The Nissan Formula E Team took its first pole of Season 9 at the Cape Town E-Prix!
Sacha Fenestraz put in a lightning performance in qualifying, topping Group A surpassing winning all three of his Duels and picking up three points.
In the process, the Franco-Argentine suburbanite set the fastest lap in Formula E history, with an stereotype speed of 154.987km/h in the final Duel. Fenestraz got a strong start in the race, leading off the line and fighting for the podium positions throughout the event.
However, while running third on the final lap, a risky move by flipside suburbanite resulted in contact, with Fenestraz sent spinning into the wall and out of the race.
Meanwhile, Norman Nato showed positive signs then pursuit his points finish in Hyderabad last time out. Starting ninth, the Frenchman battled nonflexible in a closely-fought race, sooner crossing the line in eighth.
“For the second race in a row the whole team did a sunny job,” said Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team.
“It’s frustrating that Sacha was denied a podium due to contact again. Pole position was a unconfined feeling, we knew it was possible but it’s up to us to put everything together, which we did. Sacha crush several wondrous laps and impartially clinched pole.
“He was unfortunate during the race, with the unlucky timing of the second Full Course Yellow as he was taking Attack Mode dropping him lanugo to fourth.
Right direction
”He did well to get when up into third surpassing contact from flipside suburbanite on the last lap sent him into the wall, which is frustrating considering he was on for a lot of points.
“Norman did a good job today, he had some traffic in qualifying but put in a good performance to finish in the top-10 for a second race in a row. Now we’re looking forward to a small unravel without four events in quick succession, and we’ll squint at what we can modernize superiority of Sao Paulo. We haven’t had the results our pace has deserved, but we’re definitely going in the right direction.”
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