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It is now official! The German automobile manufacturer has now entered into the league of Formula E manufacturer's for season five, six and seven with contestants like DS Automobiles, German marque,Renault, Jaguar Land Rover, ABT Formel E, Mahindra, Venturi, Penske Autosport, and NEXT EV’s registrations have also been approved by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. The expansion of the BMW Motorsport and BMW i in making the first all-electric single seater racing vehicle is a long-term strategy for the company.
Jens Marquardt, BMW Motorsport Director, said, "Since its inaugural season, Formula E has enjoyed rapid development and is now regarded as a high-level racing series. BMW i has contributed actively as Official Vehicle Partner from the word go and has left its mark on the series. Other manufacturers have now followed suit. Everyone involved is delighted to be taking steps to get involved on the sporting and technological side of Formula E. Planning is underway to compete with a works team in season 5. This required our registration as a manufacturer. This was completed by the required deadline."
Right from the first season, BMW has been associated with the FIA Formula E Championship. The BMW i3 has been recognised as the 'Medical Car' and 'Race Director Car' while the i8 is known as the ‘Safety Car’ and the X5 xDrive40e is termed as the ‘Rescue Car’.
Motorsport.com quoted Jean Todt, FIA President, as saying, "The homologation of the powertrains that will be used as from season 5 is a very significant step because it means the cars will be able to run for twice as long while, at the very least, maintaining the same performance level. This highlights how motorsport can stimulate and accelerate development of new technologies which can then be applied to road cars and in this case, it has even more of a key role, given that at the moment, electricity is one of the more practical alternatives when it comes to finding new forms of more sustainable mobility in the future."
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