The 2022 Formula E season is the last scheduled before the advent of the Gen3 single-seaters, which will debut at the next 2022-23 championship. A year that will also be characterized by several important innovations especially as regards the participating teams: the most important, among the many, will concern the official withdrawal of Mercedes, current champion. At the same time, the absence of the German manufacturer will be replaced by two other historical realities of international motorsport such as Maserati and, potentially, McLaren.
Regarding the latter, it is in fact in full negotiations with the top management of Mercedes EQ to take over the entire Brackley racing department and transfer it to the Woking headquarters, with the British team that would keep all the staff of the German team in sight. next season. The operation, initiated by the CEO Zak Browncould also include Saudi Arabia’s interest in the deal, especially thanks to the participation of the Saudi Public Investment Fund in McLaren. While waiting to understand what will be the development of the agreement, which must be formalized by September, McLaren is also thinking about the more technical aspect, linked to future activity on the track. In fact, it could play the next world championship with its own independent team, but with one powertrain supply coming from another company already involved in Formula E. Specifically, as reported by the-race.comthis team could respond to the name of Nissanready to make an agreement with another valid team until 2026. Although McLaren has not been named, the same Director of Global Motorsport of the Japanese company, Tommaso Volpehad previously mentioned Nissan’s willingness to finalize an agreement with a new-entry team for 2022-2023, thus explaining the status of the negotiations: “We are managing the whole situation to ensure that we will be able to supply”. A quick comment, but one that could pave the way for a possible marriage with McLaren, given the collaboration already announced between Maserati and DS Techeetah for next season.
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