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THE RIVALS

Für Fans von Lewis Hamilton & Co. gibt

es neben der Formel 1 nun auch die Formel E

mit Elektroautos. DEBORAH CAPRAS

vergleicht beide Autorennen.

MEDIUM

STATUS For the 2020–21 season, the

Formula E series has been given

full world championship status

by the Federation Internationale

de l’Automobile (FIA).

CHAMPIONSHIP Twelve teams of

two drivers in single-seater cars

race around street circuits in 12

cities. Potential top speed is 280

km/h (174 mph).

MANUFACTURERS Carmakers in-

clude Audi, BMW, Mercedes-

Benz, Porsche and Venturi

Automobiles. Cars are fairly stan-

dardized, but teams customize

the design and develop software

to manage energy flow.

PIT STOPS Originally, battery life

was under 45 minutes, so a car

change was necessary. Batteries

now last the whole race.

GAME ON Drivers unlock a short

“attack mode” power boost by

driving a certain part of the circuit.

“Fanboost” allows fans to vote on-

line during a race on the best driv-

er, who gets a five-second boost.

WATCH Alexander Sims, British

driver ranked number one. Sea-

son 2019–20 ends on 26 July 2020

with the E-Prix in east London.

STATUS With the first British

Grand Prix on 13 May 1950, the

FIA Formula One (F1) World

Championship officially started.

CHAMPIONSHIP Ten teams of two

drivers race mainly on special cir-

cuits. New for the 2020–21 season:

the Vietnamese Grand Prix, a city

street circuit in Hanoi. Top record-

ed speed: 372.6 km/h (231.5 mph).

MANUFACTURERS Ferrari, Renault

and Toyota make their entire F

car. McLaren, Sauber and Wil-

liams buy engines made by BMW,

Honda and Mercedes-Benz.

PIT STOPS Pit stops are for chang-

ing tyres and making minor re-

pairs. Red Bull has the record for

the fastest pit stop at 1.82 seconds.

GAME ON Teams spend a total of

$2.6 billion (€2.4 billion) a year to

participate. To level the playing

field, a $175-million (€162-million)

cost cap for each car has been in-

troduced (excluding drivers’ sal-

ary and marketing) from season

2021–22.

WATCH British champion Lewis

Hamilton. Season 2020–21 started

on 15 March with the Australian

Grand Prix in Melbourne.

2014–

First season, starting with an

E-Prix in Beijing, China

14

Number of races in current

championship

45 MINUTES

Race time

2.8 SECONDS

Time to go from zero

to 100 km/h (62 mph)

€150 MILLION

Estimated total

losses since launch

25,000 TONNES

Estimated carbon footprint in

the first season.

Carbon neutral by 2020?

1901

Year of first use of “grand prix”,

at Le Mans, France

22

Number of grand prix events in

2020–21 season

2 HOURS

Race time

2.4 SECONDS

Time to go from zero

to 100 km/h (62 mph)

$1.004 BILLION

(€930 MILLION)

Total prize money in 2019

256,551 TONNES

Estimated carbon footprint in

2019–20 season.

Carbon neutral by 2030?

FORMULA E FORMULA ONE

Beijing

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, Peking

billion

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, Milliarde(n)

boost

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, Schub; hier:

Leistungserhöhung

cap [kÄp]

, Obergrenze

carbon footprint

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, CO 2 -Bilanz

circuit

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, Rundparcours;

hier: Rennstrecke

customize sth.

[(kVstEmaIz]

, etw. individuell

(aus)gestalten

engine

[(endZIn]

, hier: Motor

game on

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, etwa: los geht’s

grand prix

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, [wg. Aussprache]

launch [lO:ntS]

, Beginn (des

Wettbewerbs)

level the playing

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, gleiche

Ausgangs-

bedingungen

schaffen

pit stop

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, Boxenstopp

tyre [(taIE]

, Reifen