After the announcement of the initial plans Two years agoFormula E Finally ready Expand your fast charging pi-stops in the official race. In “Jeddah E-Prix” in Saudi Arabia this weekend, all electric episodes make Pit Boost, a mandatory stop for 34 seconds, which will add 10 percent additional energy (3.85 kW) using 30-second charging. No more than two crew members can work on a car during this process, and the third is dedicated to stopping and releasing a car with visual signals for the driver.
Pit Boost does not depend on the attack mode, an increase in the power in the race, which the formula E used in races for many years to increase the strategic aspects of its events. The attack mode is currently unfolding twice during each E-PRIX, when the driver activates additional energy, passing through a certain area of the path. This area, as a rule, goes beyond the main racing line, so drivers usually donate positions in favor of the attack regime.
There is no doubt that Pit Boost will give the teams another major racing element for management. In addition, the teams can bring only one car at a time, since the “double stack” in the style of Formula 1 against the rules set forth by the formula E and the leadership of the series, Fia (Federal International de L'Automobile). And there is not only the process of creating a pet -stop, but the teams also have to explain the fact that it takes 34 seconds. This is eternity in auto-leggings, especially when you compare with stops for three seconds in F1. Formula E says that FIA will determine the Pit Boost window for each event, and this information will be transmitted to the teams 21 days before the race.
Formula E did not have a Petopa for seven years. In those daysDrivers had to change cars during racing to get to the end of E-prix. EV battery technology has advanced to such an extent that awkward changes were no longer necessary. During the seasons, the pit stop in the middle of the race was made only in order to change the flat tire or correct damage to the work of the body. Usually this is doomed to any chance of a decent finish. This season was Gen3 Evo car debut For the series, an updated racer with greater power and all -wheel drive. The new EV has already done for more interesting E-PRIX, including Mitch Evans from Jaguar, who won from the rear of the network to San Paulo.
How Race ReportsFormula E Formula first began planning PI-Stop Energy Saving in 2019 during development Gen3 carThe field when the time has come for Gen3 cars To get on the highway in 2023, it was immediately obvious that the technology of fast charging Not even close be prepared for the race. Then they lifted Pete in the season 2024but even with a delay, formula E and its suppliers I could not fix it Each error in equipment and its deployment.
This weekend, there is a double title with two races in Jidd, but formula E plans to use Pit Boost in Friday E-Prix. If everything goes well, the series hopes to do the same on other events with double headlines this season. They are planned for Monaco, Tokyo, Shanghai, Berlin and London.