FSG is considered the pinnacle event in student engineering and race car design. The event takes place at Germany's legendary Hockenheimring circuit. The competition attracts the best university teams from around the world to compete in a wide range of disciplines - from structural design to dynamic formula car driving performance.
The eForce Prague Formula team faced many challenges during the competition, including two unplanned returns to Prague for the workshop. "However, team spirit, determination, and excellent technical knowledge led to a total score of 771.29 points, which secured us third place among the top 80 teams in the world," said Jakub Kaplický, who is in charge of the team's PR.
"This achievement is a huge recognition for us and a confirmation that our hard work at night on the shop floor and responsible approach produces results. It was extremely challenging, but the team showed incredible resilience and ability to adapt," said Jan Cába, captain of eForce Prague Formula.
During the week-long competition, the team completed both static and dynamic disciplines. In the Engineering Design Event (EDE) category, eForce made it through to the finals, where they competed against six other universities from around the world. In the EDE discipline, the team finished third among more than 80 teams from around the world. Kaplicky said this success confirms the exceptional design and innovation that went into the car's design this year. The formula stood up to strong competition from finalists from Zurich, Aachen, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Trondheim, and Montreal.
In addition to the static disciplines, the team recorded excellent results in the dynamic tests. Key moments included the autonomous skidpad, where eForce set the fourth fastest time, and the challenging Endurance race. There, the team demonstrated its ability to handle extreme conditions when it had to react to a sudden change in the weather just before the start.
"Success in the EDE is particularly valuable for us as it shows that our approach to the technical concept of the car is world-class. We appreciate this success all the more because we built this year's car from scratch," emphasized the team's technical manager, Filip Klier.
"The success of the eForce Prague Formula team at this competition is not only a great personal achievement for all involved but also a confirmation of the quality of technical education at CTU," said Kaplický.
