Two-time Master of Formula E Jean-Eric Vergne warned against potential unintentional consequences, since the completely electric championship launched their PIT next week in Jeddah E-Prix.
Formula E introduced quite a few updates of its sports and technical recipes this season, presenting its Gen3 EVO. The automobile uses the soft Hankook gum and is provided with 4 -wheel drive, which is used during qualifying duels, in the beginning of the race and on the attack mode. The lap times have improved significantly, on the position of the pole by almost three seconds faster in Sao Paulo and a pair of.3 seconds faster in Mexico.
The latest innovation is the long-awaited PIT top-up, which can debut in Saudi Arabia on February 14-15 and can be utilized in further double headers, developed for over two years. Each automobile will receive 10% of the battery charging at 600 kW, and the mandatory pitstop lasts about 30 seconds and have to be made in specific time frames in the course of the race.
“There will be many unknown,” said Vergne, fearing that the race leader may end one lap on some tracks, while a security automobile may threaten the order of pecking.
“We know that a variety of things will occur because the PITSTOP window opening. Those who stop, will begin to press hard to make an undercut, those that later stay down will try not to chop by those that stopped.
Jean-Erery Vergne, DS Penske
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“Pitstops are quite long; On some songs it is feasible that we can be one lap, so I hope that FIA and Formula E can make sure that pitstops could also be barely shorter, in order that the race stays comprehensible – because if the leader comes out of which the leader comes out of whom the leader comes out of whom the leader comes out of whom the leader comes out of which the leader comes out of Posts one lap and there may be a security automobile, it may well be a bit difficult.
“Happiness becomes a bit too much factor. Even a safety car will be an even more important factor during Pitstops-you are afraid that the driver stops at the last one, and that's when there is a safety car or yellow, especially a safety car: he gets a free stop and goes out 30 seconds ahead of all. “
Meanwhile, the attack mode has develop into much stronger this season with all -wheel drive, but Vergne believes that solutions ought to be found in order that the system is fair to everyone.
“It happened to me twice in a row, in Sao Paulo and Mexico: when you activate the attack mode, and a minute later the yellow, then the six -minute attack mode you planned”, is ruined “, is ruined.” DS Penske Driver regretted, took ninth and fifth place in these races.
“When how essential this mode is and what number of performance, what number of places you’ll be able to gain from it, it just throws an important key within the works. If you might be unlucky and activate it within the flawed time within the race, it is kind of expensive.
“When we work like all of us – chasing the last thousands of seconds, trying to maximize races – happiness being such a big factor is a bit frustrating, especially when you are at the end. [of bad luck]. I think there are solutions to solve this problem – let's see when they will be implemented. “
ENVISION Driver Sebastien Bemi, also Master of Formula E, agreed: “I agree with the Jeva point. Attack mode used is not very efficient; Now the profit is so high that ultimately, if you can't fully use it, it can be very harmful to the result – and happiness plays too much. “
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