{"id":175542,"date":"2023-05-05T16:51:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:51:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/2023\/05\/guaranteed-suspense-full-programme-resurfaced-track-5-reasons-to-follow-the-monaco-e-prix-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-05-05T16:56:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T14:56:32","slug":"guaranteed-suspense-full-programme-resurfaced-track-5-reasons-to-follow-the-monaco-e-prix-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monaco-tribune.com\/en\/2023\/05\/guaranteed-suspense-full-programme-resurfaced-track-5-reasons-to-follow-the-monaco-e-prix-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Guaranteed suspense, full programme, resurfaced track… 5 reasons to follow the Monaco E-Prix 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Saturday, the Principality of Monaco will be hosting the ninth round of the Formula E World Championship. The 6th edition of the Monaco E-Prix promises to be exciting and the result uncertain.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n\n

Wehrlein, Cassidy, Vergne, Nato… several favourites <\/h2>\n\n

He totally dominated the start of the season. Only to see the chasing pack come back at him and his lead in the world championship melt away like snow in the spring. <\/p>\n\n

Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) is still in the lead, but is now only four points ahead of his nearest rival, Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing). <\/p>\n\n

Winner of the last race in Berlin, the Australian is one of the favourites for the win in Monaco, as is Pascal Wehrlein, who intends to consolidate his progress. <\/p>\n\n

The 2020 world champion Ant\u00f3nio F\u00e9lix da Costa, who won in Monaco in 2021, will also be worth keeping a close eye on in his Porsche. As will Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Penske), currently third in the world championship and winner here in 2019. <\/p>\n

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Many are vying for the title in the Principality this year (Photo \u00a9 ACM)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

Let’s not forget to mention the record holder of victories in the Principality with two wins (2015, 2017), the Swiss S\u00e9bastien Buemi (Envision Racing), only eighth in the world championship but whose single-seater is improving well. <\/p>\n\n

Not best placed for victory at the wheel of a Nissan that still needs work, Norman Nato (15th in the championship to date) is nevertheless one to watch at this year’s Monaco E-Prix. <\/p>\n\n

The driver from Antibes has previously shone on the Principality circuit he loves. Winner in Formula Renault 3.5 and second in GP2 (now Formula 2, Ed.), Norman Nato intends to make the most of a race on home soil. <\/p>\n\n

So who will succeed Stoffel Vandoorne, who won here last year<\/a> ? We will know the answer on Saturday afternoon as 4pm chimes.<\/p>\n\n

A full programme packed into one day <\/h2>\n\n

There is a long day ahead of the drivers on the streets of the Principality on Saturday, with the E-Prix all packed into a single day’s racing. <\/p>\n\n

The first of the free practice sessions will start at 7.30 am. The first qualifications begin at 10.40 am. This year, duels will be run to determine pole position. The quarter-finals are scheduled to start at 11:17, the semis at 11:36 and the final at 11:50. <\/p>\n\n

The start of the 6th edition of the Monaco E-Prix will be given at 3.04 pm. <\/p>\n\n

An explosive 3rd generation of Formula E cars <\/h2>\n\n

What is special about this season is the arrival of a third generation of Formula E cars. These are more compact and lighter cars, designed for city racing. <\/p>\n\n

A new generation that is considered complex by most of the drivers, who are still looking for answers after eight rounds. <\/p>\n\n

One thing is certain, exciting battles are in store with the new models, and rules that make overtaking easier. <\/p>\n\n