Formula E and Principal Partner PIF have taken their Driving Force education programme to the next level, launching a new online platform that opens up the science behind electric racing to young people worldwide.
Driving Force Presented by PIF has already reached 111,200 young people across more than 1,100 schools in the UK, the United States and Saudi Arabia since launching in Miami in April 2025, through live school workshops, teacher lesson plans and online learning.
The expanded platform, announced on 14 August, turns that into a free digital destination for anyone, anywhere. Students get interactive challenges, quizzes, games and rewards designed to make STEM learning engaging, parents get content to support their children’s interest in careers in future mobility, and teachers get ready-to-use classroom resources and lesson plans covering STEM and sustainability.
The announcement was made jointly from Riyadh and London on 14 August, on the eve of the championship’s season finale weekend in the capital, and deepens a partnership that has seen the Saudi sovereign wealth fund serve as Formula E’s Principal Partner. Mohamed AlSayyad, Head of Corporate Brand at PIF, called the expansion a statement of “PIF’s commitment to forging transformational partnerships.”
The timing of the first wave of content is no accident. It centres on the technology inside Formula E’s new 815bhp GEN4 car, which hits the track for the 2026/27 season, giving classrooms a route into the engineering behind the machine that will define the championship’s next chapter.
Closing the STEM careers gap
The initiative lands on fertile ground in Britain. Research by Engineering UK cited in the announcement found that 8 in 10 parents believe their children are interested in a career in STEM, yet only 32 per cent of students feel they know enough about the careers available to them in the sector.
Driving Force aims to close that gap by using the championship as a shop window for real jobs in engineering, energy and sustainability, from the pit lane to the design office.
“Driving Force Presented by PIF was designed to inspire and empower the next generation of sustainability leaders,” AlSayyad said.
Julia Palle, VP Sustainability at Formula E, said the platform delivers “high-octane, gamified learning” for its young audience. “By centering our new content on the cutting-edge GEN4 car, we are bridging the gap between elite motorsport and the classroom,” she added.
The platform is live now at drivingforce.fiaformulae.com and is free for schools and families.
It arrives at a moment of reinvention for the championship, which is overhauling its race weekend format for the GEN4 era as it chases a younger global audience, and the classroom push is a reminder that the series sees its influence stretching well beyond the grid.
