula E, although? Our man Aaron Flanagan has been overlaying the sequence for six years and has the lowdown for you.
What is Formula E?
First of all, let’s preserve it easy. Formula E is a racing world championship, identical to F1, which excursions across the globe.
The first occasion occurred in Beijing in 2014 the place it grew to become the first-ever all-electric racing sequence. Ever since, it has develop into one of many main motorsport championships on the planet.
It was the primary sport in historical past to be web zero since inception, which means there are not any carbon emissions from the races.
Similarities for F1 are usually few and much between. Formula E largely has totally different circuits and can usually race within the coronary heart of metropolis centres. Monaco is the one observe on each calendars.
Some of the most effective producers on the planet participate in Formula E – akin to Jaguar, Nissan, Porsche and McLaren – they usually use the sequence to assist develop the know-how that can ultimately find yourself in our electrical highway automobiles.
What is the highest velocity of the automobile?
The present high velocity of Formula E’s Gen3 automobile – the one we see on observe at present – is 200mph, or 322km/h.
That velocity is barely slower than different high single-seater sequence, however the automobile is designed to race round road circuits in busy metropolis centres, reasonably than large, extensive tracks that different motorsport occasions are typically held.
Formula E have created a modified model of their Gen3 automobile – the GENBETA – which holds the world file for the quickest official indoor landspeed, which was 218.71km/h on the 2023 London E-Prix.
Usain Bolt bought into the GENBETA automobile earlier this 12 months and reached 0-60mph in simply 2.89 seconds.
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Does anybody well-known race in Formula E?
This 12 months’s Formula E driver line-up is filled with a number of the most gifted names in motorsport. Speak to any driver and they’ll let you know that it’s the strongest line-up on the planet – even stronger than F1.
That is right down to the very fact some drivers can land careers in F1 as a result of their wealth, whereas in Formula E, it is all right down to skill.
In phrases of well-known faces, of the present line-up, the next names all have pushed in F1: Stoffel Vandoorne, Jean-Eric Vergne, Sebastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi, Pascal Wehrlein and Nyck De Vries.
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Other cool tales embody present champion Jake Dennis of Great Britain, who additionally works as a part of Red Bull race help for Max Verstappen on F1 weekends.
Sacha Fenestraz is Lando Norris’ former housemate once they had been coming by means of the academies collectively, plus there are 4 different Brits on the grid in Dan Ticktum, Sam Bird, Jake Hughes and Oliver Rowland.
What is the Formula E calendar?
The Formula E calendar adjustments yearly. While some places – akin to Diriyah, Monte Carlo, Berlin and London – are regulars, different races drop out and in.
In the previous, they’ve raced within the likes of New York, Cape Town, Hong Kong, Marrakesh, Paris and Santiago.
- Saturday January 14 – Mexico City, Mexico – Race received by Pascal Wehrlein
- Friday January 26 – Diriyah, Saudi Arabia – Race received by Jake Dennis
- Saturday January 27 – Diriyah, Saudi Arabia – Race received by Nick Cassidy
- Saturday March 16 – Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Saturday March 30 – Tokyo, Japan
- Saturday April 13 – Misano, Italy
- Sunday April 14 – Misano, Italy
- Saturday April 27 – Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Saturday May 11 – Berlin, Germany
- Sunday May 12 – Berlin, Germany
- Saturday May 25 – Shanghai, China
- Sunday May 26 – Shanghai, China
- Saturday June 29 – Portland, USA
- Sunday June 30 – Portland, USA
- Saturday July 20 – London, England
- Sunday July 21 – London, England
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Can you get tickets for the London race?
You definitely can. They can be found from the Formula E web site.
How are you able to watch Formula E on TV within the UK?
Formula E is being proven reside on TNT Sports for the 2024 season.
Coverage is hosted by Jermaine Jenas, with visitors on the panels together with the likes of David Coulthard, Karun Chandhok and extra.
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What else makes Formula E nice?
The unpredictability! Unlike F1, the place some races can develop into a precession, Formula E’s distinctive format means that anybody of about 14 or 15 drivers might conceivably win a race.
Across 16 races within the 2023 season, there have been seven totally different drivers who received a race.
The qualifying can also be distinctive to Formula E, the place the highest eight after a timed session are positioned within the quarter-finals and have head-to-head time trial races, proper as much as the ultimate, so there’s on total winner of qualifying.