Audi, Porsche gave up Le Mans, and Mercedes gave up DTM, all for it.

The traditional racing bible is being revised, and the international giants’ attention to the event is quietly changing, all because of the big environment.

Self-abandonment of racing giants

There are not many racing giants in the world today. Here are a few that will surely convince the public.

Participated in 1999 and won 13 championships so far. Among them, from the second year of the competition (2000), it won three consecutive championships. In 2004, another five consecutive championships began. In 2010, it was another five consecutive championships.

Has decided to leave the once glorious Le Mans battlefield.

This achievement is quite amazing. By the way, if you mention some details of these ten years, your worship of you may be further deepened. In 2003, EXP Speed 8 won the championship, but it was actually a car in a coat, so strictly speaking, it should have been nine consecutive championships since 2000-this is terrible!

And left, there was only one LMP1 group, I don’t know what it was like.

In addition, R15 TDI Plus, which won the championship in 2010, finished the race with a distance of 5410.713km, creating the longest race distance in the history of the 24-hour Le Mans race, and this record has been maintained to this day.

Now, I have to say goodbye to such a brilliant record, and I have said that I will no longer participate in the Le Mans LMP1 group competition.

This name, it seems, is the same as drawing an equal sign. It is the brand that has won the Le Mans Competition the most times in history, winning the championship for 19 times.

The 917K in 1970 opened the era of Le Mans Competition.

In 2015, he returned to Le Mans and ended the dynasty with 919 Hybrid racing car, and won the championship for three consecutive years. Just after winning this year’s Le Mans championship in June this year, he suddenly announced his withdrawal from the Le Mans competition in LMP1 group.

This year, 919 Hybrid won the championship again in Le Mans Competition, and then suddenly announced the launch of LMP1 group events.

Overnight, he quit one after another, leaving those who had never won the championship alone in the wind.

In recent years, it has dominated the grand prix, making the former giants follow behind them, including Williams, Williams and so on.

Mercedes-has become the ruler today.

However, it is not just announced that it will withdraw, but another influential event in Europe-DTM (German Touring Car Masters). As the most famous touring car race in Germany and even in Europe, DTM represents the highest level of touring car races. In DTM, it is an old-fashioned powerhouse and has been fighting here for more than 20 years.

Quit DTM, stay with two companies, and the future of this event suddenly becomes a mystery.

In 1988, he began to participate in DTM events, won the championship for the first time in 1992, and is now one of the three major DTM teams. After leaving, there will be only two DTM companies, which is also quite unfavorable to the development of DTM. Uncle’s move is not as good as merging into Japan’s Super GT in the future, and the joint venture between the two parties is more exciting.

They all chose formula e.

These three racing giants have left their best fields and where have they gone?

The answer is actually the same: Formula E, FIA electric equation, that is, domain.

A few days ago, when I confirmed my withdrawal from DTM, I confirmed that I would move to Formula E in the future. It is expected that the competition time will start from the 2019/2020 season. In fact, the accumulated experience in the field in recent years will be well used in Formula E events, and focusing on two equations at the same time will not be too complicated for event management.

In fact, I have participated in Formula E race a long time ago, just in the form of cooperation with Abt Schaeffler team. However, it was recently revealed that it will officially enter in the form of an independent team in the 2017/2018 season.

Earlier, it was reported that after leaving Le Mans, it is planned to March in the 2019 season. If so, then the strategic direction will be the same, and the two most important and top-level Formula One competitions on the planet will be launched.

It has also been confirmed that it will participate in the Formula E competition, and the time is 2019/2020 season. This is a decision based on the 2025 strategy. In the future, we will develop civil electric power with Mission E as the blueprint, so as to kick off the model. Obviously, participating in Formula E competition will bring more benefits to the company’s career development.

Why is Formula E so popular?

What else can it be because of? Because of environmental protection.

Germany has announced that it will stop manufacturing and selling internal combustion engines in 2030, which is the most obvious hint for all manufacturers: it’s time to do it well. Not only Germany, but also Denmark, Britain and Sweden have similar policies coming to the fore. Of course, these mainstream European car companies are not so passive, and they are already leading the world in research and development. However, with the promotion of the government and the pace of development, we can go further, such as participating in Formula E.

From the point of view of racing circle, Formula E is getting more and more attention because of environmental protection. Many people you are familiar with have actually participated in this project, such as,,,, and so on. They either set up factories to participate in the competition or provide key technologies.

In a word, Formula E is the most correct event at present, and it will hardly be opposed by any party, because in this era-environmental protection is the greatest.