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Delving behind the scenes at Envision Racing , we learnt more about the Formula E racing team — backed by a Chinese multinational energy corporation — and its use of sophisticated technology to leverage racing data trackside , and in the workshop .

The company continues to expand its use of data to enable further progress in managing its performance on the racetrack , as well as backend support to allow the team to work faster and more efficiently .

We carried out an exclusive interview with the man leveraging this partnership :

• Sylvain Filippi , Managing Director and CTO of Envision Racing

After much anticipation , EV Magazine was able to get behind the scenes at the Envision Racing Team workshop at the Silverstone Racetrack , UK , to learn more about how Genpact supports the team ’ s data strategy , giving the team its own competitive edge in the sustainable racing championship .

EV ’ S PLACE IN A SUSTAINABLE LEGACY

There are a few underlying issues that Formula E hopes to resolve through its influential position and a widespread group of engineers and leaders from its partner companies . Since the dawn of the race , the FIA has been an advocate for climate and social justice , which drives its sustainability legacy agenda .

If electrification wasn ’ t enough on its own , Formula E is responsible for various projects around the world to create lasting impacts in its host cities . From smart city applications to social impact projects , the FIA is committed to leaving venues behind in a much more ecofriendly position , and more socially responsible .

After visiting Envision Racing at its workshop at the Silverstone Race Track , UK , Silvain Filippi , Managing Director and CTO of Envision Racing , expressed the importance and challenges that EVs present from a data perspective .

“ We ' re generating a lot of data , like most race cars , but formula E being using an electric car in the first place , means we are generating huge amounts of data already ,” says Filippi .

“ And then the format of the racing means we have very little time between the free practice sessions , qualifying , and the race , which means we have a lot of data and very little time to look at it so clearly .”

“ Smart cities are going to use electric vehicles powered by renewable energy in a connected network , but also by integrating AI technology ,” says Pallé .

“ It ' s a global and holistic solution that we ' re looking at , which is why Formula E races in cities — because mobility and transport accounts for a third of global emissions and mostly impacts cities .”

Season 8 closed in Seoul , Korea in 2022 , and the next will begin in Mexico City on the 14th January 2023 . The next year of racing will see more sustainable innovation taking place , the introduction of new partners , including Hankook tyres , and further lasting effects from the global racing championship .

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