Listen to this article The Gen3 car will be the first Formula E challenger with a front-mounted motor used primarily for regeneration, adding 250kW of regen capacity to the 350kW drive motor at the rear. In addition, the car also has no rear brakes, and relies solely on the drive motor to provide the requisite stopping power at the rear of the car. This will give engineers more work to do in terms of writing their software to extract the right level of performance in the car, and in applying the right level of braking the motor when the driver begins to lift for the corners. Mercedes driver De Vries paid tribute to the overall launch of the new car concept, and explained some of the areas which will yield the biggest challenge to the teams. “I think Formula E did an amazing job launching it, they really created a buzz around it and I think it was a great event,” de Vries said. “Technically, it’s also very interesting and challenging for teams and drivers. “I think with having …

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