2021年11月17日，ABB國(guó)際汽聯(lián)FE方程式世界錦標(biāo)賽（以下簡(jiǎn)稱FE）第八賽季NIO333 FE車隊(duì)賽車涂裝正式公布。同時(shí)，新賽車涂裝亦將于11月29日（星期一）在西班牙瓦倫西亞的里卡多·托爾莫賽道舉行的2021-2022年國(guó)際汽聯(lián)電動(dòng)方程式世界錦標(biāo)賽官方測(cè)試中首次正式亮相。

第八賽季是Gen2賽車時(shí)代的結(jié)束，新賽季NIO333FE車隊(duì)的車號(hào)沿用了第六賽季的“3”以及“33”號(hào)?！?”這個(gè)數(shù)字不僅僅是“333”的部分，在這個(gè)賽季也預(yù)示著車隊(duì)向Gen3時(shí)代的升級(jí)與改變； 同時(shí)“3”也是“賽”的諧音，象征著車隊(duì)勇于拼搏比賽的精神，這也是樂(lè)魚(yú)leyu賽車作為中國(guó)NIO333 FE車隊(duì)運(yùn)營(yíng)商所賦予的最主要意義。

第八賽季涂裝的設(shè)計(jì)靈感來(lái)自于“持續(xù)創(chuàng)新”。新賽季涂裝設(shè)計(jì)初衷在依舊保持原有的深藍(lán)色主題的基礎(chǔ)上，融入了中國(guó)“紅色”。在我國(guó)，紅色是民族的顏色，象征著幸福、美麗、活力、好運(yùn)與成功，在這一元素基礎(chǔ)上并結(jié)合富有未來(lái)科技感的新能源“風(fēng)帶”設(shè)計(jì)，使得車身流線感更加突出，同時(shí)彰顯車身靈動(dòng)姿態(tài)。不僅如此，為了同車身涂裝配色相匹配，紅色元素也將會(huì)出現(xiàn)在第八賽季的賽服設(shè)計(jì)中，這種整體感突出了團(tuán)隊(duì)強(qiáng)大的品牌形象，亦賦予了團(tuán)隊(duì)持續(xù)創(chuàng)新的力量。

?NIO333車隊(duì)CEO 王笑：

“從上賽季末，我就在考慮，我們要以什么樣的形象展示在第八賽季。上賽季的涂裝受到了好評(píng)，這無(wú)疑是件開(kāi)心的事，但對(duì)接下來(lái)的工作也提出挑戰(zhàn)。我們?cè)囘^(guò)很多不同的版本，也曾想過(guò)嘗試與上賽季完全不同風(fēng)格。經(jīng)過(guò)中英團(tuán)隊(duì)的反復(fù)推敲，還是在去年好評(píng)版的基礎(chǔ)上進(jìn)行迭代更為合適。

在蔚來(lái)藍(lán)與333藍(lán)基礎(chǔ)色不做大幅度改變的同時(shí)，我們更新了側(cè)箱的線條，我的第一眼感覺(jué)有點(diǎn)賽博朋克的味道，既與上賽季關(guān)聯(lián)又與其有區(qū)別。在配色中我們加入了“中國(guó)紅”，出挑但不突兀，這也能令我們的賽車在正賽中與其他賽車有所區(qū)別。”

今年8月，NIO 333 FE車隊(duì)與蔚來(lái)特別發(fā)起了一場(chǎng)設(shè)計(jì)征集活動(dòng)，用意在于設(shè)計(jì)出能傳達(dá)“中國(guó)速度”這一概念的主題圖案，為車隊(duì)新賽季加電。在經(jīng)歷大眾投票與專家評(píng)審后，最終來(lái)自“”FunnyFrank”的設(shè)計(jì)作品脫穎而出，最終車隊(duì)決定將其用于新賽季涂裝之中。車隊(duì)CEO王笑表示：“在賽車“最值錢”的位置，我們擺放了一只代表“中國(guó)速度”的“兔子”。希望這只寓意“機(jī)敏”、“幸運(yùn)”的兔子能夠在新賽季為我們帶來(lái)好運(yùn)。”

第八賽季的外觀設(shè)計(jì)同時(shí)契合國(guó)際汽聯(lián)(FIA)的三星環(huán)境認(rèn)證(Three Stars Environmental Accreditation) 和FE對(duì)于環(huán)保材料方面的要求。因此，用于NIO FE 001汽車的涂裝材料仍然是不含PVC材質(zhì)的3M包裝---目前最環(huán)保的包裝材料。NIO333與正在舉行的世界聯(lián)合國(guó)氣候大會(huì)（COP26）并肩同行，在實(shí)現(xiàn)全球凈零排放的戰(zhàn)役中，鼓勵(lì)碳中和發(fā)展趨勢(shì)，在與環(huán)境變化的競(jìng)賽當(dāng)中，NIO333FE更加堅(jiān)定的站在“為更清潔的未來(lái)而比賽”的行列中。

The?NIO 333 Formula E Team?has today revealed the livery design and numbers for its Season 8 challengers that will break cover at the official 2021-22 FIA Formula E World Championship all-teams test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain on Monday 29^th November.

The NIO 333 001 cars will make a welcome return to their familiar #3 and #33 numbers for the final year of Gen2 Formula E racing. The number 3 (三), is considered lucky in China due to its similarity in sound to the word “Sai” which means “to compete”. The numbers are also significant to the UK based Formula E team as they feature in the name of the brand under which team owner Brilliant in Excellence (BIE UK Ltd) competes in the all-electric racing series – 333 Racing.

The concept for the new 333 Racing car livery design is ‘Continuity with Innovation’.? The team wished to retain the main design elements from last year, namely the striking ‘pin striping’ for the perception of speed, and the ease of replacement of all carbon fibre bodywork pieces through individual material ‘templating’.

In an evolution of the NIO 333 Formula E Team’s Season 7 dark blue, tonal teal and bare black carbon car livery, accents of the red of the Chinese flag and the 333 Racing brand identity have been incorporated into the design for the coming season. In China, red is the national colour symbolizing happiness, beauty, vitality, good luck, success and good fortune.

It was also important to take the creative step to distinguish the 333 Racing cars from other teams when out on track. To this end, the red accents incorporated into the Season 8 livery design have been graduated along the cars’ surfaces. The combined effect has maintained the team’s strong brand identity whilst conferring a fresh and innovative aesthetic.

Vincent Wang, CEO, NIO 333 Formula E Team

"Since the end of last season, I've been thinking about the aesthetic of our team for Season 8. Last season's car livery was very well received, which is definitely a happy thing, but it also posed a challenge for us to come up with an even better design for 2022! We tried a lot of different variations and ultimately wanted something familiar for the fans, but different. After repeated deliberation between our Chinese and British team members and design team, we decided upon a concept developed from last year's acclaimed version.

While the NIO blue and 333 Racing blue base colours were not drastically changed, we updated the side box lines to make them more "electric", which at first glance felt a bit cyberpunk and edgy whilst both relating and bringing an evolution of last season’s car. In the colour scheme we have added Chinese “red", which stands out but is not obtrusive, which will also make our cars stand out from other in the race.

In the ‘most visible’ position on the car, we have placed a "rabbit" representing "China Speed", which was the winner of a competition we launched a few months ago alongside NIO in China. The logo designed by Funny Frank stood out amongst the many entries we received - hopefully, this rabbit, which means "smart" and "lucky", will bring us good luck in the coming FIA Formula E World Championship season."

For more information regarding the "Sprinting Rabbit” logo please see ‘notes to editors’.

It was also essential for the team to keep in line with its FIA Three Stars Environmental Accreditation status and the Formula E Championship’s sustainability goals when considering its Season 8 car livery design. The material used to adorn the NIO FE 001 cars therefore continues to be?3M wrapping grade PVC-free vinyl - the most environmentally friendly wrapping film currently available.