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BMW i Andretti Motorsport looking to back up strong performances in Mexico.
Tue Feb 12 11:02:56 CET 2019 Informação à Imprensa
Having started the season with three impressive displays, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team now travels to the Mexico City E-Prix, with its sights set on challenging for top results with both BMW iFE.18s in round four of this season’s ABB FIA Formula E Championship. The BMW i8 Coupe Safety Car is also set to attract its fair share of attention, as it sports its new design for the first time at the race weekend in Mexico.
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Munich. Having started the season with three impressive
displays, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team now travels to the
Mexico City E-Prix, with its sights set on challenging for top
results with both BMW iFE.18s in round four of this season’s ABB FIA
Formula E Championship. The BMW i8 Coupe Safety Car is also set to
attract its fair share of attention, as it sports its new design for
the first time at the race weekend in Mexico.
Quotes ahead of the Mexico City E-Prix:
Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):
“In Mexico, we want to reap the rewards of our work in recent
weeks and months. After the victory at the season-opener, we clearly
had the potential to finish on the podium in both Morocco and Chile.
For various reasons, we have not managed to convert our strong
performances into the good results they deserve. That is now our goal
for Mexico. We want to finish in the points with both BMW iFE.18 this
time. I am also looking forward to the new design of the BMW i8 Coupé
Safety Car, which we will see for the first time in Mexico. It is
great to see how closely BMW has been associated with Formula E from
the word go and the BMW i Safety Car fleet is a fantastic symbol of that.”
Roger Griffiths (Team Principal BMW i Andretti Motorsport):
“The unique combination of parts of the historic track and the
more modern stadium section leads to a challenging and exciting lap
for the drivers and fans alike. Our driver pairing comes to Mexico
with a mix of experience; the fourth time racing here for António and
the first for Alexander; however we have seen that Alexander is a fast
learner, his knowledge and experience of Formula E is fast expanding
and I am sure that he will quickly get the most from the car and with
that come race success. António has already demonstrated his speed in
previous races here, particularly in qualifying.”
Alexander Sims (#27 BMW iFE.18):
“We did a decent job in Santiago de Chile. Our pace is good so
I’m really looking forward to going to Mexico and hopefully showing
again our competitiveness on track. The team is doing a great job
which is why I’m confident that the car will be great again. I’ve
heard a lot about the Mexican fans and their enthusiasm, so I think
the Mexico City E-Prix will be a great event.”
António Félix da Costa (#28 BMW iFE.18):
“The Mexico City E-Prix has been a good race for me in the past.
I even qualified for the super-pole last year, so I’m really looking
forward to going back.
The season is still young and we are in a
good position to keep fighting for the championship. The team has been
very competitive on all tracks so far, so that leaves me very
confident for the upcoming races.”
The FANBOOST vote.
FANBOOST gives Formula E fans the opportunity to vote for their
favourite driver and award them an extra boost of power during the
race. The five drivers with the most FANBOOST votes are awarded a
significant burst of power, which they can deploy in a five-second
window during the second half of the race. Fans can vote for their
favourite driver in the six days prior to, and leading up to 15
minutes into, each race. Each fan can vote once per day. There are
three ways to vote: Online at https://fanboost.fiaformulae.com/,
via the official Formula E App or on Twitter using the hashtag
#FANBOOST plus the drivers first and last name as a one-word hashtag.
Hashtags of the BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers:
#AlexanderSims
#AntonioFelixdaCosta
The BMW i Fleet.
BMW i is “Official Vehicle Partner” of the ABB FIA Formula E
Championship in Season 5. Spearheading the BMW i fleet is the BMW i8
Coupe Safety Car, modified with BMW M components (combined fuel
consumption: 1.8 l/100 km; combined energy consumption 14.0 kWh/100
km; combined CO2 emissions: 42 g/km)*. As well as the BMW i8 Coupe,
the BMW i fleet also includes the BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption:
0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh; combined CO2
emissions: 0 g/km)* as “Race Director Car” and the BMW 530e
iPerformance (combined fuel consumption: 2.2-2.1 l/100 km; combined
energy consumption: 13.6-13.3 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions:
49-47 g/km)* in its role as “Medical Car”.
CO2 EMISSIONS & CONSUMPTION.
The values for fuel consumption, CO2 emission and energy consumption
shown were determined in the standardized test cycle according to the
European Regulation (EC) 715/2007 in the version applicable at the
time of type approval. The figures refer to a vehicle with basic
configuration in Germany and the range shown considers optional
equipment and the different size of wheels and tires available on the
selected model.
The values are already based on the test cycle
according to the new WLTP regulation and are translated back into
NEDC-equivalent values in order to allow a comparison between
vehicles. With respect to these vehicles, for vehicle related taxes or
other duties based (at least inter alia) on CO2-emissions the CO2
values may differ to the values stated here.
Effective
06.12.2018
Further information about the official fuel
consumption and the official specific CO2 emission of new passenger
cars can be taken out of the „handbook of fuel consumption, the CO2
emission and power consumption of new passenger cars“, which is
available at all selling points and fromDeutsche Automobil Treuhand
GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-Scharnhausen, and
under https://www.dat.de/co2/.