Keep track of all the action at fiaformulae. Unique banked sections, undulations, bumps and a mix of technical and high speed sections will provide a real test. The 2. The final sector is a tricky complex following a fast right hander at Turn 12 and another long straight into what will no doubt be a busy Turn 13 hairpin come the race.
An awkward left-hander at Turn 18 rounds out the lap with a strong slingshot required down that long home straight. City authorities have also earmarked the location as a potential centre for innovation as Indonesia drives towards a complete EV transition by Formula E will measure, reduce, and offset all its unavoidable emissions by investing in renewable energy production.
Race one was one of the best races the Belgian had managed in Formula E, according to his engineer Stephen Lane — over team radio. Vandoorne had clambered from 12 th midway through the race to an eventual third. Some fightback — teammate de Vries could only manage 10 th in the same machinery — and it could prove crucial come the end of the season. Robin Frijns Envision Racing qualified down in 20 th for race one at Tempelhof which proved to be costly — the Dutchman having top six pace at worst all weekend.
Reigning champion de Vries pulled a dominant drive out of the bag on home soil for Mercedes-EQ in the Shell Recharge Berlin E-Prix Round 8 to bite back from a run of two points from four races in the best way possible. Mercedes-EQ and Stoffel Vandoorne are the team to beat.
It was never in doubt after a lap one move saw him fling by Julius Baer Polesitter Mortara and second-placed Frijns at Turn 1. The Mercedes-EQ driver managed his lead from there and a maximum was vital to give him a chance of becoming only the second driver to retain a title after Vergne. Could that bode well for the ROKiT Venturi Racing driver, as he seeks to push up the order from ninth in the standings?
