2023-05-31 19:03:47
YOKOHAMA, Japan – The Nissan Formula E Team is ready to tackle the Jakarta E-Prix this weekend and build on the positive performance shown in Monaco. On the streets of Monte Carlo the team achieved its best result of the season, with its drivers Sacha Fenestraz and Norman Nato qualifying in the top 3 in qualifying and Fenestraz finishing fourth in the race.
Now, the championship returns to Jakarta after the debut race in the Indonesian capital the previous season. This year, the city will host a double round and drivers and teams will have to face difficult conditions in both races. With temperatures expected to exceed the 30⁰C mark and air humidity expected to be extremely high, the new Gen3 cars – which debut in Season 9 – will undergo a test like no other on the Formula E calendar.
Located in the northern part of Greater Jakarta and within walking distance of Ancol Beach, the 2.4km circuit features 18 corners, with the best passing opportunities located at Turns 1 and 16. These areas of heavy braking and the winding high-speed intermediate sector are the perfect combination to create a challenging layout for both cars and drivers.
In the two days of competition, the Qualifying sessions start at dawn, at 00:40 (Brasília time) and the two races will start at 05:03. Click here to know where to watch.
Tommaso Volpe, General Manager and Head of the Nissan Formula E Team:
“We’ve been working hard since Monaco to have the best possible conditions to boost our performance and maintain regularity, which has been a challenge for us this year. We’ve definitely managed to make improvements since the last round, so our goal is to consolidate the work done and continue our improvements. Jakarta will be difficult for everyone. Very hot, humid and extremely exhausting for the drivers, this double round will also be very demanding for all teams, mainly due to the weather conditions. So our focus is on getting the best set-up to keep the car as cool as possible and take care of tire management. Now, our target for the rest of the season is to get more consistency and be able to fight with both cars for points. Jakarta will be a challenge, but we are all ready to face it.”
Sacha Fenestraz:
“This will be the hottest race of the year and everyone is telling me how hard it is going to be! But I’m really excited to be racing after our best weekend of the season in Monaco. We are happy and in a great mood as a team, in the midst of preparations for Jakarta. We will focus on repeating our performance in Monaco and showing that it was not a one-off success, so this will be an important race for us. The track looks interesting, similar to Monaco and Cape Town in terms of some corners and track features, so I hope it will be an amazing weekend.”
Norman Nato:
“I’m really excited to race in Jakarta, which is going to be a new circuit for me. It will be really hard physically for the teams and drivers due to the high temperatures. We will work to build on the pace we showed in Monaco and hope to get both cars into the points. Getting second and third in qualifying was an incredible achievement, but we always have to look to improve and keep increasing regularity. This weekend we need to turn that pace into two strong races to cement an excellent restart in the second half of the season.”
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About Nissan in Formula E
Nissan debuted in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Season 5 (2018/2019), becoming the first and only Japanese automaker to participate in the all-electric category.
In Season 7 (2020/2021), Nissan announced its long-term commitment to Formula E and the Generation 3 (Gen3) car era, which runs from Season 9 (2022/2023) until the end of Season 12 (2025/2026) in the all-electric racing category.
With the acquisition of e.dams by Nissan in April 2022, the Japanese automaker took full control of its stake in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
In June 2022, Nissan announced that it will supply its electric powertrain technology to McLaren Racing throughout the Gen3 era of Formula E.
Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz form the Nissan Formula E Team’s driver line-up for Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Nissan is competing in Formula E to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electric vehicles to a global audience. As part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality across all operations and product lifecycles by 2050, Nissan aims to electrify all new vehicles sold by the early 2030s in all major markets. The Japanese automaker intends to use its expertise in transferring know-how and technology between the tracks and the streets, to offer even better electric vehicles to its customers.
About Formula E
Since it was created in 2020, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has been the first global sport to be certified with a net zero carbon footprint, with investments in certified climate protection projects in all countries hosting its electric races. , to offset each season’s emissions.
All cars in the championship are electrically powered, making the series a competitive platform for testing and developing the latest electric powertrain technologies.
The biggest builders on the planet compete with each other on street circuits and Formula E promotes the adoption of sustainable mobility in urban centers, betting on combating atmospheric pollution and reducing the effects of climate change.
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