Brooklyn beckons for Mouser-sponsored Formula E team

14th July 2017

Mick Elliott

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The Faraday Future Dragon Racing team sponsored by Mouser Electronics will take to the streets of Brooklyn in the New York City ePrix on July 15–16. The race will be the first FIA-sanctioned motor sports event to take place in the city.Drivers Loic Duval and Jerome D’Ambrosio will navigate a 1.21-mile track through the Red Hook neighborhood of Brooklyn.

The waterfront track will feature views of the iconic Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty.

“Duval and D’Ambrosio are talented drivers with a strong team backing them,” said Todd McAtee, Vice President, Americas Business Development for Mouser Electronics. “We are proud to support this exciting new technology as a sponsor alongside TTI, Molex, and Panasonic. Best of luck to the team as they head to New York for this historic race.”

Mouser is sponsoring the 2016–2017 Dragon Racing team in collaboration with TTI and suppliers Molex and Panasonic. This is the third straight year that Mouser Electronics is sponsoring Formula E racing.

Formula E features cars powered exclusively by electric power and represents a vision for the future of the motor sports industry, serving as a framework for research and development around zero-emission motoring.

“These skilled drivers and their cutting-edge cars are incredible,” said Mike Morton, TTI Global President. “TTI is proud to play a part in the pursuit of sustainable automotive technologies of the future.”