Formula E returns to China with the guest race in Sanya. Sanya, located in Hainan, the southernmost province of the PR China, is a popular holiday destination with its sandy beaches. The 2.236-kilometre circuit with three tight hairpins promises another exciting race with many overtaking manoeuvres.
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in top 3 of driver and team standings
Lucas di Grassi is now back at the front after his 29th podium finish at the Hong Kong race and will reach for the top of the standings next Saturday in Sanya. Only two points separate the Brazilian from champions Sam Bird. Team mate Daniel Abt is one of only two pilots in the field who have been scored. This also makes itself felt in the team standings, in which Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler in second place after the fifth of 13 runs of the season in stroke distance
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The sixth round of the Formula E season starts in Sanya on Saturday at 3 p.m. local time (8 a.m. MEZ) and leads as usual over 45 minutes plus one round. Eurosport broadcasts live from China, ARD also shows the race in livestream at daserste.de.
It´s all about the people and the electric drivetrain.
The driver is very important for the success of the race. From a technical point of view the activation, the mechanical workings, the software and the software development are important too. In the formula E the focus is very much on the electric motor and its development. But Allan McNish, ex-Formula 1 driver, is believing in the people: The people design the software, the people design the hardware, and their philosophy and way of working, to make sure we have a car that is complementing each other - and then in the end the driver. That´s the key.
James Wang, KUKA CEO in China, and Allan McNish ex-Formula 1 driver and Formula E expert
