Closed Circuit: Faraday Future Dragon Racing in Montreal

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Hoping to score some more points in the championship battle with Andretti Formula E, the Faraday Future Dragon Racing squad was aiming high in Montreal. Even though it looked like it would become one of their more successful weekends this season, they only secured three points in total in the end.

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Saturday

It has been a difficult season for the Penske-run team. Going into the final race weekend of Season three, they were tied on points with Andretti Formula E, whose season has been undeniably torrid. Dogged with issues and with some amazing opportunities missed (Jerome d’Ambrosio’s close-miss on a podium in Mexico) as well as occasional teammate clashes, it has been a tough one. Montreal was not to turn that around – d’Ambrosio suffered issues in group qualifying that sent him straight to the back of the grid and Loic Duval was outside the top ten in a competitive field. The race was to continue in this vein, with Duval coming off the better from a clash with Heidfeld but not recovering. Although coming off better in a clash with Nick Heidfeld (Mahindra Racing), Loic Duval’s race was marred by the incident and despite D’Ambrosio’s position improving, neither finished in the points – or at all, in Duval’s case. Nevertheless, Duval collected a point for the Visa Fastest Lap.

Sunday

On a day that could really only see improvement, it was not entirely to be for Faraday Future Dragon Racing. Qualifying saw d’Ambrosio match Duval’s position yesterday in 11th, with his teammate two places behind. The race yielded points with a 9th place finish for d’Ambrosio but Duval’s drive was once-again incident strewn, ending two laps down.

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Saturday

A grimly marred qualifying saw Jerome d’Ambrosio without the pace to do anything other than start from dead last, no driver’s favourite position. Already signed for next year by the Faraday Future Dragon Racing team, d’Ambrosio perhaps had less of a job to do this weekend, except in terms of the race from the bottom to outscore Andretti Formula E for the season. Despite not managing to contribute any points to that end, d’Ambrosio managed to gain eight places to 12th during the race and outperformed his teammate’s DNF.

Sunday

Not starting from dead last has to be seen as an improvement, with d’Ambrosio qualifying 11th. Managing to avoid most of the early incidents, he was able to move forward into the points for a 9th place finish. Maybe not the podium that looked likely earlier in the year but a solid enough result for a forgettable weekend across the team.

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Best time in FP1: 1:24.277 (P12)

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Best time in FP2: 1:23.080 (P11)

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Best time in qualifying: 1:36.580 (not classified; P20)

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Best time in the race: 1:26.388 (lap 34)

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Pit stop time and difference to minimum pit stop time: 59.410s (2.410s above minimum time)

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Best time in FP3: 1:23.002 (P9)

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Best time in FP4: 1:22.398 (P15)

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Best time in qualifying: 1:23.058 (P11)

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Best time in the race: 1:25.927 (lap 8)

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Pit stop time and difference to minimum pit stop time: 58.095s (1.095s above minimum time)

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Saturday

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“It was a tough day for the whole team but we pushed to the very end. It’s always hard finding yourself starting a race in the last row, but with determination and a good strategic approach, we were able to fight our way through. We’ll be back tomorrow in the final round for some better results.”[/perfectpullquote]

Sunday

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“We had a good car today amidst a tough season with many mixed results. We continued to work ahead of the reliability issues and pushed forward for this final contention. I’m glad we were able to bring home some additional championship points as the season comes to a close.”[/perfectpullquote]

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Saturday

A frustrating season for Le Mans winner and Endurance champion Loic Duval was not set to improve in Montreal. Although outqualifying his teammate and collecting a point for the Visa Fastest Lap, Saturday was largely a race to forget for him after a clash with Mahindra Racing’s Nick Heidfeld left him able to continue but uncompetitive.

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Sunday

Further frustration for a driver whose schedule has been unexpectedly disrupted this year (Audi factory driver Duval was moved to competing in DTM following the team’s withdrawal from the World Endurance Championship, ironically to focus on Formula E) is probably not the way Duval would have liked to round off what might be his last season in Formula E. But another series of incidents left him unable to even grab the fastest lap point and finishing second-to-last, two laps down.

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Best time in FP2: 1:22.793 (P7)

Best time in qualifying: 1:23.999 (P11)

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Best time in FP1: 1:23.930 (P19)   Best time in FP2: 1:22.402 (P16)   Best time in qualifying: 1:23.655 (P16)   Best time in the race: 1:25.570 (lap 25)   Pit stop time and difference to minimum pit stop time: 59.499s (2.499s above minimum time)

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Saturday

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“We had great momentum throughout the early portions of the race, but an unfortunate incident brought my car to the back of the pack. It would prove to be difficult to try to keep pace with the rest of the field, but I’m glad we were able to score a point for the championship.”[/perfectpullquote]

Sunday

[perfectpullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””]“We had our sights on some additional championship points in the final round in Montreal, but unfortunately today’s strategy did not play in our favor. It was definitely an interesting race season filled with memorable battles and engineering endeavors with our technical partner, Faraday Future.”[/perfectpullquote]

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HAZEL SOUTHWELL | e-racing.net

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Images courtesy of FIA Formula E Media

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