19.3.2019 Munich. Two weeks after the stint in the Chinese special administrative zone Hong Kong (CHN) celebrates the FIGURE of the FIA Formula E Championship with the Sanya E-Prix (CHN), the return on the Chinese mainland. BMW i, Andretti Motorsport wants to find back on the new course in Sanya again in the first race of the season shown strength and with both BMW iFE.18 in the points drive.
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- Voices in front of the Sanya E-Prix:
- Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):
- Roger Griffiths (team Manager BMW i, Andretti Motorsport):
- Alexander Sims (#27 BMW iFE.18):
- António Félix da Costa (#28 BMW iFE.18):
- The FANBOOST Voting.
- Hashtags-of-the-BMW i, Andretti Motorsport driver:
Voices in front of the Sanya E-Prix:
Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):
“The return of formula E to China is for the series and for BMW i, the great, and China is an extremely important market for the topic of electric mobility. The journey of BMW i and formula E has started 2014 with the first race in Beijing, will close now with our return, as the BMW i, Andretti Motorsport factory team is a circle. Unfortunately, we were not able to make load in Hong Kong athletic the best out of our possibilities. We have analyzed the reasons for this and derive our conclusions. In Sanya, we hope that the Strengths of our BMW i drivetrain better play and to be able to Top-up, which have led us into this season already to some excellent results. Our goal remains, with two BMW iFE.18 as many points as possible to retract.“
Roger Griffiths (team Manager BMW i, Andretti Motorsport):
“After the disappointing outcome of the race in Hong Kong, the Team is now looking forward to the Premiere in Sanya. We have not analyzed in Detail, why we are the most competitive in Hong Kong as otherwise, and we are confident that we will have in the future a strong package. We don’t know too much about the Region in which we travel in China, but we have to perform Tests in the Simulator and will therefore be prepared well. We can’t wait to go back to the race and important points for the standings.“
Alexander Sims (#27 BMW iFE.18):
“I am really looking forward to our Premiere in Sanya. The course looks at first glance relatively quickly and widely. There are long Straights and hard braking zones. After we were not able to play in Hong Kong, unfortunately, the Strengths of our package, I hope that we will find back in Sanya, back to our usual strength.“
António Félix da Costa (#28 BMW iFE.18):
“In Sanya, we all come to a new track. It’s happening, so for each Zero. I shot in the Simulator is already a couple of laps on the Layout of the course – he seems to be a lot of fun. I have the impression that energy efficiency will play a very large role, similar to the one in Marrakech, where we are very good to cope. Hopefully this will be in China in a similar way.“
The FANBOOST Voting.
The FANBOOST Voting is the formula-E-Fans have the chance to vote for a driver to deliver and to help him during the race an extra boost in performance. The five riders with the most FANBOOST votes will receive significantly more power, which you can access within a 5-second window during the second half of the race. Fans can vote starting six days before the race. Every Fan has the opportunity to vote Once per day. The Voting ends 15 minutes after the start of the race. There are three ways to vote: online at https://fanboost.fiaformulae.com/, via the official formula E App, or on Twitter using the Hashtags #FANBOOST, as well as the name and surname of the driver as a single-Word Hashtag.
Hashtags-of-the-BMW i, Andretti Motorsport driver:
#Alexander Sims
#Antonio Felix Dacosta
The BMW i vehicle fleet.
BMW i is as the “Official Vehicle Partner” for the first hour in the FIG FIA Formula E Championship and also in season 5, the Safety-Car fleet. At the top of the BMW M components modified BMW i8 coupe Safety Car (fuel consumption combined: 1.8 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 14,0 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 42 g/km). In addition, the BMW i3s (fuel consumption includes combined: 0.0 l/100 km; combined electric power consumption: 14,3 kWh; CO2 emission, combined: 0 g/km)* as a “Race Director’s Car” and the BMW 530e iPerformance (fuel consumption combined: 2,2-2.1 l/100 km; power consumption combined: 13,6-13,3 kWh/100 km, CO2-emissions combined: 49-47 g/km)* in its function as a “Medical Car” for the BMW i vehicle fleet for the FIG FIA Formula E Championship.
Hong Kong (CHN), 10th March 2019. FIG FIA Formula E Championship, Hong Kong E-Prix, BMW i, Andretti Motorsport, António Félix da Costa (POR) BMW iFE.18 #28.
CO2 emissions & fuel consumption.
The figures for fuel consumption, CO2-emissions and power consumption are determined in accordance with the prescribed measuring process of regulation (EU) 2007/715 in the current version. The specifications refer to a vehicle in base facilities in Germany, the Ranges take into account differences in the selected wheel and tyre size, and the optional special equipment.
The information are already determined on the Basis of the new WLTP test-cycle and on the comparability on the NEDC is calculated. In these vehicles related taxes, (Parking) on CO2 emissions, other than the values specified here apply for the assessment of taxes and other vehicle.
Stand 06.12.2018
Further information on official fuel consumption and official specific emissions of CO2 can be taken from car emissions of new passenger cars to the ‘guide on the fuel economy, CO2-emissions and power consumption of new Passenger’ charge at all sales outlets, the Deutsche Automobil Treuhand GmbH (DAT), Hellmuth-Hirth-Str. 1, 73760 Ostfildern-scharnhausen, Germany and online under https://www.dat.de/co2/ available-for-free.
