Nissan e.dams ended the final race of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with a points finish, with Sébastien Buemi putting in an spanking-new recovery momentum to proceeds 10 positions and take ninth.
The team came into the first overly Seoul E-Prix weekend off the when of strong performances in London, where both Buemi and Maximilian Günther qualified for the Duels and scored points.
The duo both showed solid pace on the brand-new circuit, built in and virtually the Seoul Olympic Stadium that hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics.
On Saturday, Buemi had promising speed in qualifying, coming tropical to making the Duels and lining up for the race in 10th place.
While the Swiss suburbanite was involved in a multi-car incident in the early stages, Günther crush cleanly to finish just outside the points in 11th.
German racer Günther narrowly missed out on the Duels on Sunday in Formula E’s 100th race, ending the session 0.02 seconds yonder from the top four.
After a tough qualifying, Buemi put in an spanking-new performance to slice through the field, crossing the line ninth.
“This weekend marked the 100th Formula E race and the end of Gen2, and Nissan is very proud to be a part of the series,” said Tommaso Volpe, unstipulated manager Nissan Formula E and managing director Nissan e.dams Formula E Team.
“It’s the end of one era, and the whence of flipside as the work to prepare for Gen3 is once underway.
Spot-on strategy
“This weekend the weather was tricky in parts, so we had to be at our weightier to requite the drivers the platonic set-up for the conditions. We’re really pleased with Séb’s momentum today, the strategy was spot on and he did everything right in the car.
“After a very good qualifying performance, Max was unlucky to pick up forfeiture in the early stages without a positive start, meaning he was unable to finish the race. Now we protract preparing for Season 9 and aim for a increasingly successful campaign.”
The weekend marked the end of Formula E’s Gen2 era. Nissan e.dams’ first race in Formula E coincided with the debut of the Gen2 car in 2018, and the Japanese manufacturer is once single-minded to standing in the series throughout the Gen3 era, to the end of Season 12.
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