Monday, July 12, 2021
Great team effort
Important points for Porsche in the Big Apple
The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team crowned its premiere in New York City with its best team result to date: In race 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on the streets of Brooklyn, Pascal Wehrlein’s Porsche 99X Electric (GER / start number 99) and André Lotterer (GER / start number 36) most of the time on Sunday within striking distance of the front.
In the end, they narrowly missed the third podium finish of the season after Rome and Valencia: On the street circuit with a view of Manhattan and the Statue of Liberty, they crossed the finish line in fourth and fifth place and took them before the last races of the season in London (24/25 July) and Berlin (August 14/15) other important championship points.
The race 11
In qualifying, both Porsche 99X Electric made it into Super Pole for the first time. Pascal Wehrlein started the race on the tight Red Hook Circuit from fourth position on the grid, his team-mate André Lotterer in sixth. They got through the hectic start with a safety car phase on the first lap without any problems and placed themselves behind the leading group. In the final laps they made up positions and drove in the crowd that was fighting for the podium behind the leader. At the finish, less than three seconds were missing to jump on the podium.
Quotes for the New York City E-Prix, Race 11
Amiel Lindesay, Head of Operations Formula E: “That was a good day for Porsche. For the first time we had two cars in Super Pole, that was a strong team performance. The race was not easy for the team because both cars were up front. But we showed that we were doing it Pascal’s first attack mode might not have come at the best moment, but in the end it’s all about the team performance and the points. We are on our way forward in the championship. Pascal is ninth with just 21 points behind the leaders . Everything is still open. “
André Lotterer, Porsche works driver (# 36): “We can be very satisfied with this team performance. Nevertheless, the feeling remains a bit bitter, because we had the potential to take the podium today. Our cars were well set up and very fast, but we had to let a competitor pass in attack mode. which we couldn’t overtake. It’s a shame, a podium would of course have been nicer. Now we have to try to do better in London. “
Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche works driver (# 99): “We scored important points for the team. But we always want the maximum, and more would certainly have been possible today. The potential for it was there. But now we are happy about the strong team result. We will analyze what we do can do even better and then come back even stronger in London. The direction is definitely the right one. “
So it goes on
The next event for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team is on 24/25. July the London E-Prix with rounds 12 and 13 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Provisional racing calendar 2022
Formula E has published the following provisional racing calendar for Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2021/2022 in New York City:
28/29 January – Race 1/2 – Diriyah / Saudi Arabia
February 12 – Race 3 – Mexico City / Mexico
February 26th – Race 4 – Cape Town / South Africa
March 19 – Race 5 – TBD, China
April 09 – Race 6 – Rome / Italy
April 30th – Race 7 – Monte Carlo / Monaco
May 14th – Race 8 – Berlin / Germany
June 4th – Race 9 – TBD
July 02 – Race 10 – Vancouver / Canada
16./17. July – 11/12 Race – New York City / USA
30./31. July – Race 13/14 – London / Great Britain
13./14. August – Race 15/16 – Seoul / South Korea
Porsche in Formula E.
With the Porsche 99X Electric, the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team will contest its second season in Formula E in 2021. André Lotterer made a successful racing debut in November 2019 when he finished second in the season opener in Diriyah. A tailor-made debut and proof that Porsche had a competitive vehicle at the start with the Porsche 99X Electric. This was impressively underlined by the first pole position in Mexico City and another second place in the home race in Berlin. Formula E is the world’s first fully electric racing series and, as an accelerator for innovative and sustainable mobility technologies, has been bringing exciting motorsport to people in the metropolises since 2014. This season, in which a driver and team world champion is being crowned for the first time, more automobile manufacturers are at the start than in any other racing series. The races are correspondingly interesting and highly competitive.
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