Formula E: from Rome to Versailles with the DS Performance team
This Saturday, April 10 was the first round of the Grand Prix de Formula E in Rome. The race ended with the victory of Jean-Eric Vergne from Team DS Techeetah. If part of the ETA team ...
29/05/2022
This Saturday, April 10, took place the first round of the Rome Formula E Grand Prix. The race ended with the victory of Jean-Eric Vergne from Team DS Techeetah. If part of the team was on site in Italy, another game managed the race from the DS Performance headquarters in Versailles Satory. We were with them to evoke this competition.
It was a special race for the stable. Indeed, their new motorcycle group would compete for the first time, installed in the heart of the DS E-Tense Fe21. This block takes over from that which allowed the team to win two successive years the titles "pilot" and "manufacturer".
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As Thomas Gomis explains to us, currently in charge of tests and developments for the stable, this new block optimizes power management transmitted to the wheels. He arrives after two races and is approved for two years. With constraints on developments and the number of pieces that can be replaced for a season, power and reliability must go hand in hand.
Thomas Gomis, currently in charge of trials and developments for the stableThe race was also important For Xavier Mestelan Pinon, technical director at DS Performance who lived here his last race within the team. He who was present from the start of the Formula e remembers the first races where the pilots had to change cars during competition due to insufficient battery. This is no longer the case on current 45 -minute races. Technological evolution directly influences general public cars, which is important for a manufacturer that plans to market only electric and hybrid vehicles from 2025.
Xavier Mestelan Pinon, Technical Director at DS Performancewith ephemeral circuits In the city where training in real condition is impossible, the simulation takes an essential place in this competition. At DS - Techeetah, we find among others Hanna Dassy, engineer in charge of the simulator, and Arthur Lehouck, pilot on the latter. They configure the "virtual" car and help pilots prepare for the race. The extremely precise data, both on the elements concerning the track and on the data of the engine and the chassis. Fields, weather conditions, racing incidents are created to anticipate all possible situations.
Hanna Dassy, engineer in charge of the simulatorbut the simulation never replaces reality. As proof, during the qualifications, the Olivier Turvey pilot of the Nio 333 team hardened Jean-Eric Vergne's car. It is then to engineers and mechanics on the ground to take action to rebuild the car, in very beautiful way in view of the result of the day.
Arthur Lehouck, pilot on simulator