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Development of the car started in September 2012. Lucas di Grassi was appointed as official test driver,

demonstrating the prototype, the ormulec ! 01 "built in 2010#. $2%$&% 'he ormulec ! 01 featured a chassis

constructed by (ercedes G) and motors built by Siemens . 'he car was used for the official promotion video

and for demonstrations in host cities.

*n the first of +ovember 2012, (cLaren !lectronic Systems was announced to provide the electricmotor , transmission and electronics for ormula !. $ % 'he ormula ! organisation ordered 2 cars from Spar-

acing 'echnology. or this order Spar- partnered with well renowned formula car manufacturer Dallara .$/%

(ichelin was announced as e clusive tyre supplier on (arch 2 , 201&. *n (ay 1/, 201& enault was

announced as technical partner of Spar- acing 'echnology. enault s e perience in the enault 3.!. "3ero

!mission# and ormula 1 programmes will be used to put to ormula ! s advantage .$4% *n the same day,

ormula ! unveiled the design of the Spar-5 enault S '601!.

'he battery design was in the hands of 7illiams 8dvanced !ngineering , part of the 7illiams Group to

which 7illiams 1 belongs. $9%

8t the ran-furt (otor Show , on September 10, 201&, the Spar-5 enault S ' 01! was revealed

by :8 president ;ean 'odt and ormula ! <oldings =!* 8le>andro 8gag .$ %

Daniel 8bt in the 8udi Sport 8?' 5s-inned car during the 201/ ?erlin e)ri .

*n ;uly &, 201 , the first official trial of the cars too- place in Donington )ar- , !ngland. 'he trial ended around

8ugust 21 with each team running all four of their cars completing a combined total of 1222 laps.

Technology $edit %

RESS $edit %

'he Spar-5 enault S '601! will feature a echargeable !nergy Storage System " !SS#. 8ccording to 8ppendi ; article 2/1 &.1.9 of the :S= , the !SS is the complete energy storage device, comprising an energy

storage medium "e.g. flywheel , capacitor or battery #.$11% 'he design of the !SS is free but must be homologated

by the :8. $12% )art of the !SS is the traction batteries and the ?attery (anagement System , these are supplied

by 7illiams 8dvanced !ngineering.

Electric motor $edit %

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'he electric motor is built by (cLaren !lectronic 'echnologies. 'he motor weighs 24 -g and produces a

ma imum of 290 bhp with 1 0+m of instant tor@ue. 'he motor was originally developed for the (cLaren

)1 road car .$1&%

Charging $edit %

8ccording to the regulations, the ormula ! cars can be charged during practice, @ualifying, the race and some

other specified moments during a racewee-end. $1 % Drayson acing and its technical partner Aualcomm <8L*

are developing a way to wirelessly charge the car. $1/% 'he wireless electric vehicle charging "7!B=# system

uses a pad under a par-ing space to charge the car. 'he system is tested on the electric Drayson ?12C4 !B , a

modified version of the Lola ?0 C40 .$14%

Tyres $edit %

'he car will be shod with 1 inch tyres. 'he :8 ormula ! championship uses a tyre which is suitable for wet

and dry conditions. 'he e clusive tyre supplier (ichelin will only ma-e one compound available, so there will

be no hard or soft compounds li-e in ormula 1 . 'he tyre is e pected to last the whole race wee-end.

Technical specifications $edit %

Design $edit %

• 8erodynamics optimiEed to facilitate overta-ing

• <igh ride height sensitivity and wide range of suspension set up possibilities to tac-le the city centre

streets

• =ost effectiveness

• =ompliant to :8 safety regulations

Technology $edit %

• Fse of latest technology

• =ompromise between performance and cost effectiveness wherever possible

• ! tensive use of composite materials but limited usage of the most e pensive carbon fibres

Dimensions $edit %

• Overall length /,000 mm "1 9 in# "ma #

• Overall width 1, 00 mm "91 in# "ma #

• Overall height 1,2/0 mm " in# "ma #

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• Track width 1,&00 mm "/1 in# "min#

• Ride Height 9/ mm "&in# "ma #

• Overall weight (inc driver) -g "1, / lb# "min# CC ?atteries alone &20 -g "90/ lb#

Power $edit %

• Ma !ower (limited) 200 -7 "24 hp #, appro 2&0 +Hm "190 ftHlbf # tor@ue "estimated# $1 %

• Race mode (!ower"saving) 190 -7 "22 hp #

• #an$oost 8dditional &0 -7 " 0 hp #

(a imum power will be available during practice and @ualifying sessions. During races, power5saving mode will

apply with the )ush5to5)ass system temporarily allowing ma imum power for a limited time. 'he amount of

energy that can be delivered to the (otor Generator Fnit "(GF# by the echargeable !nergy Storage System

" !SS# is limited to &0 -7h. 'his will be monitored by the :8.

Per%ormance $edit %

• &cceleration 0I100 -mCh "0I42 mph# in & s J !stimated

• Ma im'm s!eed 22/ -mCh "1 0 mph # " :8 limited#

inal performance figures are still to be verified.

Motors $edit %

• (GF by (cLaren

• (a imum of two (GFs allowed

• (GFs must be lin-ed only to the rear a le

• 'he use of traction control is forbidden

Traction attery $edit %

• 'he traction battery is a 2 -7h echargeable !nergy Storage System " !SS# and supplies electric

energy to the )ower =ircuit and thus to the traction motor. 8ny onboard battery electrically connected to

the )ower =ircuit is considered to be an integral part of the vehicle s traction battery

Rechargea le Energy Storage System $edit %

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• 8 echargeable !nergy Storage System " !SS# is a system that is designed to propel the car via the

electric motor. )roduction storage systems use electric rechargeable traction batteries , electric double5

layer capacitors or flywheel energy storage . :n order to comply they must be

• :8 Standard

• 'he ma imum weight of the ?attery =ells andCor =apacitor of the !SS must not be higher

than 200 -g

• 8ll ?attery =ells must be certified to F+ 'ransportation Standards as a minimum re@uirement

Chassis $edit %

'he Dallara built car features

• =hassis C Survival cell J =arbonCaluminium honeycomb structure

• ront and rear wing J =arbon structures and 8ero styling

• ?odywor- J =arbon J Kevlar honeycomb structures

ear o $edit %

• <ewland paddle shift se@uential gearbo

• i ed gear ratios to reduce costs

$rakes $edit %

• Standard two separate <ydraulic systems, operated by the same pedal

• ?ra-e material is free choice

• =alipers the section of each caliper piston must be circular

'he body of the calipers must be made from aluminium alloy

*heels and tyres $edit %

• ?espo-e 1 M treaded (ichelin tyres for use on both wet and dry conditionsCsurfaces

• =hampionship specific wheel dimensions

• *.3. acing (agnesium wheels. (a width J front 240 mm "10 in# C rear &0/ mm "12 in#. (a

Diameter J front 4/0 mm "24 in# C rear 4 0 mm "29 in#

Electronics $edit %

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• (cLaren !lectronics !=FCG=F including data logging system

• )ower supply management unit

• =8+ data ac@uisition pre5e@uipment

• :8 (arshalling system

• ?eacon receiver

• 'elemetry is not permitted

S's!ension $edit %

• Double steel wishbones, pushrod operated, twin dampers and torsion bars suspension "front# and

spring suspension "rear#

• 8d>ustable ride height, camber and toe

• 'wo way "front# C our way "rear# ad>ustable Koni dampers

• 8d>ustable anti5roll bar "frontCrear#

Steering system $edit %

• +on5assisted rac- and pinion steering system "power assistance is allowed#

• Steering wheel with dashboard, marshaling display, gear change and clutch paddles

Sa%ety $edit %

• :8 safety standards including front, side, rear and steering column impact tests

• ront and rear roll hoop, impact structures and monoco@ue push tests

• 8nti5intrusion survival cell protection panels

• 7heel retainer safety cables

• ! tinguisher system "electronically operated#