SARRAZIN QUICKEST IN PUNTA DEL ESTE TESTING Venturi driver fastest at in-season test
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PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY (December 14 2014) - Venturi driver Stephane Sarrazin posted thequickest time of in-season testing at Punta del Este, narrowly edging out yesterday's race winnerSebastien Buemi.The Frenchman set his best lap of the day in the final minutes clocking a 1:14.649s, over a tenthclear of Buemi.
Sarrazin said: "It's been a good day after a disappointing race yesterday. We had the speed but Imade a mistake and could have picked up some good points. Today we worked on some big setupchanges as there's normally no time and we've not wanted to risk it before a race. With thetrack rubbering in, everything came together. It's been a very positive day."Nelson Piquet Jr. continued his impressive form for China Racing ending the day in third placeahead of Nick Heidfeld and Andretti's Jean-Eric Vergne.
Vergne, who only ran in the morning session, didn't wait to get started setting blistering pace inthe opening 30 minutes beating his pole position time from yesterday's qualifying session by halfa second.
Championship leader and Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi finished sixth with e.dams-Renault's Nicolas Prost a further place back.
The majority of the field focussed on race simulations and battery management throughout theday but after a late flurry of activity in the final minutes the lap times reduced significantly.After both suffering early retirements in the race yesterday, Virgin Racing's Sam Bird and AmlinAguri's Antonio Felix da Costa finished the session in eighth and ninth respectively.Argentinean driver Esteban Guerrieri made a brief appearance late in the afternoon session tocomplete five laps for China Racing.
The teams used the limited testing time available to record a total of 1086 laps, covering a distance of 3040km.
Summing up the event in Punta del Este, Formula E CEO Alejandro Agag said: "We had anotherfantastic race here in Punta del Este. A fantastic event. We saw action all the time. I was reallyhappy about how the FanBoost worked - it really got into the race. I think it shows that the fanshave a real influence in the race. Now I'm looking forward to the next one."To hear more on the thoughts of Alejandro Agag visit: http://youtu.be/hPI8ztYUFPc.
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FIA Formula E Championship - Punta del Este in-season test session - Results (combinedmorning and afternoon):
1. Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi, 1:14.649s
2. Sebastien Buemi, e.dams-Renault, +0.157s
3. Nelson Piquet Jr, China Racing, +0.184s
4. Nick Heidfeld, Venturi, +0.192s
5. Jean-Eric Vergne, Andretti, +0.326s
6. Lucas di Grassi, Audi Sport ABT, +0.350s
7. Nicolas Prost, e.dams-Renault, +0.407s
8. Sam Bird, Virgin Racing, +0.720s
9. Antonio Felix da Costa, Amlin Aguri, +0.777s
10. Karun Chandhok, Mahindra Racing, +0.829s
11. Antonio Garcia, China Racing, +0.913s
12. Jerome d'Ambrosio, Dragon Racing, +0.922s
13. Jaime Alguersuari, Virgin Racing, +1.025s
14. Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing, +1.051s
15. Jarno Trulli, Trulli, +1.654s
16. Oriol Servia, Dragon Racing, +1.743s
17. Daniel Abt, Audi Sport ABT, +2.935s
18. Michela Cerruti, Trulli, +2.987s
19. Matthew Brabham, Andretti, +4.123s
20. Salvador Duran, Amlin Aguri, +4.816s
21. Esteban Guerrieri, China Racing, +5.913s
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