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Jaguar tops the times at the end of first Free Practice despite red flag

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Sam Bird and Mitch Evans (Jaguar Racing) were first and second after the first practice session of the day on the full Circuit de Monaco track in the 2021 Monaco E-Prix. The two drivers ran a smooth session, despite a red flag interrupting the run of many drivers.

Sergio Sette Camara (Dragon/Penske Autosport) was responsible for the red flag, as his car abruptly stopped at the exit of the Rascasse. His car began flashing red, indicating an electrical issue on the car, and marshals had to push his car into the pits, equipped with rubber gloves. While he was stopped, Norman Nato (ROKiT Venturi Racing) hit the back of him: the Frenchman’s front wing had to be changed. Oliver Rowland (Nissan e.dams) managed to avoid him by a very small margin. Dragon brought their new powertrain here this weekend.

Jaguar Racing stands second in the ABB FIA Formula E World Team Championship, twenty-three points behind leaders Mercedes-EQ Formula E team. Mercedes-EQ had a quiet session, with Nyck de Vries sixth and Stoffel Vandoorne eleventh. They will start in Group One qualifying later today.

The modifications of the Formula E track are a tighter corner at Sainte Devote (Turn One) and a very compact chicane at the exit of the Monaco tunnel. From the running in this session, it looks like only one car can pass in the corner there, which could lead to some interesting highlights in the race later today.

Free Practice Two starts at 10:15 CET (9:15 BST), with qualifying at 12:00 CET (11:00 BST) and the race at 16:04 CET (15:04 BST).

POSNODRIVERNATTEAMTIME/GAP
110Sam BirdGBRJaguar Racing1:32.200
220Mitch EvansNZLJaguar Racing+ 0.033
34Robin FrijnsNLDEnvision Virgin Racing+ 0.140
413Antonio Felix Da CostaPORDS Techeetah+ 0.356
599Pascal WehrleinGERTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team+ 0.406
617Nyck de VriesNLDMercedes-EQ Formula E team+ 0.437
737Nick CassidyNZLEnvision Virgin Racing+ 0.466
811Lucas Di GrassiBRZAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+ 0.572
936Andre LottererGERTAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team+ 0.574
1094Alex LynnGBRMahindra Racing+ 0.703
115Stoffel Vandoorne BELMercedes-EQ Formula E team+ 0.792
126Nico MüllerCHEDragon/Penske Autosport+ 0.822
1325Jean-Eric VergneFRADS Techeetah+ 0.834
1433Rene RastGERAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+ 0.870
1571Norman NatoFRAROKiT Venturi Racing+ 0.973
1648Edoardo MortaraCHEROKiT Venturi Racing+ 1.043
1728Maximilian GuntherGERBMW i Andretti Motorsport+ 1.061
188Oliver TurveyGBRNIO 333 Formula E team+ 1.248
1922Oliver RowlandGBRNissan e.dams+ 1.313
2029Alexander SimsGBRMahindra Racing+ 1.617
2123Sebastien BuemiCHENissan e.dams+ 1.645
2288Tom BlomqvistGBRNIO 333 Formula E team+ 1.695
2327Jake DennisGBRBMW i Andretti Motorsport+ 1.950
247Sergio Sette CamaraBRZDragon/Penske Autosport+ 6.451
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