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It was very early on Saturday morning when the single-seaters of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship started their Free Practice 1 session, and the one who woke up best was clearly Dan Ticktum (Cupra Kiro). An hour later, Free Practice 2 saw the British driver repeat the feat in style, becoming the first Formula E driver in Monaco to lap below one-minute and 27 seconds.
Who will start first on the grid of the 8th Monaco E-Prix, on Saturday at 3:04pm? Ticktum is now the number 1 favourite, having set his best lap on Saturday morning in 1:26.779, three seconds quicker than last year’s best qualifying time (1:29.759), by Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche). A performance made possible in part by the obvious qualities of the new Gen3 Evo single-seater, with all-wheel drive, which was launched for this Season 11.
Wehrlein, the reigning World Champion, has just won in Miami following the penalty inflicted on Norman Nato (Nissan) after the finish. He’s in the mix this Saturday (2nd in FP1, 7th in FP2), as is last year’s winner, Kiwi Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS), 4th in FP2 behind Ticktum, Jake Dennis (Andretti), the 2023 World Champion, and Edoardo Mortara (Mahindra).
In view of Dan Ticktum’s track record in Formula E (53 E-Prix contested, no win or podium since the 2021/22 season), his presence at the top of the timesheets, on two occasions, comes as something of a surprise! The 25-year-old Briton, who won the Principality’s second F2 Sprint Race in 2021, took full advantage of the more seasoned competitors’ lacklustre performances.
The next outing on the track is scheduled from 10:40am, during a very anticipated Qualifying session, planned with several stages for maximum suspense: first, two groups of 11 cars, then a final draw with the Top 8 drivers, from the quarter-finals to the final which will determine the poleman for the 8th Monaco E-Prix, this afternoon at 3:04pm!
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