Formula E, the FIA's all electric race series returns this weekend with a new car, new teams, new liveries, new drivers, at a new circuit. We preview season 5 ahead of tomorrows race at the Al Diriyah circuit in Saudi Arabia. What's new? Season 5 (the 2018/19 championship) of Formula E is the first for the all new generation 2 car (pictured above) which replaces the original Spark SRT-01E. The battery capacity has been doubled, from 28 kWh to 54 kWh, meaning an end to the mid-race car swaps which have been a feature of the series since it's inception. The new car will also gain a performance boost over the Gen 1 car, with an increase in peak power of 50 kW to 250 kW in qualifying and the...
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