SANTIAGO E-PRIX 3 FEBRUARY 2018 _

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1 ABB FIA FORMULA E CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 4 ROUND 4 MEDIA PACK SANTIAGO E-PRIX 3 FEBRUARY 2018 Parque Forestal Ciudad De Santiago

2 RACE PREVIEW Onward to Santiago: Increasing the gap Mahindra Racing heads to Santiago for the first ever Santiago E-Prix, Round 4 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. After a race win and both cars in the points in Marrakesh, the team is now leading both Teams and Drivers Championships, a first ever for any Indian motorsport team. We ve been working hard in between the races to be able to deliver our very best fight for more race wins, podiums and points, as always - eyes on the prize! A reasonably wide and quick 2.971km street circuit in the heart of the city, the 2018 Antofagasta Minerals Santiago E-Prix will take place on the 3rd of February. This includes two practice sessions, qualifying and the race all on one day. A completely new track presents an unknown variable until the drivers experience it in shakedown, the team have been working hard on simulations using all available data to be as ready as they can for the race. Marrakesh saw Nick make a rare mistake in qualifying which led to an accident that left his car damaged. He fought his way back up the order to bring home some points. Being the experienced veteran and fighter that he is, Nick s determination to get in the car and get back to the top is second to none. A well-crafted, efficiently measured race and two stunning overtaking manoeuvres saw Felix take the race win in Marrakesh after starting 3 rd on the grid, and thus take the lead in the championship. Undoubtedly, Felix is raring to go and take on the Santiago circuit in order to increase his gap to the competition. "We are thrilled to be in Chile and look forward to putting up a strong race. This destination is really important to us at Mahindra as we have many friends and customers in this lovely nation." LAT Images DILBAGH GILL Team Principal & CEO

3 FELIX ROSENQVIST Santiago is probably my highlight of the year as I ve always wanted to go to Chile. It's also one of those races that are in the middle of downtown so it's obviously very special! I feel I m in a good rhythm with everything so I m just going to continue in the same way. The pitstops are going to be the big thing with the time limit removed, but I think we ll be in good shape. Overall I ll just try to have fun and enjoy Santiago! FORMULA E: 15 races, 3 wins, 7 podiums, 4 poles, 3 fastest laps BORN: 7 November 1991, Värnamo, Sweden HEIGHT: 170cm WEIGHT: 66kg CAREER OVERVIEW: FIA Formula E (Mahindra Racing); 3 rd Drivers' Championship 2016 Indy Lights, Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup, DTM (test and reserve driver) 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship: Champion Macau Grand Prix: two-time winner FIA Formula 3 European Championship 2010 ATS Formula 3 Cup 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden / NEZ: Champion 2008 Formula Asia 2.0: Champion 2007 Asian Formula Renault: Rookie of the Year

4 NICK HEIDFELD I have never been to Chile so I am excited to go there. The circuit looks interesting with some unusual corners. The fact that we expect temperatures around 30C will challenge all teams with regard to battery temperature and energy management. FORMULA E: 35 races, 8 podiums, 1 fastest lap BORN: 10 May 1977, Mönchengladbach, Germany HEIGHT: 167cm WEIGHT: 62kg CAREER OVERVIEW: FIA Formula E (Mahindra Racing); 7 th Drivers' Championship FIA Formula E (Mahindra Racing), 24h Le Mans LMP FIA Formula E (Venturi) 2014 World Endurance Racing LMP1, Endurance Trophy: Champion 2013 Petit Le Mans: 1 st place h Le Mans LMP1: 4 th overall Formula 1: 13 podiums; 5 th Drivers Championship (2007) 1999 FIA Formula 3000: Champion 1997 German Formula 3: Champion 1995 Formula Ford 1800: Champion 1994 Formula Ford 1600: Champion

5 TECHNICAL PREVIEW Vinit Patel, Chief Engineer The first of the 2 new tracks for this year s calendar, Santiago is quite a mix between the tight, winding, shorter Hong Kong street circuit, and the semi-permanent track in Marrakesh, and essentially completes the mix in terms of what the various kinds of Formula E street circuits are like. Marrakesh lived up to my expectations in terms of performance. We saw Renault and Buemi back up there, and there is no doubt that they will work to maintain their resurgence. The Audis were quick, and Abt had a very strong second stint despite his penalty; unusually enough they re facing reliability issues, but once those are in check, no doubt they ll be strong. The Jaguars were very obviously in the thick of things and Nelson was very fast towards the end of the race. Needless to say, you can never discount the Virgin cars. One big surprise was Lopez coming back, jumping into the car and being completely on it right away. Marrakesh showed that there will really be no surprises in terms of a grid that has once again proven itself to be strong, tight, and very competitive. The circuit itself is very demanding, with a long back straight, at the end of which we might actually see the fastest clocked speed of this year s championship. With the seemingly wide highways, a tight hairpin, and medium to fast corners, a low downforce set up will be important, and the drivers will probably enjoy this tricky track layout because of the ample overtaking opportunities that it offers. The weather forecast seems rather stable and predictable, wherein the temperature will still be in the high teens during FP1 and increasing through the day, which means we ll definitely have a moving target to chase, unlike Marrakesh, where we expected the same, but the weather just stayed cold through the day. We ve done a lot of homework and our last 3 visits to Buenos Aires have prepared us for the kind of weather to expect, and seeing that it s going to be about 30 degrees Celsius, it s up to us be prepared with being able to exploit some things if it gets any cooler, or then play it safe should it get any warmer. Temperature as a factor is something that all the teams will be definitely on the look out for. The wide highways and roads seem like they ll make for some good overtaking opportunities with the surface itself being a large variable in terms of being something you definitely cannot prepare for. We re going to be in a very busy area of the city that is usually traversed by a large amount of trucks, buses, cars, cycles and more. The surface has been relaid in certain areas specially for the race, but in other places it s going to be slippery concrete and this is something that s impossible to measure until we get there, and only understand when we get on to track for shakedown. I m immensely proud of the entire team, now having led the Teams Championship after both Hong Kong and Marrakesh, and very happy that Felix is currently on top spot in the Drivers Championship; he s been a rising star since he came in to Formula E, and it s good to see him there. That said, while we re extremely proud of this, we re even more charged up to maintain this form and build on it as we go ahead. We ve been working harder than ever between races in order to not wait to get better, but to able to incrementally get better with every race as we progress through the season!

6 RACE CIRCUIT PURISIMA PIO NONO STA MARIA T12 BELLAVISTA BELLAVISTA MIRAFLORES T11 MUSEO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES PARQUE FORESTAL T10 PITLANE T1 STA MARIA T8 T2 T3 T9 T7 T5 T4 PLAZA BAQUEDANO T6 JARDIN JAPONES PARQUE SAN BORJA

7 RACE DAY SCHEDULE FRIDAY 2 FEBRUARY 09:00 Track walk 12:00 Driver media duties 15:00 SHAKEDOWN 16:45 Qualifying group lottery draw SATURDAY 3 FEBRUARY 08:00 Practice 1 10:00 EMOTION CLUB & Allianz E-Village opens 10:30 Practice 2 11:10 VIP Pit Walk 12:00 QUALIFYING 12:45 SUPER POLE 13:45 VIP Pit Walk 16:00 17:00 RACE 17:00 17:30 PODIUM CEREMONY* 18:00 EMOTION CLUB & Allianz E-Village close NOTE: Schedule prepared in local time. Details correct at time of publication and subject to change.

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9 M4ELECTRO OVERVIEW Race drive power 180kW (10kW more than Season 3). Regen peak power 150kW. Race energy allowance 28kWh. Magneti Marelli MGU & inverter latest iteration of the motorsport supplier s top line derivation of hardware, designed from the ground up to Mahindra packaging and performance requirements. Gearbox Mahindra design and manufacture single ratio, with adjustable mechanical differential. Powertrain casing Mahindra design and manufacture of carbon fibre & metallic casing. Rear suspension Mahindra design and manufacture of steel & aluminium parts throughout. Motor & inverter cooling Mahindra designed entire system, using carbon fibre, aluminium, and plastics. Car + driver weight 880kg (regulation as season 3) with considerable ballast included. The only significant change in Technical requirement relative to Season 4 is an increase in race power from 170kW to 180kW therefore demanding more from all elements of the car across a similar season. Going into the new season with confidence is an outcome of the continued partnership with Magneti Marelli (among other top-flight suppliers), and equally importantly, the internal bolstering of technical expertise resources, across all technical areas. The M4Electro powertrain has been heavily revised in every key area relative to M3Electro and has undergone weight reductions in all major areas; most notably moving away from a multi-speed transmission.

10 CALENDAR R11/R12 New York E-Prix JUL 18 USA R8 Paris E-Prix 28 APR 18 FRANCE R10 Zurich E-Prix 10 JUN 18 SWITZERLAND R9 Berlin E-Prix 19 MAY 18 GERMANY R4 Santiago E-Prix 3 FEB 18 R5 Mexico City E-Prix 3 MAR 18 MEXICO CITY R3 Marrakesh E-Prix 13 JAN 18 MOROCCO R7 Rome E-Prix 14 APR 18 ITALY R1/R2 Hong Kong E-Prix 2-3 DEC 17 HONG KONG CHILE R6 Punta Del Este E-Prix 17 MAR 18 URUGUAY

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