Mercedes to quit Formula E at the end of the 2022 season

The carmaker stated that they will use the lessons learnt in Formula E to develop new EV platforms for the future.

Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that they will quit Formula E at the end of the 2022 season. The announcement comes just days after the Mercedes-EQ Formula E team won the 2020/21 constructor's championship while Nyck de Vries won the driver's championship.

The German carmaker stated that the decision to leave the electric racing series was to focus on the development of future road-going EV models. The decision is also part of Mercedes-Benz's recent announcement to sell only electric vehicles from 2030.

The carmaker stated that they will use the lessons learnt in Formula E to develop new EV platforms for the future. The company currently has a number of updates planned in the EV segment, including the development of three electric-only platforms, scheduled to launch in 2025. The company will also be using their Formula E learnings to develop the AMG.EA architecture for their more performance-oriented EV models.

Mercedes-Benz also stated that the motorsport division of the brand will now solely focus on Formula 1, which they consider to be "the fastest laboratory for developing & proving sustainable and scalable future performance technologies."