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Nissan Formula E Team aims to push on at maiden São Paulo E-Prix

March 22, 2023

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Sacha Fenestrez aboard his Nissan Formula E Team Gen3 car

Series set for first-ever trip to Brazil as team aims to continue progress

Nissan Formula E Team heads to São Paulo this weekend, with the series making its inaugural visit to Brazil for Round 6 of the 2022/23 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

After a month’s break, the squad is eager to build on its form from Cape Town, where Sacha Fenestraz clinched his first-ever Formula E pole position and Norman Nato took home a second consecutive points finish.

The 2.96-kilometre track is situated next to São Paulo’s Santana district, birthplace of Brazilian racing icon Ayrton Senna. It will see cars rush through the city’s Sambadrome, most famous for hosting the nation’s world-renowned Carnival of São Paulo.

Qualifying gets underway at 09:40 BRT (UTC -3) and the race starts at 14:00 BRT on Saturday 25 March. Find out how to watch here.

Norman Nato races past fans at the Cape Town E-Prix

Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: “This weekend we’ll face a brand-new circuit that looks set to pose a different challenge to the other venues so far this season. It seems to be extremely bumpy and features long straights and large braking zones, but there is also the threat of rain to keep in mind. We haven’t had a wet race since Gen3 was introduced, so that may be another factor to consider. Over the break we’ve been able to evaluate ourselves and see where we stand in relation to our competitors. We know where our strengths lie and what we can improve on and we believe that we can continue to make progress round-by-round.”

Sacha Fenestraz

“Heading to another new venue, it once again evens the playing field between myself and the more experienced drivers. This weekend almost feels like a homecoming as it’s the closest race to where I grew up, in Córdoba in Argentina and I’ve got some friends coming over to watch which is really exciting. Cape Town was positive for us, I took my first pole position in a World Championship event and now the goal is to carry that momentum forward. The track looks like it will promote overtaking and the surface seems extremely bumpy which will make performing lap after lap a challenge, but we are well rested and feeling strong.”

Norman Nato

“I’m excited to discover the São Paulo track, it looks incredibly bumpy which will be an added challenge. There’s a lot of slow chicanes and on paper it seems like overtaking will be easier than on other circuits. We’re going to have to be alert as there is the possibility of rain for the first time this season, which could spice things up for the fans. I’ve scored points in the previous two races so the potential is there for more. The whole team has worked hard over the last month, and we aim to take another step forward.”

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