Trulli has parted ways with season one technical partner Super Nova, replacing the British operator with home-grown talent in a bid to mount a stronger 2015-16 campaign.

“We had a very good collaboration but now we want to have our own team and to be competitive with our powertrain,” Trulli team principal Lucio Cavuto told Current E.

Super Nova provided hands-on operations for the Trulli team in the 2014-15 Formula E season in much the same way that Carlin did for Mahindra and Campos for NextEV. Similarly to Mahindra, however, the Trulli team failed to deliver on its potential, prompting a rethink about its entire structure.

“Trulli selected their engineers from the beginning of season one, ” Super Nova responded via social media. “Super Nova never had control of performance.” It’s an intriguing point, particularly given the complex interactions between the chassis set up and unfamiliar energy systems.

“The relationship ended between the two companies in Miami and due to regular issues that we are unable to state,” Super Nova went on. Cavuto simply says: “We still have a very good relationship.”

As well as new mechanics and engineers, there’s also a new team manager in place, with Super Nova’s John Sears being replaced by Gianni Bianchi. “We’ve known him for 25 years,” says Cavuto. Bianchi was team manager at the ABT Formula E team last season, so the Italians may be hoping to borrow some ideas from the successful German squad.

Just as significant is team owner Jarno Trulli’s decision to step out of the cockpit. He’d repeatedly said that his only reason for driving was the short timescale involved (the Trulli team joined the party very late last year, taking over the Drayson entry shortly before preseason testing began).

Trulli is replaced in the cockpit by former Aguri driver Salvador Duran, who had some good results in the first season and who measured up well against team mate Antonio Felix da Costa.

In the other car, Trulli has retained Tonio Liuzzi, who drove for the team for part of the season and displayed pace and good race craft despite a set up that meant he struggled with thermal and energy management issues.

Despite a tough summer of testing, Trulli is also sticking with its own technical solution, rather than reverting to the original powertrain.Little is known about the new powertrain, other than that the motor and inverter have been developed in-house and the gearbox in conjunction with Hewland. Keeping the new tech is a brave move, one that the new team structure can only help.