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There will be a change to the usual Formula E event format for round six of the series – the Long Beach ePrix on April 4.
Due to the layout of the track and the location of the paddock, there will be three 25-minute non-qualifying practice sessions instead of the usual two.
Benoit Dupont, Sporting Manager at Formula E, said: “In Long Beach we are using part of the IndyCar circuit along Shoreline Drive and a similar style pitlane with the garages in a remote paddock. To maximise charging time and allow teams more time to manage the cars in between sessions we altered the timetable to include three shorter sessions.”
Long Beach, USA
Round 6 - 04/04/2015
Practice 1 - 08:15-08:40
Practice 2 - 09:25-09:50
Practice 3 - 10:35-11:00
Qualifying - 12:00-12:55
Race - 16:00
Gil de Ferran, Formula E Driver Ambassador:
Long Beach is an iconic track. It is the most famous street circuit in North America and is a little bit of a tradition in American motorsport. It says a lot for Formula E that it is racing at such a venue. The track layout Formula E will use is more similar to the old layout than the current IndyCar version. It’s obviously a little bit shorter, but the southern end of the track is the same as it’s always been and it’s a very interesting part of the circuit with the famous hairpin leading into the straight. There’s a lot of time to be gained or lost at that end of the track – and I speak from personal experience!
"Also the two right handers at the north end of the track, especially the one at the end of the straight (turn 5), will provide great passing opportunities. The whole layout looks very ‘racy’. With the exception of one corner in the southern end, Long Beach is super wide, which is why traditionally you have such good racing there, because people can get side-by-side.
"It’s going to be interesting to see from a strategic perspective where the drivers are going to make the use of the boost to overtake each other. If you make it on one straight you can be attacked back on the next straight, so that’s going to be fascinating.