#romeeprix

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Formula E 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ¹⁴ Rome E-Prix 🇮🇹

Mitch Evans crashes into the back of Nick Cassidy.

[thepaddockhub]

FORMULA E TITLE BATTLE

With only four races left on the calendar, it is the perfect time to look at the performances of the main title contenders.

Who impressed you the most this season?

formulae #abbformulae #romeeprix #londoneprix

[gpfansnl]

De zaterdag in Rome was er voor Frijns een om vooral snel weer te vergeten. https://www.gpfans.com/nl/f1-nieuws/111641/frijns-verklaart-uitvalbeurt-in-rome-kwam-harder-aangereden-dan-de-rest/

[meaningofmotorsport]

Rome ePrix Race 2 Review

It may not have been the tight battle for the win that we saw yesterday, yet we still got our fair share of action today. We saw a deserving winner, who once he got to the lead, was able to control it beautifully!

After a shaken up qualifying, where we saw a rookie front row, which in itself was stunning, and credit should go to both Cassidy and Nato, Vandoorne was seen as one of the favourites, given his good starting position, and clear pace yesterday. This came true as he climbed to the front quickly, using an Attack Mode undercut to get past Wehrlein and lead the race. Through the Virtual Safety Car, he was able to get a gap, and from there he controlled the race, saving energy as he allowed those behind to close on him, to eventually take the win. With the strength of the car he has, Stoffel must be seen as a true threat this year, who knows where he could be in the title race, if things had gone better for him and Mercedes.

After spending a couple of years right at the front, Mahindra looked as though they had dropped back in recent times, however Sims today showed that the car had pace and excellent efficiency. He was able to pass cars whilst having the most energy of anyone out there! I don’t think they quite have the pace over the season, although the odd podium is very likely. Another fantastic team today was Venturi, the DSQ of Nato may have rather dampened the result, however they had solid pace, and the efficiency was not too bad. There are some positives to take out of this weekend for them, despite the result.

I am really disappointed in Porsche today, Wehrlein was able to get to the lead really well at the start, and then from there, the teams strategy went out the window. They didn’t pre-empt anyone’s moves behind them, and when they got behind, they just copied those in front, which did nothing for their race. A team with their history in racing, should be able to see these issues coming, instead of stumbling round trying to catch up. It wasn’t like they had to save energy, they were fine on that, they just lost the podium today through ineptitude, and were lucky to get it back!

Guenther secured some well earnt points for the BMW team, after a far from ideal start to the year, whilst Evans continued to add points to his title challenge, as he now rises to P2 in the championship. The Jaguar didn’t have the raw pace we saw yesterday, maybe more due to others making gains, but the consistency will be their biggest help. Da Costa showed incredible pace at points during the race, at one point he looked to be in the fight for the win. Yet he was using too much energy and had to drop back.

Nissan had a similar story to Techeetah, as they could not keep up their early race pace, and fell back. Rowland’s collision with Cassidy was a slam dunk penalty, he may have been caught out by Nick’s braking, but still it was clumsy. The Buemi vs Di Grassi saga began again, as their battle ended with Lucas out of the race, he claimed Buemi crashed into him, however the replays suggest that Di Grassi was moving all over the straight, and simply tagged Buemi as he tried to go past.

Rast’s crash was a real shame, as he has been quietly consistent so far this year, it was only when I saw him in Q1 this morning, that I realised how well he has been doing, given his limited experience. Having a 1 lap shootout to end that race, was only going to end one way, and sure enough into the main overtaking opportunity at Turn 7, De Vries went for a small gap on Bird, got on the damp part of the track, and went like a missile into first Bird and then Rowland. It hasn’t hurt the drivers much, as they were only on the edge of the points at that time, but I am sure it will have bruised De Vries’ ego a little.

As the series moves on to the first purpose built racetrack that it will race on, there will be a lot of intrigue as to who can perform on a smooth surface and relatively low kerbs. I wouldn’t expect the action to be as thrilling as what we have been given this weekend, as Rome has really been something special once again, and given us some more hints as to who could come out on top this season

-M

[whitechocveloute]

I swear Nando’s bad luck has been passed on to Maxi

[marcelskittel]

Stoffel virtually on the podium? yes bitch ily

[verriciardo]

I have no idea why but I am watching FE

[primalaska]

#romesnowboards #RomeoJBallayan #RomedyNow #Romedy #romeestrigd #romeiros #romeoetjuliette #rometattoo #romet #romema #rometour #romemaclub #RomeEPrix #romeerwatches #romestreetart #rometours #romes #romeatnight #Romerike #romestreets #romeojulieta #RomeFilmFest #romescosauce #romeblouse #romecityworld #Romeoville #romeholiday #romephotoshoot #romela #romerobrito (at Manassas, Virginia) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0_elNqHJ8X/?igshid=rzcfzp1xqrri

[leopauldelr]

Someone doing the #PalmSunday recap. #ほぼ日手帳 #bulletjournaling #ABBFormulaE #romeeprix #VASC #F1 #Race1000 #fairytail #pokemon #スタートゥインクルプリキュア #仮面ライダージオウ #ファントミラージュ #リュウソウジャー #キラッとプリチャン https://www.instagram.com/p/BwO6DB2lIhT/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=119gbq7b8cgi1

[claudiogagliardini]

Yesterday #rome #roma #igersroma #igroma #yallersroma #volgoroma #igerslazio #romeeprix #spring #primavera #springtime #clouds (presso Laghetto Dell'Eur) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwOe3cQBbkk/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=11ffsrk3yzsws

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Formula E 2023 ʳᵒᵘⁿᵈ ¹³ Rome E-Prix 🇮🇹

Mitch Evans wins Race 1 from Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Guenther.

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@SVandoorne after his result in Round 7 of @FiaFormulaE season: This one was sweet! So nice to be back on the podium and give HWA their first one in Formula E! So so HAPPY #RomeEPrix #ABBFormulaE #FormulaE (at Rome, Italy) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwNi5ORlIHS/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1p7em2a9fmong

[gpfansnl]

De double header in Rome belooft spectaculair te worden. https://www.gpfans.com/nl/artikelen/111592/vooruitblik-eprix-rome-frijns-hoopt-op-punten-ticktum-wacht-op-fouten-concurrentie/

[meaningofmotorsport]

Rome ePrix Race 1 Review

It may have been six weeks since they last raced, for the season opener in Saudi Arabia, but they made up for it with a barnstormer of a race, which saw ex-champions battling for the win, crashes, and our fair share of drama.

Starting from the beginning, the call to start behind the Safety Car, was a bit on the safe side in my opinion, although I can see why they did it. 23 cars barrelling into a tight first turn, on a slippery track, could cause a huge crash which would take a long time to clear up. When we did get underway, the action came think and fast, with Lotterer sending one up the inside of Vandoorne for the lead, however Stoffel did not yield and meant they both crashed. My view is, that both drivers have a part to play in the end result, it was a bold move from Andre, which was late and could have gone either way even if he had been left room. Then Vandoorne didn’t need to close down on him, it is early in the race, the Mercedes we saw had probably better pace during the race, so it was unnecessary on his part too.

Rowland’s tough day continued, as he overconsumed power in the race, had to serve a drive through, and lost the lead as well as any hopes of points. That left us with Di Grassi leading Vergne, who would battle it out for most of the rest of the race, with the help of Attack Mode. Both of them seemed as fast as each other on the whole, it was simply the slipstream I think which was aiding those behind, to save energy and overtake. The racing was hard as you would expect, with wheel banging and late moves, as you would expect from Formula E. Di Grassi got ahead after the last attack mode, with an inspired dive into Turn 4, and did deserve to win, but luck did not shine on him today, as we believe his driveshaft broke late on in the race.

That meant that Vergne brought it home to win, showing that the new DS powertrain has what it takes to fight for another title this year. He was as deserving of the win as Lucas, as he battled well and used strategy to keep in the mix. Can he build on this to take his third title?

The fight for the win was just the tip of the iceberg, in terms of the action for that race, as in behind them, we had Porsche battling Mercedes, Virgin and Nissan, trading paint, and touching the walls. Then, out of seemingly nowhere, comes the two Jaguar cars, who started mid pack as a result of being in Q1, and as the others fought hard, on top of their good use of Attack Mode, they ended up with an amazing double podium. This solidifies their teams title lead, and firmly puts them as a threat for the rest of the year, the pace the car had, and the way that both drivers could do opportunistic moves, may put them as the best pairing out there.

In a race of attrition, drivers like Rast and Wehrlein were able to make the most of their opportunities and grab a good haul of points. Frijns and Buemi may be disappointed with how the race ended, given they started ahead of the Jaguar’s, but neither could really match them as the race started to come to a close. Another honourable mention should go to Cassidy, who recovered from a poor qualifying, admittedly with the help of the chaos, to get some points in tricky conditions.

Mercedes may be the most disappointed team of all today, even if we ignore the early incident for the lead, they had a P4-5 result comfortably in their hands with 5 mins to go. However, when Vandoorne went around a slowing Di Grassi, who maybe could have moved offline himself, he caught a bump which sent the car into the wall, and left his teammate nowhere to go. I feel that their car was as fast as the Jaguar’s today, they just didn’t use their opportunities well enough, after such a great first race of the year, they need to bounce back soon!

I was initially worried about the change to the track layout in Rome, as the previous one had given us such great action in the past, however, today has won me over. There may still be a lot of 90 degree turns, yet the cars stay close and there is a lot of character in the track. My one worry is, that the bumps in some places, as we saw with Stoffel, are rather dangerous and if possible, should be looked at for future races. Also, having the grid on a curve can lead to the issue we saw in Practice 1, where an unsighted car not knowing the protocol, can plough into a load of stationary cars doing practice starts.

Looking to tomorrow, expect to see some teams improve a lot having learnt from today, nevertheless, Mercedes and Jaguar will still be ones to watch. Energy saving didn’t really play too much of a part in today’s race, due to the Safety Car’s, so that could make Race 2 even better!

-M

[rising-electra]

Emanuele Pirro has a stare that cuts through your soul

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#Repost @fiaformulae ・・・ @mitchevans_ wins the 2019 GEOX #RomeEPrix! It's a first Formula E win for @jaguarracing too! #ABBFormulaE #racing #motorsport https://www.instagram.com/p/BwM5EDulhEH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=h2bjokirirss