Formel E
Tobias Bluhm
07/13/2022 10:03 am
Shiv Gohil / Spacesuit Media
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The fight for the title in Formula E is heating up. With the New York City E-Prix, the electric series is entering the home stretch of its 2022 season, after all, the race on the “Big Apple” is already the third to last race weekend of the year. In our big race preview you can read how the title candidates are preparing for the renewed heat and what other challenges the teams and drivers are facing.
Formula E has been a guest in the cosmopolitan city on the US east coast for five years now. Only in 2020 was there no New York City E-Prix in the midst of the corona pandemic. Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah) was twice the champion of the electric series on the circuit in the Brooklyn district. The Frenchman hopes this history could bode well. After all, the title aspirant is still waiting for his first win of the current season.
City-Country-River
Formula E is the first FIA racing series to organize a race in New York City. The E-Prix takes place in the “Red Hook” ferry terminal in the borough of Brooklyn, one of the liveliest “boroughs” in the southeast of the 8.3 million metropolis.
The name Red Hook comes from the reddish clay of the soil and the shape of the peninsula. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, new housing was created here for workers in the port industry, but these have been migrating to other parts of the city since the 1960s. In the 1990s, the district was notorious for drug crime, which has since declined significantly thanks to social projects.
Fast Facts | New York City
- On average, 23 lightning bolts strike the Empire State Building each year. Enough energy is discharged to fully charge a Formula E car 124 times. Electrical energy of approx. 280 kWh is emitted in a single flash (23 x 280 kWh = 6,440 kWh / 52 kWh = ~123.85).
- There are many theories as to the origin of the nickname “Big Apple”. One of them: While riders in races in the New York equestrian sport scene received “big money”, their horses were also rewarded with “big apples” after a success.
- If he didn’t run out of breath beforehand, the character Jake Peralta from the TV series “Brooklyn 99” would have said the word “cool” a total of 705 times during Antonio Felix da Costa’s previous New York record lap (1:08.472 minutes). can (at least by this standard).
- More than 800 languages are said to be spoken in New York, making the city the most linguistically diverse in the world. Four out of ten households speak a language other than English.
- Dutch settlers founded New York in 1624 as “New Amsterdam”. To this day, there are a few corners where the legacy of the colonial era can be felt: Wall Street, for example, was initially called Waal Staat, Harlem was originally called Haarlem, and Brooklyn was originally called Breukelen.
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Schedule, TV & Livestream | The Formula E race in New York
Due to the time difference, the Formula E sessions take place comparatively late by Central European standards. Similar to what happened last time in Morocco, the weekend begins with free practice on Friday. As is usual with so-called double headers, two races take place at the weekend, one each on Saturday and Sunday.
In Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the free TV broadcaster ProSieben is responsible for broadcasting the Formula E races. Pre-reporting begins on Saturday and Sunday 30 minutes before the start of the race. The race also runs (for a fee) on Eurosport 2 or in the Eurosport Player.
Before that, ran.de shows the qualifying in the live stream – it starts at 2:30 p.m. on both days. As usual, you can easily follow the free practice sessions in the free live stream on e-Formel.de. We also offer you a Formula E live ticker for every session, which is ideal as a second screen or for additional information from the team radio.
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| Session | Datum | weekday | Start TV/Stream | Start Session | End TV / Stream | TV-Sender/Website |
| 1. Free Practice | 15.07.2022 | Freitag | 21:55 | 22:00 | 22:35 | e-Formel.de |
| 2. Free Practice | 16.07.2022 | Saturday | 12:55 | 13:00 | 13:35 | e-Formel.de |
| Qualifying 1 | 16.07.2022 | Saturday | 14:30 | 14:40 | 16:00 | ran.de |
| race 1 | 16.07.2022 | Saturday | 18:30 | 19:00 | 20:00 | ProSieben / ran.de |
| 3. Free practice | 17.07.2022 | Sunday | 12:55 | 13:00 | 13:35 | e-Formel.de |
| Qualifying 2 | 17.07.2022 | Sunday | 14:30 | 14:40 | 16:00 | ran.de |
| race 2 | 17.07.2022 | Sunday | 18:30 | 19:00 | 20:00 | ProSieben / ran.de |
* all information in Central European Summer Time (CEST)
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In Austria, ORF Sport+ also offers a broadcast of the Formula E race (live on Saturdays, repeated on Sundays). In Switzerland, the E-Prix runs on MySports One.
route | Agility & responsiveness put to the test
The Formula E track in New York is characterized by a colorful mix of different curves. The lap starts with a demanding complex where the drivers have to get the apexes of several right-hand bends before their cars’ acceleration torque is required on a long back straight.
Turns 6/7 offer one of the best overtaking opportunities on the lap, but the potential for accidents is particularly high in the narrow chicane. A second chicane awaits the drivers in turns 12/13 before they turn through the high-speed left-hand bend (T14) back onto the start/finish straight. As usual, the attack zone is not far from the edge of the harbor in turn 10.
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rearview mirror | What has happened since the Marrakech E-Prix
Although only two weeks have passed since the Marrakech E-Prix, there have been some interesting developments in the Formula E paddock. Alexander Sims announced that despite an existing contract offer versus decided to stay in Formula E in 2023. After the season finale in Seoul, he will leave the series and share his Mahindra cockpit.
Speaking of South Korea: Last week, an adjusted route and the musical line-up for the planned “Seoul Festa” concert series, which is intended to fill the Formula E supporting program, were announced. Featuring some of the biggest K-Pop artists in the world. There was also news about the race in New York itself: Due to an expansion of the ferry terminal, where the Formula E track has been built for years, the electric series will have to find a new race location from 2023 – possibly in another US city.
Qualifying Groups | Overview for the New York City E-Prix
In Formula E, qualifying takes place in two stages: group stage and knockout stage. For Group Qualifying, the field is initially split in half, with all odd-ranked drivers (1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, etc.) in Group A and even-ranked drivers in Group B.
The four drivers who were each able to set the fastest lap times in their group after twelve minutes then advance to the quarter-finals, where they duel for the best grid positions from now on. The qualifying groups for the New York City E-Prix are as follows.
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Weather Forecast | Hot, hotter, New York City!
Although the meaningfulness of weather forecasts is limited several days before the event, meteorologists are currently expecting the third hot weekend in a row for Formula E. Temperatures could rise to up to 33 degrees Celsius over the course of the weekend. It should stay dry on all three days of the event. Due to the outside conditions, not only the energy, but also the temperature management of the batteries should again be a key to success.
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Video: The Highlights of the New York City E-Prix 2021
Forecast | competition at eye level
With the Formula E title decider approaching, and ahead of the New York City E-Prix, it remains unclear which of the top four drivers arguably has the best chance of winning the world championship. After his race win in Morocco, Edoardo Mortara (Venturi) leads the drivers’ standings, but Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah), Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar) also have high hopes. With the exception of Vergne, all drivers have already won at least one E-Prix in 2022.
The Frenchman travels to New York with tailwind from his first WEC race with Peugeot in Monza and is highly motivated, also thanks to previous successes at the “Big Apple”. However, if previous E-Prix are anything to go by, the narrow New York circuit could be more of a boon for Jaguar Racing. In addition to Evans, Sam Bird, who has won several times in New York, should not be underestimated in the “big cat”.
We are looking forward to an exciting weekend with two races that could already set the course for the title fight. There are no clear favorites – so there can be surprises!
By the way: Our readers also have one this season free community betting round organized. If you want to take part, you have until the weekend to give your first tips or to register again!
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