It’s race week once again in the FIA Formula E World Championship, and as ever, Motorsport Week has got you covered for all you need to know ahead of the Berlin E-Prix double-header.
After Jaguar TCS Racing purred to a magnificent 1-2 on the streets of Monaco last time out, with Mitch Evans firmly putting himself back into title contention, along with team-mate Nick Cassidy, who is breathing down the neck of title leader Pascal Wehrlein, who will be hoping to score a home win for himself and for Tag Heuer Porsche.
THE CIRCUIT
Berlin has been omnipresent on the FE calendar since the series started, but this year provides a new challenge for the drivers. Now 2.343km and anti-clockwise, the circuit is however still fast and twisty, providing drivers with plenty of overtaking chances.
WHEN
The double-header weekend will extend from Friday afternoon until Sunday afternoon. All times below are BST:
10/5: FP1 – 15:55-16:45
11/05: FP2 – 06:55-07:45
Qualifying: 09:20-10:43
Race one: 14:03
12/5: FP3 – 06:55-07:45
Qualifying: 09:20-10:43
Race two: 14:03
WEATHER
Friday, Saturday and Sunday are forecast to be dry with cloud and sunshine, with temperatures expected to reach around 21 degrees.
LAST YEAR
Jaguar will be hopeful of repeating last year’s result, a 1-2 with Mitch Evans leading home Sam Bird, with hometown hero Max Guenther third. Race two conjured a far different result, with Nick Cassidy – then at Envision Racing – taking victory with Jake Dennis second and Jean-Eric Vergne third.
NEWS OF NOTE
BLAIS APPOINTED MASERATI DEPUTY TEAM PRINCIPAL
Maserati MSG Racing’s Chief Engineer, Cyril Blais, has been appointed its Deputy Team Principal. Blais has acted as the team’s leader across the whole of Season 10, after former Team Principal James Rossiter quit in October.
ROOKIES CONFIRMED FOR BERLIN TEST
All the drivers taking part in the upcoming Berlin Rookie Test have been confirmed.
The test, which takes place on the Monday after the Berlin double-header, will see two drivers for each team given two sessions to show their worth to the teams.
APT CUPRA: Tim Tramnitz, Ricardo Feller
ANDRETTI: Jak Crawford, Zane Maloney
DS PENSKE: Jonny Edgar, Robert Schwartzman
ENVISION RACING: Alice Powell, Dries Vanthoor
ERT: Marta Garcia, Mikel Azcona
JAGUAR TCS RACING: Sheldon van der Linde, Enzo Fittipaldi
MAHINDRA RACING: Frederik Vesti, Kush Maini
MASERATI MSG RACING: Felipe Drugovich, Nico Pino
NEOM MCLAREN: Ugo Ugochukwu, Gregoire Saucy
