Venturi launches VM200-FE-02; announces partnership with ZF

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The Venturi Formula E team has officially unveiled their season three challenger, the VM200-FE-02, in a press conference at Donington Park this morning.

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The team’s drivers, Stephane Sarrazin and rookie Maro Engel, were on hand to take the covers off the car and attend the press conference, in which the team also announced a new partnership with ZF Group, a a German car parts maker from Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg.

The aim of the partnership is the design and development of a completely new powertrain that will house the electric motor, inverter and transmission. ZF will be involved with the intention of meeting the challenge of the season five technical regulations when the FIA Technical Road Map demands the use of only one car per driver.

The team believe that the collaboration with ZF will ‘help Venturi lead technology in Formula E’ and ‘put Venturi in the premier league for EVs’.

Gildo Pallanca Pastor, Venturi Formula E Team owner said: “We are very proud to have gained ZF as our technology partner as we look to mount a serious challenge for FIA Formula E honours. ZF’s reputation as a technology leader is renowned across the world. We will work together to create innovative solutions, products and processes using the great resources and skilled personnel of ZF in order to stand at the top of the winner’s podium with ZF as our partner.”

Dr. Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG, added, “For us, the technology partnership with Venturi in FIA Formula E gives us impetus for new technologies that will ideally also find their way to daily street use. Electrification is the key to individual mobility of the future and, using the exciting Formula E platform, we aim to make a significant contribution to the success of Venturi. Winning will allow us to prove our exceptional competences as a lead development partner and technology leader and winning with Venturi will also strengthen our credentials in motorsports withn electric powertrain competition cars. The FIA Formula E series, with its forward-looking and sustainability-oriented concept,provides the ideal setting for ZF to showcase our talents.”

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Images courtesy of Rajan Jangda

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