Nicki Shields chats to Nick Heidfeld and Dilbagh Gill about the Automobili Pininfarina ‘Battista’ – the beast that is quicker than an F1 car and has taken the world by storm. Did we mention that it’s fully electric and one of the most powerful, road-legal hypercars ever designed with 1,900bhp/2,300Nm torque? The 2019 Rome E-Prix marked exactly one year since Mahindra Racing’s Race to Road programme was announced and the technology transfer means the Battista it can reach 100km/h in less than two seconds while achieving 450km on one charge.