Lola’s Director of Motorsport, Mark Preston, has told Motorsport Week its commitment to the GEN4 era is centred around a long-term plan entering further motorsport categories in the future.
Last week, the iconic British manufacturer announced that it will be competing in FE until at least 2030, despite the collaboration with Yamaha which will provide a powertrain for the ABT outfit not beginning until next season, but Preston has revealed to Motorsport Week that the commitment is based around their perception of the future of motorsport.
“We see the the highly efficient electric powertrain that underpins the manufacturer’s perimeter in Formula E as a cornerstone technology with exciting applications across many forms of topflight international motorsport in the coming years,” he said.
“Lola’s involvement in the sport allows us to create a unique electrified platform with a software focus at its core to provide a basis for our wider plans in defining the future of motorsport technology.
“Therefore, we are keen to continue developing and investing in this area as the leap in performance for GEN4 is made.”
Preston has also revealed that its testing programme for Season 11 will underway in just a matter of days.
“Development for the GEN3 Evo car we will compete with from Season 11 is going well; our test car is currently bring built, with a shakedown planned for early June prior to the commencement of the test days.
“Of course, in the run-up to that, we will also be running a wide range of dyno and unit tests under the supervision of David Clarke [Operations Manager], but we are very excited to have some actual vehicles on the track very soon.”
