Nissan-Formel-E-Team holt in Jakarta zwei Top-Fünf-Platzierungen
Fenestraz und Nato punkten im zweiten Rennen des Doubleheaders
Nissan Formel E Team erzielten in Jakarta ihr bestes Saisonergebnis. Sacha Fenestraz und Norman Nato zeigten beide hervorragende Leistungen und belegten in Runde 11 der ABB FIA Formel E-Weltmeisterschaft 2022/23 die Plätze vier und fünf.
Nach einem schwierigen ersten Rennen des Wochenendes für die Mannschaft belegte Fenestraz am Sonntag den zweiten Platz in seiner Qualifikationsgruppe und zog damit in die Duelle ein. Der argentinisch-französische Fahrer startete als Siebter und erwischte einen exzellenten Start, der ihn bis zum Ende der ersten Runde auf den vierten Platz brachte.
Währenddessen machte der Franzose Nato solide Fortschritte im Feld und behielt in der Hitze von Jakarta einen kühlen Kopf, um während der Attack Mode-Phase Plätze gut zu machen. Nato, der als 12. gestartet war, vermied Zwischenfälle vor ihm und nutzte seinen Speed und seine Überholmöglichkeiten, um sich weiter in die Top-10 zu fahren.
Helped by the team’s strong strategy, both drivers continued to push into the higher points-paying positions, challenging for a podium spot until the final corner. The pair combined for 22 points, the squad’s best result of the season so far.
Die Formel E kehrt am 24. Juni zum letzten Rennen der Saison zurück, wenn die Serie zum ersten Mal in Portland, USA, gastiert.
Tommaso Volpe, Geschäftsführer und Teamchef, Nissan Formula E Team: “A rollercoaster of a weekend, with a tough race yesterday and a really good one today. We were stronger in qualifying and had a much better strategy during the race. Both drivers did an excellent job, with some impressive overtakes. Sacha even battled for the podium until the final corner, while Norman’s defense was very solid at the end of the race. We can be incredibly happy with our performance and proud of the team and drivers. Our focus now is to take this positive showing into the next round in Portland to pick up even more points there.”
Sacha Fenestraz: “This weekend was a good way to see our strengths and weaknesses as a team. Today was an incredibly positive race, it was great for the crew to reward their hard work over the last few months. Yesterday was quite frustrating, but we came back strongly and both cars had very good pace. Norman did a superb job to come from P12 on the grid to P5 at the finish and I am really happy that we both took a strong result. The heat was a challenge, but the humidity was the most difficult. However, we pushed through as a team to score some good points. I am now looking forward to Portland, it is a brand-new track for all of us so it should be an interesting one!”
Norman Nato: “Today was really positive. We changed the setup, because yesterday we were not so competitive, and it worked for us. We managed to put it all together in the race and react from the frustration of Saturday to get a great result for both cars. We will now look to analyze this one to see what we can do to continue improving for Portland. We had a strong pace throughout today’s event, so we must aim to score big points for the rest of the season. We’re not far off the leading teams based on this performance, and we have five races left to prove what we can do this year.”
...Notizen von SP
