Nakuba exhunywe eqenjini le-Andretti, ababambisene naye ekunikezeni ulwazi lwezobuchwepheshe, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, imoto yezokwelapha kanye nemoto yokuphepha ivela kumkhiqizo waseBavaria, ngesizini ye-Formula E ka-2018/2019, I-BMW izophatha ithimba layo.
Lezi zindaba azisibambeli singalindele, kusukela bekungoMashi wokugcina ngenkathi i-BMW ikwazile ukuthatha iqhaza njengomkhiqizi wesizini elandelayo yalesi sigaba sezihlalo ezisebenza ngogesi.
Ngakho, I-BMW izomunca ngokugcwele iqembu le-Andretti, okufanayo u-Alonso abambe iqhaza ngayo e-Indianapolis 500, ukubamba iqhaza ku-Formula E. Lo mncintiswano ukhonza, phakathi kwezinye izinto, njengomkhakha wentuthuko nokucwaninga kubuchwepheshe kagesi, ongasetshenziswa ezimotweni zomgwaqo, isibonelo, udaba lokuzimela kwebhethri.
“U-Andretti unguzakwethu ofanelekile kule nselelo, njengoba igama lakhe alidingi kwethulwa emiqhudelwaneni yamazwe ngamazwe. Ukubambisana kwethu sekuvele kusebenza kahle kakhulu, futhi sibheke ngabomvu ukuthatha izinyathelo ezilandelayo ngokubambisana,” kusho uJens Marquardt, oyiNhloko yakwaBMW Motorsport.
Njengoba i-BMW inguzakwethu we-Andretti Formula E Team, ngakho bake baba semsamo kanye kuphela, noRobin Frinjs ePutrajaya, eMalaysia, njenge-protagonist, ngesizini yesibili yeqembu ku-Formula E. Ngesizini ka-2016/2017, ephele ngale mpelasonto, isikhundla sakhe esihle kakhulu sasiyindawo yesihlanu nguFélix da Costa eHong Kong.
“IFormula E ibe nenguquko enkulu njengomqhudelwano wemijaho kanye nephrojekthi entsha esekwe ezobuchwepheshe, elungele ngokuphelele i-BMW Group kanye ne-BMW Motorsport,” kusho u-Marquardt.
Olunye uhlobo lwesiJalimane oluzobamba iqhaza negama lalo luzoba I-Audi, yona ezomunca ithimba le-ABT Schaeffler. Futhi, ngesizini ka-2019/2020, kulindeleke ukuthi kube yiMercedes ebambe iqhaza ngokuphelele kulobu buqhawe.
I-Bmw ne-psa ayizange ihlanganise okuthile eminyakeni embalwa edlule kulokhu?