Today the first race of the double stage of Formula E will be held on the Italian circuit in Misano with a lap length of 3.38 km, but yesterday the weekend started with training for beginners, which we talked about.
Perhaps it is useful to briefly highlight the most important results: the best time was set by 19-year-old Briton Taylor Barnard, a McLaren reserve driver who drove a Formula E car for the first time last fall during the official pre-season tests in Valencia. Yesterday he completed a lap in 1 minute and 18.762 seconds.
But not so much, just over a tenth and a half, was lost to Robert Shvartsman, a racer from St. Petersburg, who now rides under an Israeli license. His main focus this year is being a reserve driver for Ferrari and racing for AF Corse in the top category of the WEC, but Robert also seems to be enjoying learning more about electric technology.
At Misano he worked with the DS Penske team, after which he thanked them on social networks: “I had a great time driving a Formula E car. We fully achieved everything we planned, we are in it managed to avoid mistakes related to track boundary violations, and we are doing well. We have been working on gathering information for the team.
Thank you DS Penske for trusting me this season, I really enjoyed it!”
It is worth adding that Robert knows this circuit very well, having once lived in Misano for several years, and for him this circuit is practically his home. But maybe he’s fine with it because he doesn’t have to race this weekend and the electric series drivers aren’t particularly excited about the track.
For example, here is the opinion of the experienced Antonio Felix da Costa, driver for the Porsche factory team: “In Formula E we usually race on city circuits, but now we have to approach things a little differently. In Misano you will have to save energy in much the same way as participants in the Tour de France cycling race do.
On the bike, when you ride behind your opponent, you expend less effort. On this route it will be more or less the same. It’s strange, of course, but here no one wants to take the lead from the start of the race, but then at some point in the race everyone will immediately start attacking and there is a risk of chaos. But everyone is on equal footing and I think the race can be spectacular.”
Source: F1 News
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