Championship chief Pascal Wehrlein crashed within the opening follow session of the inaugural Formula E race in India right here on Friday. In the shakedown forward of Free Practice 1, the observe wore a really dusty look because the vehicles zoomed across the Hyderabad Street Circuit.
The opening follow session was delayed by 35 minutes. The Formula E Twitter deal with mentioned that the delay was as a consequence of power majeure (unexpected circumstances) and didn’t specify whether or not it was as a result of dusty observe.
Shortly after the beginning of the session, championship chief Wehrlein of the Porsche Formula E group suffered a heavy crash at Turn 18, elevating questions on observe situations.
However, it was later revealed {that a} mechanical failure contributed to the accident.
“The throttle was open and this led to the accident. It is regular for a road circuit to be dusty at first. Had slick tires been used, grip would have been an issue however the compound on (Hankook) tires could be very exhausting.
Sébastien Buemi of Envision Racing set the quickest time of the session.
The qualifying race and the ultimate can be held on Saturday. The 2.83 km observe within the coronary heart of the town covers Hussain Sagar Lake, NTR Park and NTR Garden.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
