Jaguar TCS Racing's new Jaguar I-TYPE 6 finished the official pre-season testing for the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Mitch Evans and Sam Bird tested the new Gen3 racing car for five days at Spain's Circuit Ricardo Tormo race track.
Less than a month before the season started in Mexico City, the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 made its first appearance on the racetrack, and the drivers showed off the new designs in their own cars.
During the eight rounds of testing, the new race car taught the Jaguar TCS Racing team a lot about how to make it lighter, faster, and more efficient. With a front drive train, new tires, and more regenerative braking power than ever, the tests gave the team a great chance to learn more about the race car and figure out how to set it up best.
Since the same two drivers were on the Jaguar TCS Racing team as last year, the experienced pair could focus on getting used to the new car. During the five days of testing, the drivers went more than 1,500 kilometers. This is the same distance from Gaydon, UK, where Jaguar TCS Racing is based, to Monaco.
Mitch Evans, a driver from New Zealand, came in third in the third free practice session and qualifying. Mitch and Sam had the fastest overall lap times with the new maximum power of 300 kW in the fifth test round.
