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The British driver started second on the grid but quickly overtook Lucas di Grassi to win the Gen3 opener in Mexico City

Faster cars. Fresh branding. New teams (ish). Formula E sits on the cusp of the first race of its next generation in Mexico City this weekend and, with such a prevalence of changes from last season, it’s almost like an entirely new championship.

Formula E’s teams have spent the winter trying to understand the all-new Gen3 machinery – but a switch to Hankook tyres has made the transition even more difficult.

The top-of-the-line BMW i4 M50 version has been recently range tested by Bjørn Nyland in summer weather conditions and did not disappoint.

The next incarnation of Formula E car that will be racing later this year moves the game on considerably. The Gen3 car is smaller, lighter, faster, more powerful and more sustainable than the current machines and underlines how the championship's machinery has evolved in line with the series' growth in…