Nissan could be the latest car manufacturer to participate in the FIA Formula E Championship, replacing the Renault e.dams team. The Japanese company is one of the world’s largest makers of electric vehicles, but suffers from the lack of a significant presence in any mainstream motorsport series.
According to Motorsport, the decision was made following several discussions within the Renault-Nissan alliance, but an official announcement has yet to be made. The Renault e.dams team recently unveiled its new Formula E car with new livery, which hints interest at another season before handing over duties to Nissan for the 2018/19 season.
The chief executive of Formula E, Alejandro Agag also said that either one or two Japanese carmakers will take part in the series, naming Nissan, Toyota and Honda as key potentials. Other companies such as BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Audi are joining the fray too.
At the going rate, this could shape up to form a grid that is as competitive as it is interesting. What do you think? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
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of course the more brands the better!
If Liberty Media don’t do something fast, there’s a high chance of Formula E taking over from F1 in terms of importance.
Heck, there are more car manufacturers in Formula E now than in F1 for the past 8-9 years!
The truth is most spectators go to a race mainly for the ROAR & Noises generated by the machines beside the high speed & dramas from the pit lanes.
Formula E is good for the future but F1 is the “current” future if U get the drift. Cheers… to future racing.
And thats the problem with F1, the ROAR & Noises generated by the machines beside the high speed & dramas from the pit lanes is dying down. Its become a Snore1.
Indeed. I don’t know why the cars don’t have that shrill noise anymore when F1 cars in the 1980s with 1.5L Turbo engines was able to have such loud roars.
If a Honda Civic car from the Malaysian Super Series can sound better than an F1 car, then they need to do something!
So true. Even on TV, the car sounds went from chainsaw to vacuum cleaner. I belip is the MGU-H & K muting the sounds coming from tebo, and exhaust restrictions. They shud allow tebo Anti-Lag System too. Bring on the bangs.
they have share in Formula E though.