Jaguar Magazine 02/2017 – English

PHOTOGRAPHY: LAT PHOTOGRAPHY
The day of the race is when the team sees their careful preparation pay off. Once the engines get
going, the attention to detail will pave the way for the right results
IN THE COURSE OF SEASONS 1
AND 2, THE BATTERY POWERED
FORMULA E CARS HAVE
TRAVELLED A COMBINED
DISTANCE OF 119,000KM. THAT’S
THREE TIMES AROUND THE
EARTH, OR ROUGHLY A THIRD
OF THE WAY TO THE MOON
BUILDING
MOMENTUM
Mexico City was Formula
E’s 25th race, and a
quick look at the qualification times
confirms just how exciting and
competitive this series is becoming.
The intensity and myriad factors
to monitor on the track once the
cars start racing is what sets the
series apart. Coorey says:
“Managing strategy is very
demanding, but I also find it very
enjoyable. I have to monitor
everything closely – the timing,
TV feed, messages from race
control, our competitors, energy
use and what’s remaining, the
battery temperature. On top of all
that, I have to communicate with the
driver and decide on how best to
use our energy.”
Still, the preparation and hard
work paid off, both in the qualifying
rounds and in the main race; Carroll
qualified to line up 12th on the grid,
only 0.841 seconds off pole-sitter
Oliver Turvey. Mitch Evans started a
mere one-hundredth of a second
behind him.
In the end the race was Jaguar’s
best result yet: Evans finished
fourth, within striking distance of
winner Lucas di Grassi, with Carroll
in eighth place just a few seconds
adrift. “We got into a nice rhythm
and I ran on really good energy
levels with a strong pace. To finish
with double points is huge for the
team,” says Evans. Team director
James Barclay adds: “To get to this
position after only four races is a
good sign of what’s to come. For
a new team like us it gives you
energy to build on, and is a bit of
payback for the long hours
everyone has put in.”
And with that, the team can call
it a day, pack their gear and head
back to the Oxfordshire
headquarters – where the
preparation for the series’ next race
in Monaco will begin right away.
To see more of the action, visit
jaguarracing.com
ONE FORMULA E BATTERY CONTAINS 200KG OF
LITHIUM-ION CELLS. THAT IS THE EQUIVALENT OF 300
LAPTOP BATTERIES OR 4,000 SMARTPHONE BATTERIES
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