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Esteban Gutiérrez will make his Formula E debut in front of his home fans at this weekend's Mexico City ePrix. Techeetah confirmed earlier this month that the former-F1 driver will replace Ma Qing Hua for the rest of the season. Ma failed to make much of an impact in the series, failing to pick up any points over seven races. His best result came in London last year, when he finished eleventh. Gutiérrez raced for Haas until he was replaced by Kevin Magnussen in November last year. The Mexican has had limited experience behind the wheel of the electric car, with his first drive at a demonstration event in Mexico City last week. Road circuit This will be the second ePrix to take place around the Hermanos Rodríguez Autodrome. The Formula E circuit is based around the oval track, but follows the grand prix layout within these confines. This includes a number of corners that wind through the baseball stadium and give fans in the grandstands a fantastic view of t...

A new single-seater electric car that aims to become a support series to Formula E or Electric GT has been unveiled this week. Based on a modified Formula 3 car, the new racer is still at the prototype stage, but has already had a shakedown session at the Zolder circuit in Belgium. The design of the "Formulino E" currently features a 15kWh battery, which would provide far less range than a Formula E car, even at lower speeds. However, there is potential to allow rapid battery swapping, which could allow a single car to complete the full race distance. It's also about a third lighter, at around 550kg (without the driver). The car's top speed is in excess of 190km/h. The chassis is provided by Italian supplier Dallara, and with the powertrain developed by the Belgium-based company, Punch. The project has been developed to date without the involvement of the FIA or Formula E. However, as electric motorsport continues to grow, Formulino's backers believe there w...