For several years, Formula E races have been held on the streets of Rome (the EUR district), but this season they are moving to the Misano circuit on the Adriatic coast.
As the track is permanent, the teams already have information about the location, and some of the drivers have already driven there. But for Formula E and its electric single-seaters, the reference points will be different and the location will be adapted to the event.
The Misano circuit is 3.381 km long and has 14 corners (instead of 4.064 km and 16 corners in its original configuration), and is an 'energy' track, where victory will depend on battery management.
"Qualifying will be very important, but after that, you have to manage your energy with finesse," says Eugenio Franzetti, Director of DS Performance, the racing arm of DS Automobiles which prepares the DS Penske cars.
"We had some battery problems in Tokyo, but now everything is back to normal and we're ready to take on the challenges of this double-header, where it will be important to be up to speed right from the start of the weekend.
"At Misano, we know that the races will be 'in a pack', from which we'll have to extract ourselves at the right moment to be at the front, a bit like Portland in June.
"We have the drivers to do it, and our DS E-TENSE FE23s are capable of leading us to victory. It's up to us to put everything together for this crucial weekend."
Source: Autosport