Formula E returns to New York – Marseille News

07/07/2021 at 11:18 CEST

For the fourth time and after a year of absence due to the pandemic, theFormula E electric cars return to the streets of New York, scene of a double meeting of the championship this weekend after the Mexican event in Puebla.

To date there have been nine races in Formula E this season and Edoardo Mortara He leads the drivers’ standings with 72 points, ten more than Robin Frijns (62). The current champion Antonio Felix da Costa is third, with 60 points, the same as René Rast and Mitch Evans. In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes EQ leads with 113 points, followed by DS Techeetah (110 points), Jaguar Racing (109 points), Audi Sport (99) and Virgin Racing (99).

The New York Circuit was built around Red Hook Harbor, is set against the backdrop of the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty, and crosses the bay. It has a distance of 2,320 kilometers, 14 turns – five left and nine right – and travels clockwise. The track runs alongside platforms 11 and 12 overlooking the Buttermilk Channel and Lower Manhattan. Since its debut in the 2016-17 season, there have been five different winners in the six Formula E races that have been held there so far: Sam Bird, Lucas di Grassi, Jean-Éric Vergne, Sébastien Buemi and Robin Frijns. Schedules

saturday july 10

FP1 13:55

FP2 16:15

Qualif 18:15

Course (EPrix) 22:00

Sunday July 11

FP3 13:10

Which 3:15 pm

Course (EPrix) 19:00

(* Spanish time)

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