Carpooling Gildo Pallanca Pastor: “Spending more is not a necessary step”

Gildo Pallanca Pastor chose a special vehicle for this carpooling : a Venturi Astrolab, a rolling prototype powered by solar and rechargeable energy. “I would even say it is my favorite, because I rode it for a month in Los Angeles (California) and I was widely acclaimed by the public. It is a fairly simple car on a technical level, extremely light (350 kg. Editor’s note) and which can travel 100 kmh 120 km/h. »

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The Monegasque entrepreneur also discusses the commitment of his brand in Formula e from the inaugural 2014-15 season. According to him, the amounts spent by various teams on the field are not necessary to obtain results. « Success in motorsport is above all a question of men and women, and I believe that spending more is not an obligatory step, even if we still need to improve. »

the one who inspired Felipe Massa to join the ranks of the electrical discipline spoke on the recent merger with Mercedes and HWA (Venturi customer team). « (Become a client team of Mercedes in 2019) is indeed one of the possibilities, but if it were the case, it would be with an engine that will be born from our collaboration with Mercedes. »

>>Discover the entire carpooling with Gildo Pallanca Pastor in issue 2174 of AUTOhebdo, available in digital version and on newsstands.<<