Envision Racing loved a “very productive” double-header in Diriyah, with Sébastian Buemi having completed within the factors in each races, in addition to having claimed a record-equalling fifteenth pole place within the ABB FIA Components E World Championship.
The 2022/23 season is actually beginning very positively for Envision, who regarded aggressive all weekend on the Riyadh Avenue Circuit. After claiming pole for the primary race of the weekend, Buemi went on to overlook out on a primary podium of the 12 months, with the Swiss driver having been pressured to accept fourth. The previous Components E Champion certified extremely effectively once more forward of Race Two, with the Envision beginner having managed to say fourth on the grid. The second race was far more difficult for Buemi, although, who simply missed out on a high 5 end by 0.080s, leaving him in sixth.
On the opposite facet of the Envision Racing storage and it was a combined weekend for Nick Cassidy, who truly carried out strongly in Race One. After qualifying tenth, the New Zealander made glorious progress within the race to complete sixth, to seal a four-six end for the group. Race Two, although, was extremely disappointing for the twenty-eight year-old, who completed thirteenth after qualifying fifteenth.
Regardless of Cassidy’s unlucky second race of the weekend, Envision nonetheless managed to say factors by Buemi in each races, and Cassidy within the first, that means not all was misplaced. It was nonetheless an extremely constructive weekend for the Silverstone-based group, who sit fourth within the Constructors’ Championship.
Staff Principal Sylvain Filippi admitted that the group are nonetheless making an attempt to collect an understanding of “what works and what doesn’t work” with their Jaguar-powered Gen3 challenger, as a consequence of it nonetheless being such “early days” within the new period. Regardless of this, the group nonetheless achieved their objective of scoring extra factors, with Buemi’s and Cassidy’s one-lap tempo having been extremely spectacular specifically.
“It has been one other eventful day, and a really productive day. The target was to attain factors, however we’re additionally nonetheless studying. It is extremely early days within the GEN3 period and it’s essential that we perceive what works and what doesn’t work with the automotive. Seb was actually sturdy once more in qualifying and fourth on the grid was an excellent end result, plus he was additionally second quickest in his group.
“Sadly, Seb was a bit unfortunate at first of the race and misplaced two locations, however good Assault Mode technique helped him recuperate and naturally he managed to go Mitch Evans proper on the finish.”
