In November, another championship debuts. The EPCS (Electric Production Car Series), or Electric GT, will consist of 10 races — it will end at the Algarve circuit in October 2019 — where we will see 20 Tesla Model S P100DL, properly prepared, running.
Keeps standard engines and batteries, but is substantially lighter — are 500 kg less than the production car . To achieve this, the interior was stripped and the bodywork is now in linen fiber. The transformation was completed with a modified chassis — new suspension and brakes — and received a large rear wing and slick tires.
However, there is some apprehension after watching this video. The well-known Tiff Needell was the first journalist to have contact with the new machine on the Barcelona circuit — on a typical summer day and 30ºC temperature — but it did not go more than a lap and a half. The batteries overheated, losing power, forcing him to return to the pits. This is the biggest “headache” in the development of the new machine, easily overheating in the face of typical competition abuse.
With so little time left for the start of the championship, will they be able to solve this very “hot” problem in good time?
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