Everything is ready on the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli for the first E-Prix on the Romagna circuit which will come to life on Saturday 13 April, at 3pm. The Jaguar TCS Racing team is leading the Teams' World Championship with 100 points, while drivers Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans are in second and sixth place respectively in the drivers' standings.
Sheldon van der Linde, for his part, will then participate in his third rookie test for the team driving in the Free Practice reserved for rookies. "Misano has been a great stage on the motorsport scene - commented James Barclay, managing director of JLR Motorsport and team principal of Jaguar TCS Racing - and, as a new stage in the Formula E calendar, we can't wait to face this challenge and to compete once again in Italy".
"Our trips to Italy in previous years - Barclay said - have yielded excellent results, with Mitch winning three times in Rome in the last two seasons. Misano will naturally be a very different challenge for everyone and we have worked hard to prepare for the better and we sincerely hope that our return to Italy will bring us other important results."
As an official Formula E team and manufacturer, Jaguar TCS Racing designs its own powertrain, consisting of engine, transmission, inverter and rear suspension. For the Gen3 era, Jaguar through its long-term partnership with FortescueWAE, will provide Envision Racing with its powertrain.
"Formula E remains a priority event for JLR - the company commented - and for the Reimagine strategy.
As the only championship in the world reserved for electric vehicles, Formula E allows the testing and development of new technologies in a high-energy environment. performance. It continues to be the test bed for our Race to Innovate mission, which will see Race to Road and Road to Race learnings contribute to shaping our electric future."