How FE's new era has shaken up the order

Pre-season testing for Formula E's fifth season took place at Valencia last week. Not only did we get a good look at the new Gen2 cars in public action for the first time, but suggestions pointed to a possible shake-up in the competitive order.

Alex Kalinauckas Oct 25, 2018, 10:20 AM

Upd: Oct 25, 2018, 10:30 AM

You can't read anything into testing", "Valencia isn't a street track", "old or new tyres", "power modes", "track limits" - if it weren't for the series-specific terms, one could have assumed that the Formula 1 paddock had stopped off at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo for a few days of extra testing before heading to the United States Grand Prix and not Formula E.

With the new Gen2 cars - LED-halo-shod, looking gorgeous and sounding ever more like jets as their massive aerokits catch the wind - and their technology capable of lasting a whole race distance came an air of secrecy.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.