Formula E has agreed a partnership extension with technology and engineering business Fortescue Zero for the 2025/26 season.
Key details:
- Fortescue Zero will continue as the series’ official pit boost partner
- The technology will be used at one race of all double-header weekends
Context:
Starting with Jeddah on 13th February, pit boost will also be available in Berlin, Monaco, Shanghai, Tokyo, as well as the season finale in London. The system delivers teams the ability for two battery top-ups per race from a 600kW portable unit.
Pit boost was introduced last season following a slew of delays – plans for mandatory pit stops were first announced for the 2022/23 season. Once again, pit boost will only be available at select races rather than the whole season, but only one six-minute ‘Attack Mode’ will be accessible at those events.
According to The Race, it remains undecided whether pit boost will form part of the Gen4 era, which gets underway from the 2026/27 season. A decision is expected by the end of this month, though Fortescue Zero is willing to continue as technology provider despite having lost the battery tender to Podium Advanced Technology in 2024.
Comment:
“The return of pit boost this season reaffirms Formula E’s role as the ultimate real-world laboratory for high-speed innovation,” said Alberto Longo, co-founder and chief championship officer of Formula E.
“By pushing this technology to its limits on the track, we aren’t just enhancing the race spectacle; we are proving the mission-critical solutions needed to decarbonise heavy industry and accelerate the global shift to electric mobility.”
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