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Written by Vijay Pattni
Who says Formula E doesn"t do spectacle? The fourth series of the electric racing championship yes, fourth kicks off this weekend on the streets of Hong Kong. And in the first qualifying session of the season, former F1 driver Jean-Eric Vergne qualified on pole.SIDEWAYS.Yes folks. Though Formula E lacks the noise and sheer outright speed of other motorsport series, what it offers up in spades is jeopardy and a sprinkling of drama. The races are run on narrow street circuits with concrete walls. No run off. No chance for a mistake.So heading into the final part of qualifying, Vergne had it all to do to beat Virgin Racing"s Sam Bird who had topped the previous session.It was looking good, the Frenchman posting fastest sectors right up until he spun at the very end. Quite spectacularly. Gasps around the circuit. Then applause as it dawned that he"d spun on the timing line, thus keeping his time of 1m 3.568s intact.It means he starts the first Saturday race at the front, ahead of Sam Bird, Nick Heidfeld - a man quite handy on narrow, twisty and dangerous tracks - Audi"s Daniel Abt and Felix Rosenqvist. Reigning champion Lucas di Grassi he took the season three drivers" title could only manage sixth.Click here to watch JEV"s spin via Formula E"s Twitter feed, and then let us know where this ranks in the overall scheme of nutjob qualifying stuntsShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 2 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10159
Who says Formula E doesn"t do spectacle? The fourth series of the electric racing championship yes, fourth kicks off this weekend on the streets of Hong Kong. And in the first qualifying session of the season, former F1 driver Jean-Eric Vergne qualified on pole.SIDEWAYS.Yes folks. Though Formula E lacks the noise and sheer outright speed of other motorsport series, what it offers up in spades is jeopardy and a sprinkling of drama. The races are run on narrow street circuits with concrete walls. No run off. No chance for a mistake.So heading into the final part of qualifying, Vergne had it all to do to beat Virgin Racing"s Sam Bird who had topped the previous session.It was looking good, the Frenchman posting fastest sectors right up until he spun at the very end. Quite spectacularly. Gasps around the circuit. Then applause as it dawned that he"d spun on the timing line, thus keeping his time of 1m 3.568s intact.It means he starts the first Saturday race at the front, ahead of Sam Bird, Nick Heidfeld - a man quite handy on narrow, twisty and dangerous tracks - Audi"s Daniel Abt and Felix Rosenqvist. Reigning champion Lucas di Grassi he took the season three drivers" title could only manage sixth.Click here to watch JEV"s spin via Formula E"s Twitter feed, and then let us know where this ranks in the overall scheme of nutjob qualifying stuntsShare this page: FacebookTwitterGoogle+WhatsAppMailtoCopy link
Date written: 2 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10159
