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The second season of the Formula E championship is fast approaching as the teams get ready to test their new cars at Donington Park in three weeks time.

This will be the first test that all ten teams will be attending, as they aim to put their new powertrain through its paces with this year’s specification of tyres over six one-day tests.

Venturi who finished the inaugural Formula E season in eighth place are looking to move further up the pecking order next season, with a powertrain that should give them the boost they need to fight for race wins on a regular basis.

The Monégasque team are focusing on the efficiency of their powertrain, as they believe that this is the key to success in next season’s championship.

Nicolas Mauduit, the Team Principal of Venturi told Formula E Zone that the main philosophy of their powertrain is efficiency.

“The philosophy of our design and powertrain is efficiency. If you have an efficient powertrain then you are going to improve in every aspect, as we will need less energy to power the car, overheating should be reduced which means we need less cooling and we should be able to run at a higher power setting for longer,” said Mauduit.

The gearbox was a weak part of Venturi’s powertrain last season, as Stephane Sarrazin had many initial failures when trying to swap cars in the pit stop, which cost the French driver valuable time in the race.

Therefore, Venturi are working on ways to maintain this component for longer next season, as well as working on improving the efficiency of the dampers and the suspension.

“It is not about just improving the efficiency of the powertrain, we are also working on improving the suspension and dampers to make then as efficient as possible.”

“Another huge part that we need to make more efficient is the gearbox. This component gave us a big headache last season, as its wear rate was higher than we expected and that caused us a few problems. Therefore, we are working on ways to better maintain the gearbox and increase its efficiency.”

“The main aim for us is to have the most efficient powertrain next season, as that will put us into a position where we can challenge for race wins.”

There are also strong rumors the Dragon Racing will be using Venturi’s powertrain next season. This means that Venturi will get twice the data than the rest of the manufactured teams, which should give them a slight advantage in finding ways to gain performance quicker than their rivals.