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Jaguar has confirmed it will race in Formula E next year after giving the green light to a planned return to motorsport for the first time since dropping out of Formula One in 2004.It"s no promotional gimmick either: the company will be sending their own team to line up on the grid when the third season of the electric racing series gets underway in the autumn of 2016, with Williams Advanced Engineering joining them as official technical partners.Nick Rogers, Jaguar Land Rover"s Group Engineering Director, says: "I am proud to announce Jaguar"s return to racing with an entry into the innovative FIA Formula E championship. Electric vehicles will absolutely play a role in Jaguar Land Rover"s future product portfolio, and Formula E will give us a unique opportunity to further our development of electrification technologies."Yes, Jaguar"s planning a range of all-electric road cars, and reckons Formula E is the perfect way to get its message across.The British team will join the likes of Audi and Renault in the fledgling discipline, which is currently being led by Brazilian driver Lucas Di Grassi after the opening two races in China and Malaysia.
Date: 14 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 675
Jaguar has confirmed it will race in Formula E next year after giving the green light to a planned return to motorsport for the first time since dropping out of Formula One in 2004.It"s no promotional gimmick either: the company will be sending their own team to line up on the grid when the third season of the electric racing series gets underway in the autumn of 2016, with Williams Advanced Engineering joining them as official technical partners.Nick Rogers, Jaguar Land Rover"s Group Engineering Director, says: "I am proud to announce Jaguar"s return to racing with an entry into the innovative FIA Formula E championship. Electric vehicles will absolutely play a role in Jaguar Land Rover"s future product portfolio, and Formula E will give us a unique opportunity to further our development of electrification technologies."Yes, Jaguar"s planning a range of all-electric road cars, and reckons Formula E is the perfect way to get its message across.The British team will join the likes of Audi and Renault in the fledgling discipline, which is currently being led by Brazilian driver Lucas Di Grassi after the opening two races in China and Malaysia.
Date: 14 Dec 2015
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 675
