London race report R13

30/07/2022

London race report R13

30 July 2022: It was a difficult day at the office for the NIO 333 Formula E Team in Round 13 of the 2022 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in London. After an incident in FP2 and issues that arose throughout the day, the first race of the double header event at the ExCeL arena saw Oliver Turvey (#3 NIO 333 001) come home in provisional P15 with fellow British Rookie team-mate Dan Ticktum (#33 NIO 333 001) taking the chequered flag in P17.

STREETS OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: Dan Ticktum (GBR), NIO 333 Racing, NIO 333 001 during the London ePrix I at Streets of London on Saturday July 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Simon Galloway / LAT Images)

The weekend continues with Round 14 in and around the ExCeL Arena London’s docklands area tomorrow morning with Free Practice 3 at 08:30 BST.

STREETS OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: Oliver Turvey (GBR), NIO 333 Racing, in the pit lane during the London ePrix I at Streets of London on Saturday July 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Simon Galloway / LAT Images)

Oliver Turvey, #3 NIO 333 FE 001

Free Practice 1: P18

Free Practice 2: P19

Qualifying Group A – Race Grid Position: P20

Round 13 Provisional Race Result: P15

“It was tough day with an issue in qualifying affecting the braking in the second half of my lap. The race went better, we kept with the pack in the first part of the race and I was able to overtake Giovinazzi. We struggled with the rear tyres in the second half of the race but still managed to move forwards a few positions to finish P15. Overall I felt we got the most out of it but we’ll look to see what we can do to improve for tomorrow.”

STREETS OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: Oliver Turvey (GBR), NIO 333 Racing, NIO 333 001 during the London ePrix I at Streets of London on Saturday July 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Sam Bagnall / LAT Images)

Dan Ticktum, #33 NIO 333 FE 001

Free Practice 1: P21

Free Practice 2: P22

Qualifying Group B – Race Grid Position: P21

Round 13 Provisional Race Result: P17

“Pretty tricky day today. I crashed in practice… I was just surprised with the difference in behavior of a set of tyres, which caught me off-guard. The Team did a great job to get the car back together just in time for the session, however the incident still affected my qualifying. As a result, I wasn’t able to maximize what we had. I don’t think we would have been able to be much higher up, but it would have been nice to see what we could have done. Starting from the back, we opted for a save strategy, looking to capitalize on a possible safety-car, which never came. On to tomorrow.”

STREETS OF LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – JULY 30: General views of crowds in pit lane at the NIO 333 Racing, NIO 333 001 garage Alex Hui, Team Principal, NIO 333 Racing during the London ePrix I at Streets of London on Saturday July 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Simon Galloway / LAT Images)

Alex Hui, Team Principal, NIO 333 Formula E Team

“It’s been a difficult and disappointing day. We have shown some great potential lately, but we didn’t get the car in the right window today. London is a circuit that we knew would be challenging for us. Luckily, we have tomorrow to go again, there is room to do better. We will build on what we have learnt and push hard for a stronger showing.”