Jaguar Racing has confirmed a long-term partnership renewal with global automotive technology company, GKN Automotive, within the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

As Official eDrive Partner, GKN Automotive will work closely with Jaguar Racing’s Technical Partners to apply its design, manufacturing and software development expertise to the Jaguar I-TYPE 5, the team’s new all-electric Formula E racecar.

GKN Automotive will play an important role in the electric powertrain development. Software engineers will be integrated into Jaguar Racing’s headquarters, providing extensive knowledge. The Jaguar team will utilise GKN Automotive’s expertise to develop advanced powertrain cooling technologies for both the inverter and electric motor in pursuit of enhanced system efficiencies. The partnership with Jaguar Racing will also feed into development of GKN Automotive’s world-leading eDrive technologies for electrified road vehicles.

As a long-term team partner, the GKN Automotive logo will feature on the livery of the 2020/2021 I-TYPE 5. A camouflage development racecar made its debut with Sam Bird behind the wheel at a Jaguar Racing test in the UK earlier this week.

Liam Butterworth, CEO, GKN Automotive commented, “Renewing our partnership with Jaguar Racing is testament to the strength of our relationship. Pushing our technologies to the limits on the race track will speed up innovations, further advancing know-how. Therefore, I’m delighted that our expert eDrive engineers will be working in the Jaguar Racing team.”