Gul Panag drives Mahindra M4Electro, becomes 1st Indian women to drive a Formula E race car

Actress Gul Panag recently drove Mahindra Racing's M4Electro Formula E race car at the Circuit de Calafat in Catalonia, Spain. The 38-year-old auto enthusiast and adventure junkie has also become the first Indian woman to drive a Formula E racing car.

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M4Electro is Mahindra Racing's fourth-generation electric race car developed for competing in season 4 of the Formula E world championship. The Indian outfit based out of Switzerland is part of FIA's electric-powered car race since its inception from 2014.

Panag already owns a Mahindra E2o Plus, an urban electric car powered by a 210ah lithium-ion motor that produces two tunes of power 25 hp and 40 hp of power as her daily drive back in India. Ahead of the track session on April 26, Panag was trained on a simulator with team driver Felix Rosenqvist at Mahindra Racing's Development Centre in Barcelona.

"I feel privileged to know that I am amongst very few people in the world, including the motorsports world, to drive this car on what is only its second outing. The M4Electro is supercharged and feels like the e2oPlus on steroids!" Panag said after driving the M4Electro.

"The powertrain and the speed of delivery did not take me by surprise because I am already familiar with EV technology, having driven the e2oPlus for a while now. With the M4 Electro, Mahindra has also proved that it is well ahead of the curve when it comes to transportation and is thus, well positioned to shape the future of mobility. In fact, I felt like I was driving the future," she added.