Za Mercedes adventure Formula E it did not last long. V fifth season the electric racing series laid the foundations for the current Mercedes team under the name HWA Racelab.
V sixth season is Mercedes really involved in the sport, being their racers Stoffel vandoorne in Nyck de Vries. With three podiums and the victory of the Belgian in the last race, their first year was not without merit. But v seventh season Mercedes got everything he wanted. Title racing champion won in Berlin Nyck de Vries, together with a teammate, they also won team title. It is now Mercedes announced that he would participate in eighth season, and then said goodbye.
"The brand has deliberately decided to redirect funds for this accelerated increase in electrification, including the development of three electric-only architectures to be launched in 2025. Therefore, Mercedes will reallocate funds away from its ABB FIA Formula E World Championship program. and use the experience gained in competition for the serial development of its products,”Reads the press release Mercedesa.
"In the future, the company will focus its activities in motorsport only on Formula 1, thus consolidating the status of sport as the fastest laboratory for the development and demonstration of sustainable and flexible future performance technologies,”Is further written in their statement.