With a second-place end in Formula E’s one hundredth E-Prix in the present day, Stoffel Vandoorne secured the Season 8 Formula E world championship. The Mercedes-EQ driver made it back-to-back trophies for the group in each the drivers’ and the group championships as fellow Silver Arrows pilot Nyck de Vries was the defending collection champ. While Vandoorne was no match for Round 16 winner Edoardo Mortara, a podium end after a P4 qualifying effort was sufficient to carry off his lone championship challenger in the course of the last race.

Jaguar TCS’ Mitch Evans put Vandoorne underneath strain yesterday by profitable the penultimate E-Prix in moist circumstances. The Mercedes-EQ driver completed fifth, however was unable to increase the comfy lead he had within the championship standings heading into the Seoul double-header. However, Evans could not replicate yesterday’s magic: he solely managed a seventh-place end after beginning P13.

“Just look at the season we’ve had,” stated Vandoorne. “The consistency and the car has been amazing, and the team has done an incredible job. I think every single one of us deserves it. What we’ve accomplished is something special.”

Sunday’s race marks the top of the Gen2 period in Formula E. When the collection begins Season 9 in January, the Gen3 racer will probably be in each group’s storage. The new design, which is each lighter and smaller than the Gen2 mannequin, ought to enable for extra “agile” wheel-to-wheel racing. These vehicles ought to be two to 4 seconds sooner in each qualifying and race circumstances due to an electrical motor can ship 350kW of energy (470BHP) to achieve high speeds of 200MPH (320 km/h). Formula E says the electrical energy items can convert over 90 % of their power to mechanical energy and round 40 % of the power vehicles will use throughout an E-Prix will probably be produced by regenerative braking. Gen3 may also be the primary Formula automotive ever with each entrance and rear powertrains, which is able to add 250kW to the 350kW within the again.