FORMULA E FORWARD
FORMULA E FORWARD MOMENTUM WITH PANASONIC JAGUAR RACING’S FIRST FIA FORMULA E SEASON COMPLETE, THE JAGUAR TALKS TO KEY PLAYERS IN THE TEAM TO DISCOVER WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED AND WHAT WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO NEXT. WORDS: Guy Bird RACE 1 & 2 - HONG KONG Dec 2-3, 2017 The Chinese city’s high-rise harbor front is sure to make a stunning backdrop for the first doubleheader races of the 2017-18 season. With season three of the world’s most future-facing motorsport racing series over, the Panasonic Jaguar Racing team has had time to take stock, gained. “It’s been a solid year and I’m proud to have played a part in bringing such a famous name back to racing,” says 23-year old New Zealander Evans. The introductory learning year for T5 T7 T6 1.86KM (1.16 MILES) re-group and focus on season four. “We’ve learned a huge amount in our first season and have really enjoyed the team has provided solid foundation for progression next season, and with interest rapidly building in Formula E, T4 T3 T8 T9 Pit Lane the challenge of Jaguar’s first year of all-electric street racing,” says team the series is certainly the place to be for such an innovative manufacturer T2 T10 Start T1 director James Barclay. “Formula E was uncharted waters for us,” adds like Jaguar. With that in mind it’s very much onward and upward for the team race director Craig Wilson, “and our and the new season. competitiveness was always going to “We’re really excited about our be restricted in our first season. We potential,” enthuses Barclay. “All we RACE 3 - MARRAKESH Jan 13, 2018 Formula E’s only African venue next season is in the highly atmospheric and ancient Moroccan city. This will be its second championship appearance. only had three months to design, build and homologate our car with no room to develop or test during the season, under the rules.” But despite that reality check, the have learned has gone into the design, build and development of our new Jaguar I-TYPE. Testing’s going well and our focus is squarely on season four and beyond, and we’re looking T10 2.9KM (1.8 MILES) T8 T9 T7 T6 T11 T4 T12 T5 T3 Pit Lane Start T2 T1 2016/2017 season still had its highlights for Panasonic Jaguar Racing, including an exciting fourth place finish for driver Mitch Evans in Mexico, along with his best ever qualifying result in the last race of the season in Montreal. Over the 12 races in nine cities, points were posted, and valuable experience was forward to regularly competing for points in 2017/2018. Whether you helped give us an interactive FanBoost, or cheered from the factory, stands or the sofa, we’re thankful to have such strong support. See you in Hong Kong.” Keep track of the team at jaguarracing.com PHOTOGRAPHY: NIGEL HARNIMAN RACE 4 - SANTIAGO (NEW) Feb 3, 2018 RACE 5 - MEXICO Mar 3, 2018 RACE 6 - SAO PAULO (NEW) Mar 17, 2018 This is the first of three new cities in the 2017-18 calendar, and its announcement is so new its course is yet to be defined when The Jaguar went to press. Whatever the route, expect the Chilean capital to be a great Formula E addition. This race – incorporating parts of the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez – saw Panasonic Jaguar Racing’s best result of the 2016-17 season with a fourth for Mitch Evans. The circuit also boasts the highest altitude in Formula E. The cosmopolitan Brazilian city will host the racing-mad South American country’s first ever Formula E race. This round represents the second of three new race locations for the 2017-18 season. 2.1KM (1.3 MILES) Start T1 T2 T18 Pit Lane T9 T17 T15 T16 T10 T8 T3 T11 T12 T5 T14 T13 T7 T6 T4 40 THE JAGUAR
RACE 13 & 14 - MONTREAL Jul 28-29, 2018 Like in 2016-17, the Canadian city will again play host to the Formula E season’s climax with the third doubleheader racing weekend sure to be full of ups and downs, as the final driver and team placings are decided. 2.5 KM (1.8 MILES) LAP RECORD: 1.22 MIN 2.75KM (1.71 MILES) Cxxx Xxxxx • T10 T8 T9 • Cxxx Xxxxx T7 T11 T12 T14 Start T13 Pit Lane • Cxxx XxxxxT3 T1 T2 T6 T4 T5 RACE 11 & 12 - NEW YORK Jul 7-8, 2018 Another double-header venue – where teams and drivers can score points on the Saturday and Sunday races – the NYC circuit runs through the waterfront area of Red Hook, Brooklyn with the iconic Manhattan skyline behind. T6 T3 T7 1.95KM (1.2 MILES) T5 T4 T2 T9 T10 T8 Start T1 Pit Lane RACE 10 - TBC Jun 9, 2018 The location was still to be revealed as The Jaguar magazine went to press. “ALL WE HAVE LEARNED HAS GONE INTO THE DESIGN, BUILD AND DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEW JAGUAR I-TYPE.” RACE 7 - ROME (NEW) Apr 14, 2018 The circuit for the inaugural ePrix in Italy’s historic capital was still being decided as The Jaguar magazine went to press. It’s set to be one of the most picturesque and, if it passes the Colosseum, will hopefully inspire racers’ gladitorial instincts. • Cxxx Xxxxx • Cxxx Xxxxx RACE 8 - PARIS Apr 28, 2018 The French capital is a popular veteran of the ePrix calendar, having already hosted two seasons of Formula E racing around its testing 1.18-mile circuit in the historic Les Invalides location. In 2017, 2.5 KM a crowd (1.8 MILES) of 46,000 watched the race. LAP RECORD: 1.22 MIN 1.9KM (1.18 MILES) T7 T6 • Cxxx Xxxxx T4 T3 T5 T2 T8 Start T10 T9 T11 T14 • Cxxx Xxxxx Cxxx Xxxxx • T12 T13 Pit Lane RACE 9 - GERMANY (TBC) May 19, 2018 Germany’s energetic capital Berlin played host to the German ePrix for the first three seasons of Formula E, but it will be a new city for 2017-18. The location was still to be confirmed at the time of going to press. T1 THE JAGUAR 41