FST Lisboa – Técnico Formula Student will participate in three of the most important Formula Student competitions worldwide: FS East (Zalaegerszeg Automotive Proving Ground circuit in Hungary, FS Germany (Hockenheimring circuit in Germany and FS Spain (Catalunya circuit in Spain). The competitions will take place from 17th and 21st July, from 5th to 11th August and from 20th to 25th August, respectively.

The experience and success of FST Lisboa in these competitions are not recent. The team participates in European competitions since 2002. “This is the first time we participate in FS East, which is a recent competition and one of the most competitive in Europe”, says Henrique Karas, the team leader. “We want to be among the best teams. The participation in FS Germany reinforces the quality of the work we have been developing at Técnico. This is the 4th time that FST Lisboa participates in FS Germany”, he explains. The FST Lisboa will participate in FS Spain for the 6th time.

Besides FST Lisboa, also ISEL Formula Student will participate in FS Germany 2019. Lisbon will be the only city represented by two teams, thus attesting the good engineering practices in Portugal and the valorization of students work”. “In the near future these students will be working in national and international companies”, he stressed.

The team is currently building the FST 09e. “We have being doing a lot of parallel tasks and this requires a careful monitoring”, says Henrique Karas. “During this month, the team will build the chassis, do some testing in the previous prototype in order to study dynamic parameters and the development of a code and a software for FST 09e”, reveals the team leader. FST Lisboa team aims to increase its average score in the 3 competitions by 50%. “In order to achieve this the team will invest in the quality of tests done in FST 09e, in the simulation of static events with professors and in the prototype verification with alumni”, says Henrique Karas.