Cheetah is the fastest mammal in the world. It can reach in the speed range of 70 miles per hour. Jean-Eric Vergne – winner of July’s Montreal E-Prix tried his luck with a cheetah in a race in Western Cape, South Africa.
This race was part of promotions for United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi. A video was released to raise awareness of the threat of climate change to nature and animals such as cheetahs. Watch the video below.
Drag race: Formula E car vs an ACTUAL CHEETAH pic.twitter.com/8CRq2BnwZK
— FIA Formula E (@FIAFormulaE) November 28, 2017
The cheetah started well in the race and was ahead but eventually lost to the racing car having the maximum speed of 225kph which is way more than a normal cheetah’s maximum speed.
Vergne was very happy for this race and said “The Techeetah Formula E Team and I want to be part of raising awareness for the wider impact that climate change has on our planet, “I’m really proud to have participated in this film.”
Formula E founder and chief executive Alejandro Agag was also present at the event and said “We knew the similarities in performance between the Formula E car and a cheetah, so we were curious to see the outcome.”
The new Formula E season will begin on Saturday in Hong Kong. Vergne will try to continue from where he left in the last season. He claimed his first Formula E victory in the final race of the 2016-17 season in Montreal and finished with fifth ranking overall in the drivers’ standings last season.
