Jaguar Racing unveils the Jaguar I-TYPE 5 Formula E race car

Jaguar Racing have revealed their brand-new electric race car, the Jaguar I-TYPE 5, in a virtual launch 50 days before season seven of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

The electric single-seater features a new powertrain developed in-house, which will run for the next two seasons. Jaguar Racing engineers have focussed on efficiency gains, reduced weight and lowered the centre of gravity of the I-TYPE 5's powertrain.

New suspension will provide greater adjustment from track to track and a more efficient invertor will improve switching speeds and performance. The state-of-the-art invertor also features 24 carat gold due to its highly conductive properties.

Sam Bird and Mitch Evans - one of the strongest pairings on the Formula E grid - will drive the new race car. Evans has been with Jaguar Racing since they joined the all-electric championship in 2016. Bird, who has won races in every Formula E season, joins the British team this season.

Jaguar Racing is also debuting the use of new sustainable materials called Typefibre. The I-TYPE 5 has a new prototype race seat made from sustainably sourced Typefibre. It will be tested at speed in different temperatures, loads and environments around the world as part of Jaguar Racing's Race to Innovate mission - sharing the benefits of race technology with road cars and in turn Jaguar customers.

Jaguar Racing will return to the streets of Santiago on 16 January 2021 for the first of 14 races in 12 cities.