Formula E | Cape Town ePrix 2023 – Preview | P300.it

Formula E lands for the first time in its history in South Africa for the fifth round of the Season nine.

there Formula E Back in businessCape Town ePrixFifth round of Season nine Who will see the series Full electricity Disembarking in South Africa for the first time marks the second of new stops in this year’s calendar.

The first of these new locations was Hyderabad, India, which was the scene of a crazy race with many accidents and witnessed Jean-Eric Vergne Returning to victory after almost two years by giving first success to the new DS-Penske team, with the American chassis also on the podium again from 2021.

The two-time series champion stayed out of trouble and was the protagonist of a superhero defense in the final game Nick Cassidy, who with better energy management tried several times to overtake the French rider in the closing laps without success, thus settling for second place which earned him his first podium of the season. Immediately after the Hyderabad ePrix, Cassidy traveled to the United States for the Do a day of testing with the Chip Ganassi Racing IndyCar at SebringHe completed more than 150 laps and fueled rumors of a possible run for the US Championship next season.

Hyderabad ePrix platform completed by Antonio Felix da CostaWho then inherited the third place Sebastien Buemi They were penalized for excessive energy consumption during the race. For the Portuguese driver and champion Season six This is the first podium achieved by a driver Porsche In what was his 100th career race in the series, he would revive a somewhat subdued start to the championship also in terms of his teammate’s performance. Pascal Werlin.

The German driver India finished just behind Da Costa in fourth place at the end of a complicated weekend after his heavy crash in FP1 managed to extend his lead in the World Championship more than Jake Dennis, which dried up in Hyderabad after being defeated by Rene Rast. Four races later, the World Drivers’ Championship standings saw Wehrlein lead with 90 points to Dennis’ 68, followed by Vergne and Buemi who both collect 31 points.

In the Constructors’ Championship, however, Porsche leads with 101 points to 78 for the Avalanche Andretti customer team. The rest are further afield, with Envision Racing finishing third on 59 points ahead of McLaren and Jaguar, holding on at 53 points and 42 points after the last race in which they both scored a double zero with their drivers causing accidents.

The Cape Town ePrix will be the main race for Kelvin van der Lindeconfirmed again on the plane ABT Cobra #4 in place of Robin Frijns, who is not yet fully recovered from his best physical condition after the injury he sustained in the first race Season nine in Mexico City. So far, the South African driver has gone through a very complicated period in Formula E due to the numerous problems he had with his single seat in previous races, which greatly limited his activity on the track, and certainly not ideal for a rookie at the single seat level.

Introduced last year, the Cape Town circuit is 2.95km long and has 12 corners, making it one of the fastest tracks on the calendar. Season nine Considering the many straights present, with only Turns 4-5-6 (which takes up a roundabout from that area’s road system) being the most technical point on the track. The circle also includes three turns of 90 degrees to the left, i.e. curve 1 (whereattack mode), curve 7 and curve 10 which are likely excellent overshoot points.

The official Formula E website describes the Cape Town circuit as follows, and also lists the different places the track passes through: The route will pass through the Green Point and Waterfront areas of Cape Town, where the flowing lines of this new street circuit are expected to be one of the fastest on the Season 9 calendar and a real proving ground for the all-new 350 kW Gen3 machine. The 2.94 kilometer 12-corner grid lines the starting line of Vlei Road, in the Green Point area, where riders will race against Signal Hill as a backdrop.Then there is a left turn that leads into Helen Suzman Street, and another left into Granger Bay Street, offering riders two sharp cuts. It will then come to the waterfront at Mouille Point Beach Road, before approaching a hairpin left-hand turn into Fritz Sonnenberg Road and a final straight to reach the finish line.”.

As far as live TV is concerned, it will be possible to follow the first edition of the Cape Town ePrix on both Sky and Mediaset: the first will broadcast the qualifiers on Sky Sport Arena and the race live on Sky Sport 257, and then offer a repeat in prime time on Sky Sport Arena mentioned above, while the second, as always, will broadcast the match live only on Canale 20, with the guarantee that the other sessions will be transmitted on its website. sportmediaset.it. Free training sessions will, as always, also be visible on Official YouTube channel From formula E.

2023 Cape Town E Prix – Cape Town Street Circuit
Rounds 5/16
February 24-25, 2023

Department information

circle length: 2.94 km
clocked: 32 rounds
Number of bends: 12
Travel direction: counter clockwise

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Plan

Friday 24 February

• h. 3.55pm – FP1 – YouTube

Saturday 25 February

• h. 8:05 AM – FP2 – YouTube
• h. 10:40 – Qualifiers – Sky Sport Arena, sportmediaset.it
• h. 3.03 pm – Cape Town ePrix 2023 – Canal 20, Sky Sports 257 (repeat at 8:30pm at Sky Sports Arena)

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