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february 20, 2023 - Hankook Motorsport
The Hankook iON Race on safari: Next stop Cape Town, South Africa, for Formula E
The African continent hosts round four of the ABB FIA #formulae World Championship. The 22 drivers in Season 9 head to race number five in Cape Town, South Africa, where high summer temperatures and the inevitable surprise or two will again await the Hankook iON Race – the new standard tyre in the fully-electric series. The Cape Town E-Prix is making its debut on the #formulae calendar, meaning the teams, drivers and Hankook tyre experts have no reference values, on which to call. In the most recent race in India, the huge amount of dust and a long dry spell prior to the race weekend made for a slippery track. Thomas Baltes, Hankook #formulae race engineer: “Our premium product has mastered all the different demands so far, so we travel to Cape Town full of confidence. We will get a better impression of what awaits us when we are able to inspect the circuit on site. As far as the layout is concerned, the circuit around the 2010 World Cup stadium will definitely provide the drivers with good overtaking opportunities, thanks to the fact that there are several long straights. The Hankook iON Race will need to deliver plenty of grip, particularly when braking into corners".
Germany’s Pascal Wehrlein (TAG Heuer Porsche #formulae Team) continues to top the overall standings, although he finished fourth and narrowly missed out on the podium in Hyderabad. At the end of a thrilling race with many battles and overtaking manoeuvres, victory eventually went to Frenchman Jean-Éric Vergne from the DS Penske team, ahead of Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing) and António Félix da Costa (TAG Heuer Porsche #formulae Team).
The circuit in Cape Town
Length: 2.927 km
Number of corners: 13 (ten left, three right)
Direction: Anticlockwise
Layout:
With 13 corners, long straights and views of Table Mountain, the World Cup stadium and the South Atlantic, the street circuit in Cape Town is both one of the fastest on the #formulae calendar and the track with the most beautiful vista in Season 9. Over the course of the 2.927-kilometre circuit, the 22 drivers must turn left on ten occasions and negotiate just three right turns. After the start, they head into a fast section with three left turns. The chicane, which incorporates turns four, five and six, and the 90-degree left-hander T7 take the drivers into the long back straight, which is driven flat-out and offers good overtaking opportunities. Corners eight to eleven are followed by another very fast passage, which leads into the start/finish straight.
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