{"id":4899,"date":"2017-02-14T14:57:28","date_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2017-02-14T14:57:28","modified_gmt":"2017-02-14T13:57:28","slug":"felix-rosenqvist-looking-to-build-on-early-formula-e-promise-as-season-resumes-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-rosenqvist-looking-to-build-on-early-formula-e-promise-as-season-resumes-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Rosenqvist looking to build on early Formula E promise as season resumes in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SWE\"<\/a>
\nOne podium, one pole position and one fastest lap \u2013 Felix Rosenqvist has enjoyed a strong start to electric life in the FIA Formula E Championship. Holding fourth in the overall standings after the first two races of the season, the Mahindra Racing rookie is eager to get back to business as the 2016-17 campaign resumes this weekend in the colourful Argentine capital of Buenos Aires following a three-month winter break.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really great to finally get back to racing this weekend,\u201d says Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s been a long break and I\u2019ve been missing the driving a lot; I\u2019m fully recharged and can\u2019t wait to get going in Buenos Aires. I\u2019ve never been to Argentina, or any part of South America for that sake, so I\u2019m expecting plenty of new experiences both on and off the track this time around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The first Swede ever to race in Formula E, Rosenqvist\u2019s promising start to his maiden season in the all-electric single-seater series has seen him emerge as the leading rookie in the early stages of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Vying for a top three result at the Hong Kong ePrix back in October until clipping a barrier and losing time before his pit stop, the 25-year-old fought back in the second half of the Asian season-opener to set the fastest lap of the race, and then went on to claim another two milestones at the following event in Marrakesh a month later as he delivered Mahindra Racing\u2019s first-ever pole position in qualifying and took the chequered flag in third to bag a maiden podium.<\/p>\n

Despite the early success, however, Rosenqvist refuses to get carried away as racing resumes in Buenos Aires \u2013 the only track to have featured in all three Formula E seasons to date.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve had a strong start to the season and the team has made me feel right at home from day one, but Buenos Aires is a different kind of challenge for me and it\u2019s hard to say how that will affect us,\u201d Rosenqvist continues<\/strong>. \u201cThe Hong Kong and Marrakesh tracks were both new to everyone, but from now on we\u2019ll be going to a number of circuits where most of the others have been before. That could make life a little more difficult for me, but that\u2019s what I\u2019ll have to react to.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

In a bid to eradicate some of the hurdles that could face him in Saturday\u2019s race, Rosenqvist has spent significant time preparing for the Buenos Aires ePrix with Mahindra Racing\u2019s engineering staff. Four days of work fine-tuning the squad\u2019s simulation tools have been coupled with thorough analysis of the 2,480 km Puerto Madero street track that hosts the event, and Rosenqvist is confident of having made his homework.<\/p>\n

\u201cI see Buenos Aires as potentially one of the most challenging races for me this year, so I\u2019ve been extra careful in my preparations and have been working hard with the team to get everything right,\u201d Rosenqvist concludes<\/strong>. \u201cEnergy efficiency will be crucial given the high temperatures we\u2019re expecting, and I think we have a very clear idea of what we want to achieve and how to do it. The track might be new to me, but that\u2019s normally not that big an issue and as long as we get the set-up right in practice, I\u2019d like to think we can be up there again. We\u2019ll see how it goes, but we\u2019re all pushing extremely hard at the moment and everyone inside the team wants us to take another step towards our first Formula E victory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s Buenos Aires ePrix takes place at 16.00 local time (GMT-03:00), with the weather likely to play an essential part in the outcome of the race amid forecasts of highly changeable conditions ranging from 35-degree heat to heavy rain.<\/p>\n

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TIME TABLE<\/strong>
\nAll times local (GMT-03:00)<\/em><\/p>\n

Saturday 18 February<\/strong><\/p>\n

Free Practice 1: 08.00-08.45
\nFree Practice 2: 10.30-11.00
\nQualifying: 12.00-13.00
\nBuenos Aires ePrix: 16.00<\/p>\n

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CURRENT STANDINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n

FIA Formula E Championship
\nAfter 2\/12 races (top five)<\/strong><\/p>\n

1: S. Buemi (SUI), 50 p.
\n2: L. di Grassi (BRA), 28 p.
\n3: N. Prost (FRA), 24 p.
\n4: F. Rosenqvist (SWE), 19 p.<\/strong>
\n5: S. Bird\u00a0(GBR), 18 p.<\/p>\n

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