Paris FP1: Lotterer leads Buemi in damp conditions

  • Published on 27 Apr 2019 08:20
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  • By: Coilin Higgins

It was the DS Techeetah of Andre Lotterer that topped the timesheets at this morning's opening practice session in Paris with a time of 1.10.667. He was 0.233s ahead of second-placed Sebastien Buemi.

The drivers had to contend with a very damp track surface thanks to overnight rain, struggling to put the power down. Audi Sport's Lucas Di Grassi hit the wall almost straight away on his out lap.

Oliver Rowland was third with HWA Racelab's Gary Paffett following close behind in fourth. There constant changes throughout the duration of the session as the track evolution improved and a dry line started to form.

Drivers struggle in camp conditions

Numerous drivers suffered in the wet conditions on the track, such as Di Grassi's incident breaking his steering, as well as Nissan eDams' Sebastien Buemi hitting Envision Virgin Racing's Sam Bird when the former locked up.

Traction and braking stayed a constant problem for drivers over the course of the session, with BMW Andretti's Antonio Felix DaCosta finding himself almost going straight on at multiple corners, and Oliver Rowland also had to take to the escape road.

Fifth and sixth belonged to Sam Bird and Pascal Wehrlein, the latter managing to stay out of trouble amid the chaos going on around him.

Red lag for Frijns and Buemi

The red flag was brought out with thirty minutes to go when Envision Virgin Racing's Robin Frijns found himself buried in the barriers at turn one, with Buemi spinning off beside him in sympathy.

There was also damage revealed on the rear of Jean-Eric Vergne's DS Techeetah as mechanics worked hard to fix the damage during the red flag who span early on. 

Director Scot Elkins cited the main reason for the red flag as to repair some techpro barriers, that had come out of place and the session restarted with twenty minutes to go.

The red flag came out with eight minutes to go for a second time for Sam Bird as he hit the wall at the same place as teammate Frijns. The session was not restarted as the barriers could not be fixed in time and ended under the red flag.

Jean-Eric Vergne finished an eventual seventh, with Venturi's Edoardo Mortara ending up in eighth place. Tom Dillmann and Jose Maria Lopez rounded out the top ten.

 

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Pos.
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Driver
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Team
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Time
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Gap
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#
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1.
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Andre Lotterer
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DS Techeetah
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1:10.667
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-
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36
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2.
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Sebastien Buemi
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Nissan e.Dams
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1:10.900
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+0.233
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23
undefined
3.
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Oliver Rowland
undefined
Nissan e.Dams
undefined
1:10.922
undefined
+0.255
undefined
22
undefined
4.
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Gary Paffett
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HWA Racelab
undefined
1:11.276
undefined
+0.609
undefined
17
undefined
5.
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Sam Bird
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Envision Virgin Racing
undefined
1:11.277
undefined
+0.610
undefined
2
undefined
6.
undefined
Pascal Wehrlein
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Mahindra Racing
undefined
1:11.417
undefined
+0.750
undefined
94
undefined
7.
undefined
Jean-Eric Vergne
undefined
DS Techeetah
undefined
1:11.474
undefined
+0.807
undefined
25
undefined
8.
undefined
Edoardo Mortara
undefined
Venturi Formula E
undefined
1:11.571
undefined
+0.904
undefined
48
undefined
9.
undefined
Tom Dilmann
undefined
NIO Formula E
undefined
1:11.808
undefined
+1.141
undefined
8
undefined
10.
undefined
Jose Maria Lopez
undefined
Geox Dragon Racing
undefined
1:11.853
undefined
+1.186
undefined
7
undefined
11.
undefined
Alex Lynn
undefined
Envision Virgin Racing
undefined
1:11.921
undefined
+1.254
undefined
3
undefined
12.
undefined
Daniel Abt
undefined
Audi Sport
undefined
1:11.937
undefined
+1.270
undefined
66
undefined
13.
undefined
Mitch Evans
undefined
Panasonic Jaguar Racing
undefined
1:12.056
undefined
+1.389
undefined
20
undefined
14.
undefined
Stoffel Vandoorne
undefined
HWA Racelab
undefined
1:12.119
undefined
+1.452
undefined
5
undefined
15.
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Felipe Massa
undefined
Venturi Formula E
undefined
1:12.129
undefined
+1.462
undefined
19
undefined
16.
undefined
Max Guenther
undefined
Geox Dragon Racing
undefined
1:12.439
undefined
+1.772
undefined
6
undefined
17.
undefined
Jerome D'Ambrosio
undefined
Mahindra Racing
undefined
1.12.514
undefined
+1.847
undefined
64
undefined
18.
undefined
Antonio Felix DaCosta
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BMW i Andretti
undefined
1:12.831
undefined
+2.164
undefined
28
undefined
19.
undefined
Oliver Turvey
undefined
NIO Formula E
undefined
1:12.853
undefined
+2.186
undefined
16
undefined
20.
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Alex Sims
undefined
BMW i Andretti
undefined
1:12.938
undefined
+2.271
undefined
27
undefined
21.
undefined
Robin Frijns
undefined
Envision Virgin Racing
undefined
1:13.066
undefined
+2.399
undefined
4
undefined
22.
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Lucas Di Grassi
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Audi Sport
undefined
1:13.414
undefined
+2.747
undefined
11

 

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