Opel team principal and motorsport director Jörg Schrott has offered a crucial insight into how Formula E's newest outfit will be structured, with all decisions to be made in-house.
The German manufacturer, owned by Stellantis, announced its entry into Formula E for the start of Gen4 next season during last month's Madrid E-Prix, with it set to be an entirely new team.
It is not taking over the current DS Penske outfit, following Stellantis' DS Automobiles brand revealing it will leave the championship at the end of the campaign, while Penske is still deciding how to run the team alone in Gen4.
Opel's arrival does keep two Stellantis brands in the championship, alongside Citroën, but the Rüsselsheim-based team will be the first to operate as a full factory entry.
According to Schrott, all decisions will be made by Opel and not by outside partners, including those regarding its driver line-up.
Several drivers, including Theo Pourchaire, have been rumoured as options for the German marque, making it a team that can offer full factory status—an exciting proposition.
No stone is being left unturned by Opel in its preparations for its competitive debut next season, with the team recognising the significance and challenge of entering a world championship.
Discussing how Opel will be structured, Schrott explained to RacingNews365: "It's about being very focused and very precise in all that we do.
"Therefore, we are currently building a new kind of team structure, because we are the very first factory team in the history of Stellantis.
"There is no partner to have a say in decisions, whether they are connected to the choice of drivers, the team structure, the team setup, or even the race strategy at the end.
"So it's up to us now to take advantage of these opportunities, and this is what we are doing—creating a very streamlined structure so that we can be highly focused, efficient, and fast, also in terms of decision-making, with very precise work. This is what it's all about.
We are fully aware that this championship is at a very high level—a world championship with strong competitors—so we have to be extremely focused. This is what we are working on with the whole structure."
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