After a tough first race of the weekend for the squad, Fenestraz claimed second in his qualifying group on Sunday, progressing to the Duels. The Franco-Argentine driver started seventh, and got an excellent launch off the line, moving up to fourth by the end of Lap 1.
Meanwhile, Frenchman Nato was making solid progress through the field, keeping cool in the
Helped by the team's strong strategy, both drivers continued to push into the higher points-paying positions, challenging for a podium spot until the final corner. The pair combined for 22 points, the squad's best result of the season so far.
Sacha Fenestraz: 'This weekend was a good way to see our strengths and weaknesses as a team. Today was a very positive race, it was great for the crew to reward their hard work over the last few months. Yesterday was quite frustrating, but we came back strongly and both cars had very good pace. Norman did a superb job to come from P12 on the grid to P5 at the finish and I'm really happy that we both took a strong result. The heat was definitely a challenge, but the humidity was the most difficult. However, we pushed through as a team to score some really good points. I'm now looking forward to Portland, it's a brand-new track for all of us so it should be an interesting one!'
Norman Nato: 'Today was really positive. We changed the setup, because yesterday we weren't so competitive and it worked for us. We managed to put it all together in the race and react from the frustration of Saturday to get a great result for both cars. We'll now look to analyze this one to see what we can do to continue improving for Portland. We had strong pace throughout today's event, so we have to aim to score big points for the rest of the season. We're not far off the leading teams based on this performance, and we have five races left to prove what we can do this year.'
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For Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the Nissan Formula E drivers will be Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz.
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