Race Day 1 round up :
FP2
Final Classification
Jaguar, during FP2, continued their investigation in to Seb abrupt stopping in FP1 yesterday, and as a precaution, ended up changing Nick’s Battery. I think that that was the only part that needed changing however, as Jaguar were pretty confident that Nick was able to run with no issues. This would turn out to be the case, as nick put in pretty rapid laps during the session, and today as a whole.
Most cars were out on green, as they always are during a practise session. In formula e, track time is always imperative, and the less time you get, the less chances you have of making the duels. Track time is also important to learn the track in real life, as there is only so much you can achieve on a simulator to try and make it as realistic as you possibly can.
Loved Andre on comms today. He was an invaluable addition to the comms box, and I hope that Formula e can try to make it permanent, as Andre is also FE Alumni, and knows his stuff.
Final FP2 classificaion:
1. Nato
2. Guenther
3. Dennis
4. Buemi
5. Evans
6. Vandoorne
7. Rowland
8. Fenestraz
9. Di Grassi
10. Cassidy
11. Tictum
12. Jean Eric Vergne
13. Bird
14. Mueller
15. Wehrlein
16. Hughes
17. Sette Camara
18. Mortara
19. Frijns
20. De Vries
21. Daruvala
22. Da Costa
Now on to Qualifying :
Groups
A
Wehrlein
Cassidy
Evans
Hughes
Dennis
Rowland
Mortara
De Vries
Muller
Da Costa
Frijns
B
Buemi
Guenther
JEV
Vandoorne
Nato
Fenestraz
Bird
Daruvala
Ticktum
Sette camara
Di grassi
The traffic in both groups to be quite honest got a bit excessive for my liking. Yes I know people and teams want the optimum window to set lap times, however to be backing up the pack to the point where cars could stall, and on more than one occasion, I think this needs to be policed more by the FIA before something serious happens, and someone gets seriously hurt. However I am not the FIA. So that’s my opinion and my opinion only. Anyway. On to the duels and who did what.
Duels advancers
Group A:
Cassidy
Dennis
Wehrlein
Evans
Group b:
JEV
Sette Camara!!!! What a drive from Sergio
Guenther
Nato
WEH V DEN Jake won
CAS V EVA Mitch won
Semi final 1
DEN V EVA
GUE V SET Sergio won
NAT V JEV JEV WON
Semi final 2
SET V JEV
Semi finals:
DEN V EVA Mitch won, progressed to the final
Semi final 2
SET V JEV JEV won Progressed to the final
And then on to the final
JEV Vs Mitch. The gap was yoyoing all the way through the lap, even at every mini sector. This is the most unpredictable duel to predict, and I couldn’t predict who was going to take the pole.
JEV eventually took pole, but it could have been either of them if I'm being completely transparent and honest with you guys.
Then time for the race.
Attack Mode this year stayed at the same corner, which was T19, and provided to be a critical point of the race for some people. It was a very clean start from the majority of the grid, however Sacha Fenestraz had contact with someone, and had to retire due to broken suspension; the only retirement of the race. Sam Bird had one of his trademark starts gaining 3 places off the line, and gained the driver of progress award, as his 4th place finish was a 5 place gainer from where he started. Eyes forward made its grand return today as well. if you don’t know. Eyes forward is Laney’s signature catchphrase, and it is one of the easiest phrases to recognise in the fe world. Jake Dennis won in, arguably, one of formula e s biggest winning margins. Thew second biggest to be precise.
Jake won from JEV and Nick rounded off the podium in third place. His second podium for Jaguar in as many races. That, in my opinion, shows how strong nick can be, and how strong the Jaguar package is looking this year.
Final race classification
1. Dennis
2. JEV
3. Cassidy
4. Bird
5. Evans
6. Nato
7. Guenther
8. Wehrlein
9. Sette Camara
10. Frijns
11. Hughes
12. Buemi
13. Rowland
14. Vandoorne
15. Mortara
16. Da Costa
17. De Vries
18. Mueller
19. Di Grassi
20. Daruvala
21. Ticktum
DNF Fenestraz
Round up 2 will be coming either tonight or tomorrow. Sorry for the delay guys. Was at mums yesterday, and I also had a job interview, so sorry once again for the delayed upload. Also in exciting news, the FIA granted my accreditation account yesterday, so I may be able to live blog from the London media centre. As usual, if you follow my socials, I’ll keep you guys updated on there.
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