Stéphane you play at home this week-end. After a difficult start, a good performance in the principality it is crucial to try to raise ?

Yes, that’s clear. We are at home, at Venturi and we really want to make a great result. We came close many times since the beginning of the season. It is necessary that it runs now. We have a very good car. The team has worked hard, we did simulator. We are really ready to make a great think here. I hope it will be okay.

How do you explain the difficulties experienced earlier in the championship ?

I crashed one time in race. I also experienced a lot of mechanical problems during the change of car. We often had small problems at this stage of the race. It ruined good result in Miami, Long Beach and Putrajaya as well. It is racing. There are five ePrix remaining. We have just passed the first half of the season. There are many points to take and we will really give the maximum to do a superb end of season.

The good performance of your teammate Nick Heidfeld in the first race will upset you or strengthen in the potential of your car ?

That is cool that Nick could fight at the front in the early season. I was ahead of him in the last two races either in qualifying or in the race. We are here to fight and give the best of oneself. He was the quickest early in the season and now it is my turn. We will see this week-end, but the important thing is that Venturi is at the top.

Invite in press-conference, the Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag took the opportunity to stress the importance of Monaco in the motorspor’s world.

« This is the most traditionnal race in the history, said the spanish. The first Grand Prix back to 14 April 1929. This remains a very important date. And this Saturday will also register as another historic moment for the Formula E and for Monaco as well. Tomorrow will be a special day for the whole motorsport. » Delighted to turn up in Europe, the former team principal of Addax team in GP2 has not forgotten the emotion generated by a success at Monaco .

« It is fantastic to win at Monaco , said the promoter of the electric championship. I have won in GP2 with five different drivers : Romain Grosjean, Sergio Perez, Johnny Cecotto and Charles Pic. Triumph in Monaco is stronger than anything. There are many great races in motorsport, but winning Monaco is a very special feeling. »

Impatient to see the start of this round, Alejandro Agag says feeling a dash of emotion crossing the pit-lane for the first time.

« We walked into the pit-lane today and seeing those electrics cars instead of Formula 1 was a very emotional moment for me, he said. Even GP2 cannot usually get in this pit. I did not cry, but it was a very beautiful feeling. »

For the first time, the ePrix will take place in Monaco . SMEG (the gas and electricity supplier in Monaco ) wanted to commit itself to the ACM through a supply of green electricity during the event. In this way, the ePrix will be the first formula electric Grand Prix fully green, with electricity produced from renewable energy sources.

As SMEG and ACM have been working together in favour of sustainable development and electric mobility for many years, this partnership seems like a foregone conclusion.

Since 2007 and thanks to the “egeo” offer, it is possible for everyone in Monaco to buy green electricity without changing its own installation.

In very simple terms, SMEG purchases electricity which was produced in France by hydraulic power plants, and reallocates it to its customers in Monaco . The customers have the choice to buy green electricity and therefore support the production chain. Every year, they get a certificate which testifies the origin of their electricity.

In 2015, just over 25% of electricity purchased in Monaco will be from renewable sources. This result greatly exceeds one of the objectives set by the Climate Energy Plan of the principality in 2020.

For further information, you can contact the customer relation department at 92 05 05 00 or by e-mail to [email protected] or visit the website www.smeg.mc.

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There will be free entry for fans to the Monaco ePrix – round seven of the FIA Formula E Championship – which takes place on May 9.

The 12-turn, 1.76km layout for the race was revealed. It is a shortened version of the historic circuit of the Principality, which has been hosting motor races since 1929.

The revised layout uses the same start-finish line and pit complex but rather than continue up the hill to Casino Square the cars will take a sharp turn at Sainte Devote and re-join at the exit of the tunnel.

Trulli driver and Monaco Grand Prix race winner (2004 / Renault) Jarno Trulli said: “I think it’s a reasonably good track and obviously the location is fantastic. It takes in half of the Formula 1 circuit, which is enough for the Formula E car and I’m sure it’s going to be good for overtaking. You can see that

going down into the first corner there is a hairpin, then we head rearwards down towards the tunnel (Turn 3), where there is another hard braking with a possible overtaking point. From there you head back towards Tabac and the Swimming Pool corners, which in Formula 1 were very exciting and challenging. In Formula E cars they will be slightly easier, but nevertheless still a challenge, especially the exit of the Swimming Pool, which is going to be pretty slippery.”