F1 Association Gives a Positive Nod to Tesla EV Racing Championship

It wouldn't be long until you see Tesla'due south electric cars zipping at high speeds on Gran Turismo racing tracks. It was recently reported that the F1 regulator Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has granted permission to induct modified Model Due south P100D into the fleet of electric professional racing cars.

Since Tesla'south electric cars are the only ones that have been sanctioned for racing past the FIA, the debut season of the all-electrical racing upshot will comprise but race-ready Tesla S model cars from different teams across the world. The FIA hopes to host the event later this twelvemonth, merely has not penned downwardly the exact dates. The revved-upwardly Tesla S passed a crash exam last calendar week specially designed by FIA to ensure human safe on race tracks.

The FIA has already outlined the Electric Production Motorcar Series (EPCS) racing consequence, which was earlier chosen Electrical GT World Series, and racers volition have to go through rigorous qualifying clashes followed by 2 37-mile circuit races i after some other. The organization has limited the maximum power for electric cars in this serial to 785bhp (585kW).

Also the standard circuit race format, the FIA will as well host of "drift off" tournament in this series. In this, 2 pinnacle finishing drivers and ii of crowd'southward favorites will clash for three actress points in the championship.

The Verge notes that EPCS is not the just racing event involving electric cars. Formula E series is well-established, the quaternary season of which has already begun. Other electric racing class events are also held as part of major championships like Isle of man and Pikes Pinnacle.

Further, Tesla is non an official partner of the EPCS and while it is aware of the development, it doesn't wholly support the idea of route cars (Tesla Southward) being put onto the race track. As a result, there are several limitations similar the locked battery suite which cannot be calibrated for racing conditions. We hope that the adventurous entrepreneur, Elon Musk, soon finds peace in the thought so Tesla fans tin enjoy watching their favorite cars blazing on race tracks.