With the grid forming up and its inaugural season now about two months away, the FIA Formula E Championship has gotten down to business with the first of two days of testing at Donington Park. Here’s day one times.
Meanwhile, here’s a round-up of social posts and photos from the day at the circuit:
Rivalries are hotting up with @MahindraRacing! @sambirdracing gets stuck into @BSenna! #suarez #FETest pic.twitter.com/nTYOyWwk9v
— Virgin Racing (@VirginRacingFE) July 3, 2014
Sam Bird (Virgin Racing) goes Luis Suarez on Bruno Senna (Mahindra Racing) prior to testing.
#FormulaE testing started – @NickHeidfeld and @BSenna have done their installation laps pic.twitter.com/LCkmjQ6WfF
— Karin Sturm (@sturmf1) July 3, 2014
Senna and Nick Heidfeld (Venturi GP) in their respective cars.
A landmark moment as @DragonRacing hit the track for the first time #FEtest pic.twitter.com/TdDnEpWlua
— FIAFormulaE (@FIAformulaE) July 3, 2014
Yes, that would appear to be Oriol Servia with the sunglasses as new Dragon Racing recruit Mike Conway prepares for his first laps.
@katherinelegge getting set for her first run this morning in our SRT_01E #formulaetest #amlinaguri pic.twitter.com/PgIk2x2OUQ
— Team Amlin Aguri (@Amlin_Aguri) July 3, 2014
Team Amlin Aguri’s Katherine Legge gets ready to run.
Katherine Legge test drive: Watch the video here: http://t.co/wPQAUHms0H #formulaE
— Team Amlin Aguri (@Amlin_Aguri) July 3, 2014
What the Aguri car – and realistically, all FE cars – sound like.
Sound of the #FormulaE cars are great @DoningtonParkUK. Here @damsracing a presentation is about to start. pic.twitter.com/4cg9oliQSO
— Electric Autosport (@EVsportsnews) July 3, 2014
The e.dams-Renault entry.
@nico_prost sobre el auto de @damsracing listo para salir a recorrer @DoningtonParkUK en el test de @FIAformulaE pic.twitter.com/dsZqyJ4vtj
— Diego Alejandro Lena (@lenadiego) July 3, 2014
e.dams’ Nicolas Prost looking a bit like his father, Alain, head-on.
#AndrettiFE Franck #Montagny & @scottspeed chatting on @DoningtonParkUK pitwall #FEtest @FIAformulaE @FollowAndretti pic.twitter.com/yoiZUE8P60
— Emma Buxton (@EmBuxton) July 3, 2014
It’s ex-F1 shoes Franck Montagny and Scott Speed, now both testing for Andretti Autosport. Montagny’s been confirmed to race for the team; Speed races for Andretti’s Red Bull Global Rallycross program.
Here’s the latest ex-F1 racer to test the @FIA formulaE car #christiandanner pic.twitter.com/TnhAVf4YgZ
— FIAFormulaE (@FIAformulaE) July 3, 2014
Former F1 and IndyCar racer Christian Danner, now a TV commentator, takes test laps.
The Audi Sport Abt machine, driven by Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt.
