Formula E 2015: First race, First victory for Edams-Renault

Formula E 2015: First race, First victory for Edams-Renault

Sunday, october 25, Richard Mille and the Edams-Renault team lined up on the front row for the first race of the Formula E 2015 season. For the two drivers of the French team, Nicolas Prost and sebastien Buemi, serious winter testing had already borne results after they both secured front row places on the grid.

The race was held on a dry track with a cold air conditions in front of thousands of spectators who came to admire the 100% electric car competition.

Sébastien Buemi ( second overall in the 2014-2015 season ) , finished first in front of lucas di Grassi ( schaeffler audi sport abt ) and Nick Heidfeld ( mahindra racing Formula E team) .

To  provide even more entertainment to the public, the rules of this second season of formula E have considerably evolved. if the chassis and batteries remained common to all , manufacturers were allowed to use their own engines, transmissions and electronic setup by the Fédération internationale de l’automobile (Fia) and were also allowed to modify the rear suspensions . remember that Edams-rENault won the constructors’ title last season with the spark -renault srt_01, a single-seater capable of achieving 0 to 100 km/h in under 3 seconds, thanks to its 200 kW (270 hp) electric motor and a weight of just 800kg.

Alain Prost, four times F1 World champion and Jean-Paul driot joined forces to create the Edams-rENault team in Formula E. the revolutionary concept of this competition and the undeniable expertise of this team, warrant the brand’s association to the French team, leader of this competition.

The sports partnership exemplifies the spirit which unites the brand’s Jura homebase and Edams, both capable of believing in innovative concepts and then implementing them.

Rendez-vous November 7th in Putrajaya (malaysia), a few kilometers from Kuala lumpur, for the second race of formula E.