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Paddock Whispers: News ticker on all the important topics from Formula E testing in Madrid

Tobias Wirtz

Tobias Wirtz

Jaguar TCS Racing

More than 100 Formula E days have passed since the spectacular season finale in London, and now the electric series' teams are back in Madrid for pre-season testing. As always, you can find out what is going on in the paddock at the Circuito del Jarama in the latest edition of our popular "Paddock Whispers" series. We will update this news ticker regularly throughout the test week.

>>> Immense logistical effort

[05.11. | 14:45] Formula E only managed to relocate the test drives at short notice with a huge logistical effort: As Il Messaggero reports, according to Chief Championship Officer Alberto Longo, a whole 38 truck journeys from Valencia to Madrid were necessary to transport more than 100 tonnes of material. The first lorry is said to have only arrived in the Spanish capital on Friday evening.

>>> Minute's silence in Jarama

[05.11. | 13:30] Formula E will hold a minute's silence for the victims of the storm disaster in Valencia immediately before the first session in Jarama. Alberto Longo, Chief Championship Officer of Formula E, has thanked the team for being able to reschedule the tests at such short notice: "We are incredibly grateful to be able to start our pre-season testing in Madrid, which has been made possible by the dedicated efforts of the Circuito del Jarama team," said Longo.

"This season marks a significant milestone as we unveil the Gen3 Evo car and showcase its incredible acceleration figures for the first time," Longo continued. "We are also proud to be making history with the first test for women - a first for an FIA championship - underlining our commitment to diversity and inclusion in motorsport. There is so much to look forward to as we prepare for the new season."

>>> Sophia Flörsch cancels testing

[05.11. | 12:17] Bad news for German Formula E fans: Sophia Flörsch will not be taking part in the women's test for Nissan on Friday. Due to the postponement of the women's test from Thursday to Friday, Flörsch will not be able to drive after all due to a clash of dates. This reduces the number of female participants to 18.

>>> Jaguar tests with special livery

[04.11. | 13:03] Jaguar TCS Racing has come up with something very special for the pre-season test drives: The team is on the road in Jarama with a special livery. In addition to the sponsor logos, the black Jaguar car features the track layouts of all the circuits on which Jaguar has been victorious in Formula E to date.

>>> Antonio Felix da Costa got married

[04.11. | 11:43] Porsche works driver Antonio Felix da Costa married his long-time girlfriend Ines during the break in the season. A large part of the Formula E paddock was also invited. We say: Congratulations!

>>> Drivers present new helmets

[04.11. | 10:16] Not only the cars, but also the drivers are shining in new splendour: Several drivers have already presented their new helmets for the coming season before the Jarama test drives.

>>> Pato O'Ward drives IndyCar at Formula E in Mexico

[04.11. | 09:51] As part of the Mexican Grand Prix in Formula 1, Pato O'Ward has announced that he will be conducting a demo drive with his IndyCar car as part of the Mexico City E-Prix of Formula E in January 2025. O'Ward is a regular driver for the Arrow-McLaren team in the IndyCar Series and was allowed to drive Lando Norris' Formula 1 car in the first free practice session in Mexico.

>>> For Valencia: Andretti drives with mourning colours

[04.11. | 09:20] Andretti will be driving in Jarama with a mourning flag: a black sticker with the words "Para ti Valencia" is attached to the team's cars - "For you, Valencia". The team is thus honouring the more than 200 victims of last week's storm.

>>> Jaguar presents video documentary on the 2024 season

[04.11. | 08:41] "All for One - Won for All" is the title of a 30-minute documentary by Jaguar about the 2024 season, which is now available on YouTube. It's not just about the past season, but the team also looks back on its eight years in Formula E.

>>> Jeff Dodds meets Kevin Magnussen

[03.11. | 21:05] Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds met with Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen during the Formula E season break and talked about the technology in Formula 1 and Formula E, sustainability in sport and "his eleven-year partnership with the Haas F1 Team". It is interesting to note that the Haas F1 Team has only been in existence for ten years, when Magnussen was still driving for McLaren-Mercedes. Will the Dane, whose Formula 1 contract expires at the end of the year, soon be seen in Formula E?

>>> Dummy race with attack charge

[03.11. | 20:41] Formula E will hold a dummy race on Thursday afternoon in which the so-called "Attack Charge" fast-charging pit stops will be trialled. The racing series is still sticking to the introduction after the Attack Charge has been repeatedly postponed for two years for technical reasons.

>>> Envision exhibits two-seater

[03 Nov | 18:53] Envision Racing has exhibited its electric two-seater at the science fair "New Scientist Live" at ExCeL in London. The team developed the racing car in 2021 - back then under the name Envision Virgin Racing. Unfortunately, we don't know why we haven't seen the two-seater on the track since then.

>>> Lola signs Peter McCool

[03.11. | 16:50] Prominent signing at Lola: Peter McCool has taken up the position of Technical Director at Lola Yamaha ABT a few weeks ago. The Brit moved to Lola from the Alpine Formula 1 team, where he previously worked as Chief Designer from 2009 to 2012. He is familiar to Formula E fans from his time with the Amlin Aguri team, which he co-founded in 2013 but left at the end of the first season. He returned to the electric series in February 2021 - as Head of Design at Mercedes EQ and later at McLaren.

>>> Maria Conti new boss at Maserati Corse

[03.11. | 16:01] Restructuring at Maserati Corse, the motorsport division of the Italian sports car manufacturer: Maria Conti took over from Giovanni Sgro on 1 October after a year of parental leave, for which she had given up her post as Head of Communications at the brand with the trident. Before her time at Maserati, she worked at Alfa Romeo, Fiat, BMW/Mini and Nokia.

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