New car from Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team debuts at Varano, Italy

Mercedes-Benz EQ di Formula E

In the Italian circuit of Varano, drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Edoardo Mortara complete first test kilometres for the Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 01.

Mercedes-Benz EQ di Formula EThe car covered a total distance of 527 km in the shakedown and on the two test days.

Last week, the team passed yet another marker on the way to its first race in season six of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

Edoardo Mortara was a member of the Mercedes-AMG Motorsport DTM squad in 2017 and 2018, and he still has links with the team. During the test drives at Varano, the Venturi driver stepped in for Gary Paffett who was in action at the Intercontinental GT Challenge at Laguna Seca.

Mercedes-Benz EQ di Formula EThe first day was set aside for a filming day with the new car, the regulations for which permit the team to complete a maximum of 50 kilometres. During the course of the three days, the new vehicle covered a total distance of 527 kilometres. The objective was to compile as much information and data as possible about the first version of the power unit and the rest of the drive assembly.

When a new racing car comes to life for the first time and goes out onto the track, that’s always a very special moment – said Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Toto Wolff. Not only have we reached an important milestone for our as yet young team, but we have also laid a Mercedes-Benz EQ di Formula Esolid foundation for further development. But there is still a lot of work to do before our race debut when the next season starts towards the end of this year.

We are very pleased with the progress made during our first test with the new car – said Ian James, Managing Director of Mercedes-Benz Formula E Ltd. The first days of testing at Varano were a very important step in the development of our team. We brought together experts from our different sites at Affalterbach, Brackley, Brixworth and Stuttgart, and at the end of a successful three days, they left as members of a team – it was the birth of the Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team. In the coming weeks and months, many more milestones will follow on the way to our first race.

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