Porsche is leaving WEC for Formula E
It was a return to past glory that culminated in many exciting on-track scraps – particulalry against the likes of Toyota. More importantly it also earned the Weissach-based marque three more overall victories at the 24-Hours of Le Mans, the last of which was achieved earlier this year. Unfortunately that represents the closing of this chapter for as of next year Porsche will be gone: gone to refocus their efforts on the fledging race series known as Formula E.
"Entering Formula E and achieving success in this category are the logical outcomes of our Mission E. The growing freedom for in-house technology developments makes Formula E attractive to us," says Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche AG. “Porsche is working with alternative, innovative drive concepts. For us, Formula E is the ultimate competitive environment for driving forward the development of high-performance vehicles in areas such as environmental friendliness, efficiency and sustainability." Yeah, sad but true. – Thomas Falkiner