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Robin Frijns qualified eleventh for the New York City E-Prix on Saturday afternoon. Nyck de Vries in turn qualified eighteenth. Both gentlemen will have to make their way through the midfield on the streets of Brooklyn.
This weekend Formula E lands in the United States for the New York City E-Prix. The double header takes place on the streets of Brooklyn, in the heart of New York City. The circuit is 2.374 kilometers long and has a total of 14 turns. The race first appeared on the calendar in 2017 and has since returned to the calendar every year. Unfortunately, the 2020 edition had to be canceled due to the corona crisis, but luckily you can walk through the streets of this season again The Big Apple be raced.
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Training sessions
The race weekend started on Saturday morning at 08:00 local time with the first practice. Frijns ended this first session with the fastest time, he completed the circuit in 1:10.282, De Vries did not go further than fourteenth place. Not long after, at 10:15 am, the second practice began, completely shuffling the times list. De Vries and Frijns clocked the sixth time and thirteenth time respectively.
New York E-Prix Qualification
On Saturday afternoon at 12:30 it was time for qualifying for the first race. Both Dutchmen were placed in the first qualifying group because of their place in the general classification, putting them at a considerable disadvantage. Frijns eventually ran away with the eleventh time, De Vries clocked the eighteenth time. Both gentlemen will therefore have to work their way forward during the race. Nick Cassidy eventually took pole position.
The first New York City E-Prix of this weekend will start at 4:34 PM local time, which is 10:34 PM Dutch time. The race can be viewed via Ziggo Sport.
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