The Trulli Formula E Team today confirmed they are to leave the all-electric series with immediate effect. It had been a difficult start to the second season for the team.
They had missed most of the testing sessions at Donington Park, already raising speculation that the team wouldn’t be on the grid this season. While only a few laps were completed at the home test track, giving little track time with the new Motomatica power unit.
At the season opener in Beijing, the team withdrew citing problems with customs leaving them unable to race. Between Beijing and the next round in Putrajaya, driver Salvador Duran was dropped follow a ‘ breach in contract’, but the car didn’t pass scrutineering and once again missed the race.
It means for the rest of the second season only 18 cars will be taking part in each race, before Jaguar enters the sport next year in season three.
Francesco Test, the CEO of Trulli said, “After failing scrutineering in the Beijing and Putrajaya ePrix and in light of our commercial agreement with Formula E Holdings, we are forced to announce the retirement of Trulli Formula E from the Formula E Championship. As major supporters of this all electric series, we are pleased to leave a space for a new OEM to enter the series and further help develop the series and electric racing technology.”
