Brazilian driver is in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for another season in the World Championship of electric cars
After five months of wait, the Formula E World Championship comes back to the competition scenario for its eight season. Drivers and teams of the only single seater category that is 100% electric arrived this week in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for the beginning of this year, which will have the longest calendar of races of its history.
For the second year in a row, the Brazilian driver Sergio Sette Câmara will be part of the starry worldwide grid representing the North-American team Dragon Penske. Currently with 23 years old, coming from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, he built a solid career in the international motorsport, with two seasons in the European F3, two seasons in F2 and, since last year, taking part regularly in the F-E Championship.
Familiar with the competition format of the races, as well as, the specifics of the complex car of the competition, Sergio will have as his greatest challenge of the season improving the performance of the Dragon Penske car. Alongside his teammate, the Italian Antonio Giovinazzi, the drivers will have a double journey year. Besides the challenges of the races calendar, that begins this weekend, both of them will have to work to develop the Gen3 car of the category, set to debut on tracks in the next year Championship.
|Driver: Sergio Sette Camara|Team: Dragon / Penske Autosport|Number: 7|Car: Penske EV-5|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Lou Johnson|Event: Ad Diriyah ePrix|Circuit: Ad Diriyah|Location: Riyadh|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Saudi Arabia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: January|Keyword: opening round|
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Excited with the opportunity to carry on in the category, as well as participating in the development of a new car since the moment of its conception, Sette Câmara is cautious about season’s expectations. “I’m very happy to have my work recognized and to be able to compete another for the Dragon Penske team. As this year is the last year of this Gen2 model of car, our team does not have great technical advances for this year. Therefore, our focus will be to extract the maximum of battery autonomy and, obviously, seek to punctuate in the greatest number of races possible throughout the year. We will have a big change in the qualifying format for the races that, due to our 2021 history, may leave in worse situations for the starts of this season. We will work very determinedly and, whenever we have an opportunity, we will be fighting for points”, commented the Brazilian.
The timetable of the first stage of the F-E Championship start this Thursday (27) with the first Free Practice session. Friday and Saturday will have the same timetable, with one Free Practice session followed by qualifying, and, finally, the races.
Check the official timings and the broadcast guide for the weekend (Brasília Time):
Thursday | 27/Jan
12:55 – 13:40 – Practice 1 (F-E website)
Friday | 28/Jan
08:25 – 09:10 – Practice 2 (F-E website)
10:30 – 12:15 – Qualifying (TV Cultura / Sportv)
14:30 – 16:30 – E-Prix (TV Cultura / Sportv)
Saturday | 29/Jan
08:25 – 09:10 – Practice 3 (F-E website)
10:30 – 12:15 – Qualifying (TV Cultura / Sportv)
14:30 – 16:30 – E-Prix (TV Cultura / Sportv)
|Driver: Sergio Sette Camara|Team: Dragon / Penske Autosport|Number: 7|Car: Penske EV-5|Car: Spark SRT05e|
|Photographer: Lou Johnson|Event: Ad Diriyah ePrix|Circuit: Ad Diriyah|Location: Riyadh|Series: FIA Formula E|Season: 2021-2022|Country: Saudi Arabia|Keyword: season 8|Keyword: season eight|Keyword: S8|Keyword: motorsport|Keyword: electric racing|Keyword: single seater|Keyword: open wheel|Keyword: 2022|Keyword: January|Keyword: opening round|
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