McLaren interested in FIA’s new electric series
4 September, 2012
Sep.4 (GMM) McLaren could get involved in the FIA’s new electric-only open wheeler series Formula E.
The series, featuring cars powered only by lithium batteries, will debut in 2014 and race in the centres of cities.
“Who knows, we might pop up in it,” Martin Whitmarsh, boss of the famous British Formula One team McLaren, told Reuters.
“I think it’s a good initiative and we’d be delighted in whatever form to be involved with it.”
Asked if that means there will be an electric McLaren team on the Formula E grid, Whitmarsh confirmed: “At some point, yes…but that’s not at the moment.”
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@Kimi4WDC:
Spoken like a true businessman. Your name isn’t Ron buy any chance
The only way they will do it, if they are going to be major supplier of various components to all the teams involved, so they can run a profit for McLaren Group
Oh no don’t do it!!!!!!!