Formula E rookie Oliver Askew has praised his Andretti team for preparing him for his debut in the series after the took points in his first weekend.
The 25-year-old American driver finished ninth in his debut race in Diriyah, scoring two points, before taking 11th in the second race the following day.
Askew’s fortunes contrasted sharply with the two other rookies in the field, Nio’s Dan Ticktum and former Alfa Romeo F1 driver Antonio Giovinazzi in the Dragon Penske who both finished towards the rear of field in the two races. Giovinazzi later described his first outing in the series as “really difficult”.
Speaking to RaceFans, Askew said he had enjoyed his first taste of racing in the all-electric single seater series.
“I’ve enjoyed it thoroughly and I definitely learnt a lot and everyone at Andretti has done a good job of preparing me and preparing the car to be as fast as possible right away,” Askew said.
“I’m looking forward to some more conventional tracks. A few…