After a successful race in Chile, the Nissan e.dams team is ready for another Formula E Challenge at Mexico City’s Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez today. The 2.2 kilometers above sea level track poses a great challenge for Nissan’s all-electric Formula E race cars.
Although this is Nissan’s first Formula E Season, they are not new to the Mexican landscape. Their most successful electric car, the Nissan LEAF has been in Mexico from the last 5 years. Fans will be able to see it close at the race.
Nissan’s entry in the Formula E came with the ambition to showcase the brand’s performance capabilities. Nissan worked hard on its Intelligent Mobility to contest in season five with Sebastien Buemi and teammate Oliver Rowland.
“We had exceptional pace in Santiago,” stated Michael Carcamo, Nissan’s global motorsports director. “Now, our goal is to turn that pace into results in Mexico City. We’re very confident that a strong finish is just around the corner.”
“We were in the top two in the opening laps in the first round. We were unlucky to be pushed wide in the first corner while running in the front pack in Morocco. And then, we started from pole and led the majority of the race in Chile.”
“The level of competition in the championship is intense, but our outright pace has been very consistent. If we’re fast enough for long enough, the results will come our way.”
Nissan e.dams team already prepared for this race on their simulator. “The air is thin and the corners are tight in Mexico City,” stated Jean-Paul Driot, Nissan e.dams team lead. “This will be a very different challenge from Santiago, where we had plenty of long straights. We have 18 corners packed into a little more than 2 kilometers, so there’s always plenty of action – but our goal will be to try to stay out of trouble.”
“Strategy is also going to be very important here, using the extra power from the attack mode activations. I hope the fans will support us again by voting for Sebastien and Oliver through #FANBOOST. Our goal will be to score a strong finish on Saturday and then continue our development program on Sunday in testing.”
Saturday’s race started at 7:30 a.m., while Sunday’s test session starts at 9:00 am.
Mexico City E-Prix track
Length: 2.093 km
Turns: 18 turns
Timetable
Saturday, Feb. 16
7:30 a.m. – 8:15 a.m.: Practice 1
10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.: Practice 2
11:45 a.m. – 12:21 p.m.: Qualifying
12:30 p.m. – 12:50 p.m.: Super Pole
16:03 p.m.: Race (45 min + 1 lap)
Sunday, Feb. 17
9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: Test Session 1
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Test Session 2
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