Monaco: Buemi arrives as unbeaten 🎥
TWO TIME FORMULA E WINNER The last few Formula E races have been jinxed for Sébastien Buemi and the Nissan team. The Vaudois is still undefeated at the Monaco E-Prix, which takes place every two years. With a shortened, modified version of the legendary Monte Carlo Formula One street circuit, the Monaco E-Prix was the seventh and also the first Formula E race in Europe in its inaugural season in 2015. Since then [...]
With a shortened, modified version of the legendary Monte Carlo Formula One street circuit, the Monaco E-Prix was the seventh and also the first Formula E race in Europe in its debut season in 2015. Since then, it has been held every two years, alternating with the Historic Monaco Grand Prix.
Buemi as Mr. Monaco Electric
Sébastien Buemi is entitled to be called "Mr. Monaco Electric," as he is the only driver to have won electrically in the Principality. In addition to his two victories, the Vaudois also holds the lap record in 52.729 seconds, achieved in the second free practice session of 2017. The Gen2 race cars of 2019 are significantly faster, so this value will soon be obliterated.
In the current fifth season, however, the 2016/17 overall winner is still without a win, although he has knocked on the door twice. In Chile, Buemi retired in the lead after contact with a wall, and most recently in Paris he missed out on a possible first triumph with Nissan due to a flat tire caused by contact with an enemy through no fault of his own.
A Nissan win here would be incredible
Is Buemi's luck finally in in Monaco? He would be the ninth winner in the ninth race of the season.
Sébastien Buemi: "Everyone likes racing in Monaco. I can consider myself lucky to have won twice in Formula E in the process. It would be unbelievable if we could achieve our first victory with Nissan here of all places. We hope luck is on our side now that we've worked so hard on further improvements to the car."
Only 1.7 kilometer
The track on the streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the port of the Principality is the shortest so far in Formula E at 1765 meters. In a film, TV commentator Marc Priestley presents the race track, the preparatory work and other interesting details:
Venturi home game
The E-Prix in the Principality is a home game not only for several drivers but also for the Monegasque Venturi team. Since Eduardo Mortara's longed-for first victory in Hong Kong at the beginning of March, however, Venturi has scored only three points in three races. Therefore, at least a podium finish is the longed-for goal after Maro Engel's fifth place two years ago was the best result in Monaco so far.
In the championship, Nico Müller's Audi DTM team-mate Robin Frijns (Envision Virgin Racing/Audi e-tron FE05) leads by one point from André Lotterer who, after second places, is also eagerly awaiting his first victory with DS Techeetah. Ten points behind the German, Antonio Felix da Costa (BMW) and Lucas Di Grassi (Audi) follow together in third place.
The Swiss are slowly losing touch
With 52 points so far, Eduardo Mortara ideally has the chance to move from tenth intermediate place back towards the top. Sébastien Buemi, on the other hand, is languishing in 13th position with 30 points - if he doesn't continue his Monaco winning streak on Saturday, only a home victory at the E-Prix Bern on June 22 can soon save his season.
The race will be broadcast live in Switzerland by Mysport, ORF2 and ARD from around 4 p.m., as well as on ABB Formula E's Youtube and Facebook channel and on pay-TV channel Eurosport 2.
