ROMA – Not only sport, competition and competition in the second stage of the Formula E championship. The next weekend Rome will host a double appointment dedicated to electric single-seaters that will whiz silently along the fascinating circuit built on the streets of the Eur district. The Roman stage, between the ‘other, it will represent the debut race for the Mini Electric Pacesetter, a model inspired by John Cooper Works, which will officially take to the track with the role of safety car for the entire 2021 season. to sprint from 0 to 100km / h in 6.7 seconds, who will be ready to intervene whenever the safety car is needed and driving will be Bruno Correia, born in 1977, who has been the driver since 2014 official Fia Formula E safety car.
But in addition to the debut on the track of the Mini Electric Pacesetter, the gritty electric car has just been the protagonist of an original initiative on the streets of the capital, a challenge as unusual as it is particular: to compete against another of the most performing electric city vehicles, namely the underground. It was an exciting confrontation between the two electric vehicles that can be relived thanks to the video that traces the salient stages of the challenge to the finish. The protagonists of “The electric city challenge” were Charlie Cooper, a member of the founding family of the John Cooper Works and grandson of John Cooper, and Bruno Correia himself, in this case alongside the driver of the Roman subway. A thrilling confrontation in the magical atmosphere of the night on the “Eternal City”: on the one hand the subway that hosts Bruno Correia, away from the wheel and intent on encouraging the subway driver, on the other, on the road (closed to traffic and transformed in a real circuit) Charlie Cooper whizzing on a really quiet vehicle. Finally, it should be noted that the video was shot using a racing car, on a city circuit closed to traffic and to the public, with professional drivers and all the scenes were shot in compliance with anti Covid-19 regulations. (mr)
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