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EIGHT MANUFACTURERS TO ENTER FORMULA E
The international automobile federation (FIA) revealed that
eight manufacturers will enter the all-electric Formula E
Championship in season two.
For the inaugural 2014-15 season, all 10 teams compete
using identical single-seaters - the Spark-Renault SRT_01E
- utilising a powertrain by McLaren Electronic Systems.
From the 2015-16 season, the series will become an open
championship, allowing manufacturers to pursue their own
in-house innovations, beginning with the development of
bespoke powertrains.
Following a tender process and in-depth analysis, the
following manufacturers were selected: ABT Sportsline,
Andretti, Mahindra, Motomatica, NEXTEV TCR, Renault
Sport, Venturi Automobiles, Virgin Racing Engineering.
The next regulation progression, scheduled for season
three, will see manufacturers extend their efforts to the
batteries with the objective being the use of a single car
per driver during races from the fifth season.
Editor’s note:
Editor’s note:
FIFA TO PUBLISH REPORT INTO ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION
FIFA’s executive has approved the
publication of the full 430-page report into
allegations of corruption surrounding the
process by which Russia and Qatar were
awarded hosting rights for 2018 and 2022.
However the organisation said only legally
appropriate material would be published
and the report would only be published
after investigations into a number of
individuals were complete.
FIFA appears to have bowed to intense
pressure to publish the report, following
the resignation of the author of the report,
Michael Garcia, who said the summary of
his work contained errors and was mislead-
ing. Critics also fear large sections of the
report will be redacted.
Fifa has maintained it will not re-open the
voting process for the hosting rights to the
2018 and 2022 World Cups.
Meanwhile discussions on when the 2022
World Cup should be played appear to
suggest that football’s biggest event will be
played in November and December for the
first time unless FIFA unexpectedly gives
into European opposition. Powerbrokers
from Europe’s clubs and leagues on FIFA’s
Qatar task force will once again spell out
the disruption that would be created by
splitting their August-May seasons. But
with the final scheduling decision resting
with FIFA’s executive committee, it seems
unlikely President Sepp Blatter’s desire for
November-December will be overruled.
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