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Villeneuve impressed with Formula E series

Villeneuve impressed with Formula E series

Formula E
Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One champion, is thrilled after today’s Formula E test in Donington Park. Namely, as he says, he is angry that most series, such as F1, are slowing down, but here the development goes on: "It annoys me because I wasn't here for the first season. I'm here now and I have to say I'm excited. We're working on it. that we are getting faster.No one is limiting us and that is the most important thing for me as a racer.We are not here to cycle around the track but to race and get faster.I was commenting on the Hungarian Grand Prix ten days ago when I got the call, if I came to test. I changed my plans and now I'm here. I used to watch the series, but now I'm going to perform in it. " Villeneuve has raced in many series so far, F1, IndyCar and NASCAR, as well as in rallycross and so
Heidfeld and Senna for Mahindra

Heidfeld and Senna for Mahindra

Formula E
In the second season of Formula E, Nick Heidfeld and Bruno Senna will join forces with the Mahindra team. Nick is a veteran of the big prizes, as he has 183 behind him. He finished in twelfth place in this electric series, with the best result of third place in Moscow, where he missed the victory after a collision in the last turn with Prost. Heidfeld has been replaced by Jacques Villeneuve, the 1997 Formula One champion. Heidfeld says he is looking forward to the second season of Formula E, where he wants to win and win the title.
De la Rosa will test the Aguri Formula E car

De la Rosa will test the Aguri Formula E car

Formula E
Former Formula 1 racer Pedro de la Rosa will return to the one-seater today to test the Aguri Formula E car in Donington Park. The Aguri team is the first team to start testing for the second season with a race car, where, among other things, their regular racer Salvador Duran will also test. Otherwise, for once it is not clear whether de la Rosa may get a racing seat in the Formula E Augier, but it will definitely be on the list of possible racers. The team definitely wants Antonio Felix da Costa, who also depends on the DTM series race calendar, where he races for BMW. The Portuguese had to miss the races in London and Beijing.
Montagny revealed a positive doping test

Montagny revealed a positive doping test

Formula E
Former Formula One racer Franck Montagny has revealed he expects a penalty after failing a doping test after a Formula E race in Malaysia. Montagny competed in seven races with the Super Aguri team in 2006, and this year he races in a new series of electric race cars where he won second place in the first race in China and fifteenth in Malaysia, where he tested positive for cocaine. He missed the race in Uruguay, officially due to health problems, and has now also revealed those problems to a French newspaper. “At the end of the race, I saw the men waiting for me,” he said. "I realized right away. I knew it was over. I sat on the plane. I went home and shut myself up between four walls. Then I called my parents and told them. I was ashamed," Montagny explained. which is by the rules
Di Grassi got his first practice

Di Grassi got his first practice

formula 1
The first free practice before the opening race of the Formula E season in Beijing was given to Lucas di Grassi, who competes for the Abt team. The Brazilian was the fastest in the first, 1-minute free practice with a time of 41.937: 45. The second fastest on the Beijing ePrix track was Sebastien Buemi (E.Dams Renault) and the third was Sam Bird (Virgin Racing). Nicolas Prost was fourth in the second race of the E.Dams team, followed by Karun Čandok (Mahindra Racing). Bruno Senna was a bit disappointed with only fifteen times. Results of first training: Racer Team Time 01 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 1.41.934s 02 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 1: 42.510s 03 2 Sam Bird Virgin Racing 1: 42.902s 04 8 Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 1: 42.9