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Vergne fastest for Techeetah on second Formula E test day

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FIA Formula E Championship 2015/16. Beijing ePrix, Beijing, China. Race. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA), DS Virgin Racing DSV-01 Beijing, China, Asia. Saturday 24 October 2015 Photo: Adam Warner / LAT / FE ref: Digital Image _A8C5246

Formula E

Jean-Eric Vergne made the most of his first public test for the new Techeetah Formula E team by topping the timesheets at Donington Park on Wednesday.

Vergne left DS Virgin Racing at the end of season two to join Techeetah, which took over from Team Aguri after a buy-out by a Chinese investment firm.

Vergne got his first run in the Renault-powered Techeetah car on Tuesday, finishing the morning session fastest with a new Formula E lap record at Donington Park.

The Frenchman’s time of 1:29.634 saw him finish 0.085 seconds clear of recent Indy Lights driver Felix Rosenqvist at the front of the pack, with season two champion Sebastien Buemi following in third place for Renault e.dams.

Daniel Abt led the afternoon session for ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport, but a flurry of late red flags meant that few drivers were able to get in a late flying lap, leaving Vergne’s morning time as the overall benchmark. Abt’s time was good enough for P4 in the final standings on Tuesday.

Sam Bird finished fourth for DS Virgin Racing ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Prost, with Loic Duval following in P6 for Dragon Racing.

Jaguar Racing continued its first public testing programme with Adam Carroll once again behind the wheel, sharing duties with Mitch Evans, who is being evaluated for the second seat. Evans turned in a fastest lap of 1:31.267, edging out Carroll by one-tenth of a second.

Evans was joined in the Jaguar garage by ex-Formula 1 driver and defending WEC champion Mark Webber, who mentors the young New Zealander. Ford WEC driver Harry Tincknell will take over the reins of the second Jaguar on Thursday when the first test concludes.

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