Some Italian talent is coming to the grid. plans for in the electric motorsport series in 2023, becoming the first brand in the country to do so.
The automaker is returning to single-seater competition for the first time in more than six decades. Maserati ran a successful Formula 1 team in the 1950s and its two-seater MC12 won 14 titles in the FIA GT sports car series between 2004 and 2010.
Maserati plans to take what it learns on the Formula E tracks and put it back in its . “In addition to this piece of history, Maserati Formula E will be our technology lab to accelerate the development of high-efficiency electrified powertrains and intelligent software for our road-going sports cars,” said Stellantis Motorsport Senior Vice President Jean-Marc Finot. .
The automaker will enter Formula E as the series, its lightest and fastest vehicle to date. Formula E and the International Automobile Federation (FIA) have said the Gen3 will be the most efficient race car on the planet. They claim the EV will produce at least 40% of the energy used in a race through regenerative braking.
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