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If the emergence of Formula E heralded the arrival of motorsport’s electric future in 2014, then 2021 will be the year in which EV-based racing undergoes its next revolution. This is thanks to an all-new touring car category: the all-electric PURE ETCR series, which begins at Italy’s Vallelunga Circuit on June 18th.
Once again, the Honda Civic Type R Limited Edition has been appointed as the official safety car for the 2021 FIA World Touring Car Cup (WTCR) season, marking its second consecutive showing as the championship’s […]
PURE ETCR performs first race simulations at Vallelunga
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The PURE ETCR organisation performed a race weekend simulation at Vallelunga with cars from Cupra, Hyundai and Romeo Ferraris (Alfa Romeo).
The teams completed “battle races” using the 24 metre wide starting gate, including the use of push-to-pass systems and the full 500kW (670bhp) power mode.
Also utilised for the first time during the test was the hydrogen generators and chargers for the race cars.
Hyundai had Augusto Farfus, Jean-Karl Vernay and John Filippi on site while Stefano Coletti drove the Alfa Romeo for Romeo Ferraris. Cupra had drivers Mattias Ekström, Jordi Gené and Mikel Azcona on site.
The organisers of the new PURE ETCR series have announced a change to the 2021 calendar, with the planned event at Zolder being replaced by one at the Hungaroring. Zolder has been due to host the second meeting of the inaugural season in early July as part of the Zolder 24 Hours race weekend, but … More »