Formula E: Trulli weighing up driving future

Former grand prix driver Jarno Trulli is undecided about whether to continue driving for his Formula E team beyond this season.

The Italian returned to racing after a three-year absence to drive for the outfit that bears his name in the inaugural 2014-'15 season, and sits 16th in the standings after five events. He explained that it was important for him to drive for the team, which has entered into a partnership with the Super Nova squad to run its Spark-Renault SRT-01Es, in its launch season, but stressed that his focus was making the team a success in the long term.

"It was vital when I was starting the team to be one of the drivers, but for the future I don't know," Trulli told AUTOSPORT. "My priority is to focus on the future of the team, but at the moment I don't have a plan for what I will do as a driver – I will continue to the end of the season and see what happens."

Trulli's future plans include developing the team's own powertrain for the Spark-Renault. It has forged a relationship with Italian technology company Tecnomatica to create Motormatica, which is one of the eight manufacturers selected to develop electric motors, current inverters and gearboxes for the 2015-'16 season.

Trulli was joined at last weekend's Miami Formula E round by Vitantonio Liuzzi, who was brought in when Michela Cerruti informed the team on the Monday before the event that she had decided to concentrate on her other programs.

Originally on Autosport.com