Formulation E has formally confirmed Bridgestone as the only tyre provider for the ABB FIA Formulation E World Championship beginning within the 2026/27 season, marking the Japanese producer’s return to FIA World Championship racing.
The multi-year settlement coincides with the debut of Formulation E’s Gen4 race automotive.
Unveiled alongside Bridgestone’s bespoke tyre vary in Rome, the Gen4 machine represents a major leap in efficiency.
Bridgestone will help the brand new efficiency capabilities with its bespoke Potenza Gen4 tyre vary.
The provider has developed an all-weather slick designed to face up to the elevated torque and energy calls for throughout avenue circuits, alongside a heavy-wet specification dubbed the “Potenza Gen4 for Hurricane Tyre” to deal with extreme rain circumstances.
In step with the championship’s sustainability mandate, the brand new Gen4 vary incorporates 65% recycled and renewable supplies.
This consists of carbon black from tyre pyrolysis oil, rice husk silica, and GPSNR-compliant pure rubber, manufactured utilizing 100% renewable vitality and distributed by way of low-carbon logistics.
Alongside supplying the grid, Bridgestone will tackle title sponsorship for 4 race weekends in the course of the 2026/27 marketing campaign, together with rounds in Mexico Metropolis, Berlin, Shanghai, and its residence occasion, the season finale in Tokyo.
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