This upcoming Formula E season will feature a more
aggressive-looking Audi e-tron race car, featuring plenty of visible carbon
fiber and a surprisingly bright orange livery. Before making its racing debut at
Ad Diriyah in Saudi Arabia on November 22/23, the brand new Audi e-tron FE06
will be unveiled to the public at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show next week – at
the Audi booth in Hall 3, to be precise.
Meanwhile, his teammate, Luca di Grassi, had this to
say: “The fans are going to immediately recognise our car from the grandstands
or on television. Each livery in the five seasons has had its own unique
character, but the FE06 is my favourite. Now it’s up to the whole team to also
make it a success.”
The reason why the designers chose orange for the
livery was the color palette in which the road-going Audi e-tron was previously
presented. One thing’s for certain though, the color really does “pop”,
especially compared to what we’ve already seen from the likes of Porsche and
Mercedes with regards to their Formula E cars.
Audi still has a lot of work to do before the first
race of the season. During the next few weeks, the team will be doing some
“intensive private testing” in Europe, followed by a trip to Valencia in the
middle of October for the official Formula E pre-season test.
