Five things we learned from Formula E pre-season testing 

The new Formula E season doesn't get under way until January, but pre-season testing for the coming campaign has already been completed. With the calendar still under discussion and a paddock fire dominating headlines across the five days, there was much to be learned at the Valencia test

Less than three months separated the season finale in London from the start of Formula E pre-season testing in Valencia last week and the beginning of a new campaign. 

It was events off the track that proved to be the main talking point from the test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain following a battery fire which cast the test in doubt. Once running did eventually resume it was a familiar team at the head of the times, with plenty of other sub-plots throughout the grid. 

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With just over two months until the season gets underway in Mexico City, here’s what we learned from pre-season testing in Valencia: 

No room for complacency with battery safety 

Source: Autosport