Mercedes commits to Formula E, to leave DTM

ByReuters

Updated 24/07/2017 at 19:23 GMT

Mercedes will leave the German Touring Car (DTM) championship at the end of next year and enter the electric Formula E series in the 2019/20 season, the carmaker announced on Monday.

Daniel Abt with Audi Sport negotiates a bend during the qualifying round of the Berlin leg of the Formula E

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Mercedes, whose Formula One team have been world champions for the past three seasons, said in a statement that it was carrying out a "strategic repositioning of its motorsport activities".

"This new approach will see Mercedes-Benz competing at both ends of the motorsport spectrum," it added.

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