自2016年以來，墨西哥城一直是FE電動(dòng)方程式賽歷上相當(dāng)重要的一站，舉辦過一系列激動(dòng)人心的全電動(dòng)比賽。2018年，奧利弗·特維(Oliver Turvey代表NIO 333 FE車隊(duì)首次登上分站領(lǐng)獎(jiǎng)臺(tái)。今年，受制于疫情影響，著名的墨西哥城羅德里格斯兄弟賽道（被臨時(shí)征用為方艙醫(yī)院），F(xiàn)E隨即移師至有36年歷史的普埃布拉Autodromo Miguel E. Abed賽道。

長度為1.85英里的逆時(shí)針賽道布局中，包括了15個(gè)彎道。本場(chǎng)攻擊模式的激活區(qū)域和以往不同，不再是賽車線的外延，而是在8號(hào)彎處延展了賽道，激活攻擊模式大概會(huì)損失3、4秒的時(shí)間。

當(dāng)?shù)貢r(shí)間19日上午，在普埃布拉舉辦的FE墨西哥站第一場(chǎng)比賽中，兩位NIO 333 FE車隊(duì)車手在排位賽做圈上出現(xiàn)了一些問題。然而，在一場(chǎng)充滿碰撞場(chǎng)面的正賽中，獨(dú)特的攻擊模式激活區(qū)域“攪渾”了賽場(chǎng)，特維和湯姆都憑借著表現(xiàn)出色，并分別以第11和第13的成績沖線。

Mexico City has featured on the Formula E calendar since 2016 and played host to some thrilling all-electric races including NIO 333 Formula E Team driver Oliver Turvey’s maiden podium triumph in 2018. But with the circuit currently acting as a COVID-19 vaccination centre, Rounds 8 and 9 of the 2021 FIA Formula E World Championship are taking place at the Autodromo Miguel E. Abed located in the town of Amozoc, east of the city of Puebla and in the shadow of the Popocatepetl volcano.

The 1.85-mile, anti-clockwise Formula E layout at the Autodromo features 15 corners, a bespoke Attack Mode activation run and banked final-corner on a 1.25-mile oval that leads onto the main straight.

Today, in the first race of the double-header Puebla E-Prix event, both NIO 333 FE Team drivers encountered issues during their qualifying laps. However, during an action-packed race where the unique Attack Mode truly mixed up the field throughout, both Oliver and Tom produced solid performances and made up several positions to take the chequered flag in P11 and P13 respectively.

Oliver Turvey, #8 NIO 333 FE 001
Qualifying Group 4 - Race Grid Position: P17 (P15 after penalties applied)
Round 8 Race Result: provisional P11

“It was a challenging day as we struggled to find a good feeling with the braking in Free Practice so after a scrappy qualifying lap, we started P15. The race start was strong, and I managed to move forwards a couple of positions on the opening lap. After that we managed the race well as a team and I felt that we got the most out of it to cross the finish line in P11. It was frustrating to just miss out on a Top Ten points finish, but I am glad we have made some improvements thanks to hard work by the team. We’ll try to challenge for points again tomorrow.”
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Tom Blomqvist, #88 NIO 333 FE 001
Qualifying Group 4 - Race Grid Position: P24 (P22 after penalties applied)
Round 8 Race Result: provisional P13

“It was a mixed day, I would say. Ultimately, in the race we did the best we could and risked a bit of a brave strategy. There was potential to be mid-pack in qualifying, but I pushed a bit too hard in one of the corners. The team has been working super hard and made progress in some areas, so we need to keep chipping away as we are still missing a little bit of pace. We have another race tomorrow, so hopefully we can learn some things overnight and apply them for tomorrow.”

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Christian Silk, Team Principal, NIO 333 Formula E Team

“Formula E certainly delivers a great race. Both the NIO 333 drivers were out of position after a sub-optimal qualifying and we knew we had a lot to do this afternoon. I have to say both Oliver and Tom drove super races - following the plan perfectly and pushing hard but staying out of trouble. For Oliver to qualify P17 and finish the race in P11 is testament to his driving and the job the team did. Tom drove an equally impressive race, having qualified out of position in P24 he made up 11 places to finish P13. I know that the drivers and engineers will learn a lot from today. We have a late night ahead of us going through the data, but we are determined to come back stronger tomorrow.
Finally, congratulations to Lucas, Rene, and Allan [Audi Sport]. These guys have contributed so much to Formula E and it’s great to see them take the top spots.”
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