#038 Dilbagh Gill - Race to Zero

In this conversation I connected with Dilbagh Gill who is CEO of the Mahindra Formula E Racing team since the sports inaugural season in 2014. Formula E is the is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. As one of ten founding teams – and the only Indian team – Dilbagh has built his team from the ground up which has led to multiple race victories and podiums. He’s always been a motorsport and mechanical enthusiast. From repairing motorbikes while studying at college before going on to be an amateur rally driver. He also has a background working for a start up that developed software used in FIFA World Cup and the World Cup of Motorsport. In this conversation we talked about a Formula E and a different kind of race. The race to net zero emissions. In particular we talked about: The role that collaboration within teams and cooperation across teams, plays in the development of the sport? What are some of the plans/predictions for innovations that you are developing and their potential future impact? Last year was said to be a make or break year for the climate emergency (COP26 etc). What are you learning that others (citizens, governments, OEM’s) can learn from? So I started out by asking him what is Formula E and how and why did it start? https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilbaghgill/ https://www.mahindraracing.com/ https://www.fiaformulae.com/ https://www.weareliminal.co/