The new Formula E season is starting to resemble Formula 1

The upcoming season of Formula E will include a new race format and three races New racing locations When in December it starts to go with the new Gen4 electric cars. The schedule released by the FIA ​​today includes the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Brands Hatch Circuit in Kent, and Circuit Zandvoort in Amsterdam. like Race This will give Formula E two weekends in the United States for the first time since its inaugural season in 2014.

The dual race weekends for the Electric Racing Series will also change, with two different types of racing added to a shorter ‘Unleashed’ E-Prix before the main event. the New “Unleashed” format It is a 30-minute sprint, similar to Formula 1 sprints, with no mandatory pit stops, allowing drivers to focus on pushing the new Gen4 cars as fast as possible, rather than worrying about battery management.

The new Formula E season shifts the schedule away from smaller street circuits and towards race tracks that can accommodate the higher speeds that Gen4 cars are capable of – up to 208 mph (335 km/h). They have a larger footprint than the Gen3 too, measuring 5540 x 1790mm. Gen4 also has a higher attack mode of 600 kilowatts, which represents a 71 percent increase over the previous generation, According to the International Automobile Federation. Talk to MotorsportFormula E CEO Jeff Dodds claimed that “Gen4 gets us on[F1’s]heels, and Gen5 is probably faster.”