The circuit located in Brooklyn maintains the silhouette that was used in 2018 for the fourth visit of Formula E to New York. Gone is the small track of 1,947 meters and ten curves that starred in the first ePrix in the city. However, the new track has an extra 400 meters, space in which four new angles appear. Now, the track has 2,373 meters and 14 curves, in addition to having a new pitlane parallel to the finish line. However, this does not change the views of the Manhattan skyline and the Statue of Liberty from a route that maintains a certain symmetry and few overtaking points.
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With New York City in the background Edo Mortara will begin the defense of the leadership he acquired in Puebla. The Swiss team Venturi starts with a 10-point advantage over Robin frijns, while twelve are António Félix Da Costa, René Rast and Mitch Evans. A group of five drivers who are called to star in great moments throughout the two races held in Brooklyn, although if Formula E is characterized by something, it is because it is an unpredictable championship. Many other names can shine in New York as Edo Mortara himself did in Mexico.
In the end, you just have to look at the previous statistics at the New York ePrix to understand that there are many drivers with serious aspirations to achieve at least one pole or one win in one of the two races of the weekend. Sam Bird achieved a double win in the first edition of the American rendezvous, while Lucas Di Grassi, Jean-Eric Vergne, Sébastien Buemi and Robin Frijns himself know what it’s like to win in Brooklyn. Several of them are not going through their most positive moment, so winning again in New York is an even greater incentive.
What’s more, Porsche will arrive with the intention of taking revenge after the disqualification of the Puebla ePrix that deprived the brand of getting its first Formula E win. For this reason, Pascal Wehrlein will seek to repeat the performance he had in Mexico, scenario in which he achieved the aforementioned triumph that was later stripped away. Drivers such as Nick Cassidi and Oliver Rowland will also try to repeat the good level shown in Mexico, as both managed to get on the podium in the second race of the Puebla ePrix after finishing behind Edo Mortara himself. The only ‘novelty’ is the definitive discharge of Nico Müller, replaced by Joel Erikssen on the Dragon team.