When you think of Monaco in spring, you think of mild temperatures, spectacular manoeuvres on the track and light clothing. But with only 13°C on the ground and 15°C in the air for the first test session (at 7:30 am), it’s not quite the same atmosphere.The drivers were cautious, theContinue Reading
The 19-year-old Briton became the youngest starter of a Formula E race when he competed in Saturday’s Monaco E-Prix, having only been told 20 minutes before the second practice session that he would be competing.This was after regular McLaren driver Bird suffered a high-speed off at Sainte Devote in theContinue Reading
The Frenchman finished Saturday’s Formula E race in Monte Carlo fourth having shadowed DS Penske partner Vandoorne for much of the 31-lap contest.Vergne was left frustrated as both Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans ahead backed the chasing pack up at various points to allow each of the Jaguar drivers toContinue Reading
Having started from the second row of the grid, Evans moved ahead of Cassidy on the run into Sainte Devote and eventually inherited the lead on lap 10 as other drivers took their Attack Modes.With Cassidy having also moved into second, the former Envision driver began to back the chasingContinue Reading
The two Kiwis dominated proceedings in Monte Carlo, with Evans winning by nearly one second having led the majority of the 31-lap contest, which was extended by two laps due to a pair of safety car periods.Evans had shown impressive pace throughout practice on Saturday morning but errors from himselfContinue Reading
The Porsche driver, who won last time out in the Misano E-Prix and is now championship points leader courtesy of his pole, steadily increased his margin to Vandoorne (DS Penske) over all three sectors around the Monte Carlo circuit.The German’s 1m29.861s left him 0.433s clear and on pole for SaturdayContinue Reading
Jaguar’s Evans was in strong form on Saturday morning across each of the two 30-minute practice sessions, as the Kiwi ended with a 1m29.521s around the Monte Carlo circuit.Heading into the final 10 minutes in FP2, Edoardo Mortara’s 1m30.452s stood as the benchmark before his lap was bested by Evans,Continue Reading
The Briton suffered the injury to his left hand approaching the final 10 minutes of FP1 on Saturday morning, after he locked up into the opening turn, Sainte Devote.Bird took to the escape road at high speed, with the right front wheel of his McLaren hitting the barrier and withContinue Reading
The Portuguese driver was stripped of his win in the inaugural Misano E-Prix earlier this month after his Porsche car failed post-race checks.This was after FIA scrutineers found an ineligible throttle damper setting related to the spring was fitted to the car.The part in question had been previously used onContinue Reading
The British manufacturer announced the decision ahead of this weekend’s Monaco E-Prix, having reached its 100-race milestone in Tokyo earlier this year.Its maiden entry into the all-electric championship in 2016 was the first time Jaguar had competed in single-seaters since the brand left Formula 1 in 2004, with the remains ofContinue Reading