We are in the twilight stage now of the ABB FIA Formula E Season 11 with Shanghai delivering 2 surprising winners in Max Guenther and Nick Cassidy. Now we head to the final location of the single race weekend of the calendar: Jakarta.
Circuit preview:
Image Credit: Formula E Documenation
Note: FIA hasn’t updated the circuit map for season 11 yet, so this is from season 9.
Having skipped the Indonesian city in Season 10, we return for the final time in Gen3/Gen3 Evo. The start/finish straight makes it ideal for overtaking, as do turns 3 to 7. The tight and twisty sections of turns 8 to 12 will test our drivers before a straight from turns 12 to 13 finishes the lap with 2 back-to-back left turns with a final right to complete the lap.
Predictions:
Pole Position: Max Guenther
The current DS Penske driver won the last Jakarta E-Prix when he was a Maserati MSG Racing driver. I can see this momentum holding up to take pole.
Race winner: Oliver Rowland
No big surprise, as Rowland has been the man of the moment, although Shanghai was a massive disappointment given he didn’t win either race. If he wants to maintain his lead in the drivers’ championship and round it out in Berlin, a win will be required here.
Podium: Nick Cassidy and Max Günther
Off the back of his sensational win in Shanghai, Nick Cassidy seems to be pushing hard in what looks to be his final year as a Jaguar TCS Racing driver. He will want to end the season on a high before departing for a new team.
As for Max Guenther, as a pole sitter, he will try to maximize this to a win; however, this seems unlikely given the pace of Rowland and Cassidy.
Related posts:
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Formula E Tokyo E-Prix: Rowland and Vandoorne secure victories as Ticktum stands on the podium
Formula E Shanghai E-prix: DS Penske Obtain their Maiden 1-2 as Cassidy ends the draught with a wet race at Shanghai