OCTOBER RACE TECH

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WHY WE NEED FORMULA E: A decade on from that historic first race round the Bird’s Nest stadium, Andrew Charman asks Frédéric Bertrand – who spent 10 years as the FIA creating and developing Formula E, and now runs one of the teams–why the electric series works

BUILDING NASCAR’S EV: Of all the taboos for NASCAR to break, an EV racecar ranks as one of the biggest. So what’s going on? Chris Pickering talks to the lead engineer behind the project

CHEVRON RIDES AGAIN: Two major announcements have added to the ladder of progression for newcomers to motorsport, with Chevron’s B1417 grabbing the headlines. By Andrew Charman

GREEN TECH: Hydrogen fuel cells Chris Pickering talks to the motorsport director of Symbio, the leading hydrogen mobility pioneer whose technology underpins the ambitious Extreme H and MissionH24 hydrogen projects

AERO TECH: New pressure scanner. The latest in the MPS4200 family of miniature pressure scanners from Scanivalve could offer aero teams unprecedented insights. Chris Pickering discovers more

POWER TECH: Mahindra Formula E Significant technical changes in the all-electric Formula E World Championship could provide a route back to the front of the grid for one of its longest-serving manufacturers. By Andrew Charman