Following an investigation by the FIA into the fire detected in one of the garages on Tuesday at Circuit Ricardo Tormo causing the suspension of all on-track activities, Formula E pre-season testing resumed in Valencia on Thursday.
In the morning, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) gave the green light for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to resume pre-season testing in Valencia at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
“Following the incident that happened on Tuesday and subsequent investigations, the FIA has authorized Formula E pre-season testing to resume today from 2 pm CET,” read the statement released by the FIA.
Adding: “The investigations and findings provided by the technical suppliers and reviewed by the FIA confirm that it is acceptable for on-track activity to go ahead.”
“Pre-season testing will now continue through Friday.”
As session two got underway, the cars hit the track to resume testing the GEN3 machinery.
Swiss driver Edoardo Mortara wasted no time, becoming the fastest man on with Mahindra Racing, leading most of the four-hour, 30-minute session.
However, Mitch Evans got the best of his running for Jaguar TCS Racing, recording a lap time of 1:24.791s, which saw him finish first again.
On Tuesday, the 10-time E-Prix winner registered the fastest time in session one, 1:24.474s, before running was cut short following the incident in the pitlane.
After recording the fastest time on Thursday, he brought the session to an abrupt end when his car stopped on track.
Season 6 champion Antonio Felix da Costa, who took part in session two during the final hour, crossed the finish line as the second fastest at the wheel of the TAG Heuer Porsche challenger, Mortara, Envision Racing’s Robin Frijns and Da Costa teammate, Pascal Wehrlein completed the top five.
Mahindra Racing garage was adjacent to the box of Formula E battery supplier WAE, where the fire was detected and sustained substantial damage.
The only Indian team to compete at the world championship confirmed early on Thursday to have suffered damage to its trackside infrastructure, expanding to the engineering stations and both race cars.
As a result, for Thursday and Friday sessions, the squad runs the #48 car, driven by Mortara.
In that regard, Mahindra Racing CEO Frederic Bertrand commented: “First of all, I would like to extend my thanks to the Incident Response Team. Although we have sustained extensive damage to our trackside operations, without a doubt, their…
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