McLaren will take over the Formula E title-winning Mercedes team and enter the all-electric world championship when it starts a new 'Gen3' era in its ninth season next year, the Woking outfit confirmed today. Mercedes won both championships in the city-based series last year but had already announced their departure to focus on Formula One. read more McLaren signed an option in January last year and had been assessing whether to add Formula E to a portfolio that includes F1, Indy Car, the electric off-road Extreme E championship and esports. Season nine is the start of a new era for Formula E with its third-generation car billed as the world's most efficient and capable of reaching speeds...
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