本周，NIO 333FE車隊(duì)的三位車手——奧利弗·特維（Oliver Turvey）、丹·提克圖姆（Dan Ticktum）和亞當(dāng)·卡羅爾（Adam Carroll）在西班牙 瓦倫西亞的里卡多-托爾莫賽道上參加了為期三天的國(guó)際汽聯(lián)FE世界錦標(biāo)賽（以下簡(jiǎn)稱“FE”）官方測(cè)試，他們?nèi)司诓煌瑫r(shí)段完成了相應(yīng)的賽道測(cè)試。

測(cè)試期間得益于良好的天氣狀況，因此車隊(duì)能全身心投入到針對(duì)車輛的一系列賽道測(cè)試上，主要集中在控制系統(tǒng)排查、排位賽模擬和賽車性能優(yōu)化上，與非賽季期間賽道外的研發(fā)測(cè)試相比，賽道內(nèi)實(shí)車測(cè)試更能讓車手熟悉賽車并及時(shí)發(fā)現(xiàn)問(wèn)題反饋車隊(duì)工程師加以改善。因此，季前測(cè)試尤其重要，也是第八賽季開(kāi)幕戰(zhàn)之前唯一的機(jī)會(huì)。

官方測(cè)試期間，三位車手完成了總計(jì)長(zhǎng)達(dá)1417.9公里的賽道測(cè)試，其中奧利弗駕駛3號(hào)賽車全程參與了全部測(cè)試內(nèi)容，而33號(hào)賽車則由提克圖姆和卡羅爾交替完成了全部測(cè)試內(nèi)容。針對(duì)測(cè)試期間賽道表現(xiàn)及體驗(yàn)總結(jié)，三位車手依次表示

NIO333FE車隊(duì)3號(hào)車手Oliver Turvey ：

“在瓦倫西亞測(cè)試的三天里，我們嘗試了很多東西?？紤]到我們?cè)诘谄吆偷诎思局g進(jìn)行的測(cè)試數(shù)量有限，這段時(shí)間是至關(guān)重要的。我相信我們已經(jīng)改進(jìn)了賽車，但FE賽事競(jìng)爭(zhēng)水平非常高，我們還需要找到更多的提高空間。重要的是，將把這次測(cè)試中汲取的所有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，在沙特迪里耶首站發(fā)揮出來(lái)，我們已經(jīng)邁出了堅(jiān)實(shí)有力的一步，希望這能讓我們?cè)诿髂甑慕值蕾惿嫌懈怀鲎晕业谋憩F(xiàn)?！?/p>

?NIO333FE車隊(duì)33號(hào)車手 Dan Ticktum：

“我想說(shuō)，我對(duì)測(cè)試的第一次體驗(yàn)很不錯(cuò)。駕駛一臺(tái)FE賽車是很有挑戰(zhàn)的，這種挑戰(zhàn)性和我預(yù)期的一樣艱難，我仍然有很多東西要熟悉，但不幸的是我只有兩天測(cè)試時(shí)間，但即便如此，我也感覺(jué)自己獲得了很大進(jìn)步。對(duì)于我這樣的FE新人來(lái)說(shuō)，F(xiàn)E賽車的動(dòng)能機(jī)制是對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)比較陌生的，所以肯定需要一段時(shí)間來(lái)適應(yīng)，但我會(huì)盡我所能來(lái)進(jìn)入最佳狀態(tài)，我已經(jīng)在期待新賽季的開(kāi)始了。”

NIO333FE車隊(duì)開(kāi)發(fā)及預(yù)備車手Adam Carroll：

“這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)是非常有意義的一次測(cè)試。我一直在試著努力去接近奧利弗的水平，但我覺(jué)得首要事情是對(duì)賽車有一個(gè)全面的了解。現(xiàn)在，我可以有機(jī)會(huì)參與測(cè)試并給出反饋，與團(tuán)隊(duì)合作來(lái)改善賽車性能。車隊(duì)成員真的很努力，正如我們所知，想奪得冠軍是需要很多努力的。只有在更好的賽車性能基礎(chǔ)上擁有更出色的駕駛技術(shù)，這才會(huì)另成績(jī)提高，這對(duì)參與比賽的每個(gè)人來(lái)說(shuō)都是一個(gè)極端的挑戰(zhàn)，但車隊(duì)會(huì)非常、非常努力地達(dá)成這個(gè)目標(biāo)，整個(gè)賽季前都在不斷前進(jìn)和提高?！?/p>

NIO333FE車隊(duì)首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官兼執(zhí)行領(lǐng)隊(duì) Russell O 'Hagan：

“這一周我們?cè)谕邆愇鱽喪斋@了很多，也學(xué)到了很多東西。我們對(duì)賽車性能和比賽節(jié)奏的一致性方面的改進(jìn)感到非常滿意，但對(duì)于如何最大化提高我們單圈成績(jī)?nèi)允且恢币詠?lái)去追求的。我們有充足的測(cè)試數(shù)據(jù)，所以我們會(huì)在FE賽場(chǎng)上更加努力，希望迪麗耶首站能有出色的表現(xiàn)。

另外，我想對(duì)機(jī)組人員和車手們說(shuō)一聲非常感謝，感謝他們一直以來(lái)的奉獻(xiàn)，感謝他們互相彼此提高，讓我們的努力得以展現(xiàn)。當(dāng)然，NIO333FE還有很多的潛力需要挖掘出來(lái)?！?/p>

在瓦倫西亞官方測(cè)試后，NIO333FE賽車將從西班牙直接運(yùn)往沙特迪里耶，未來(lái)將參加于2022年1月28日和29日舉行的第八賽季FE世界錦標(biāo)賽的前兩場(chǎng)比賽。

1^st Dec 2021: All three NIO 333 Formula E Team drivers - Oliver Turvey, Dan Ticktum and Adam Carroll - took to the racetrack at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain this week to complete a varied schedule of running at the official FIA Formula E World Championship three-day test.

It was the only opportunity for the entire Formula E field of 2022 to run together ahead of the Season 8 opening event in Diriyah next month.

In generally good weather conditions, with only a damp start at the beginning of the last day, the NIO 333 squad executed a varied test programme primarily focussing on control systems, qualifying and race performance.

A total of 1417.9 kms were completed by Oliver (#3 NIO 333 001), Dan and Adam, who shared driving duties in the #33 NIO 333 001.

Oliver Turvey – car 3 NIO 333 001 (All Days)

“We tried a lot of things over the three days here in Valencia. These days were crucial considering the limited amount of testing we’ve had between Seasons 7 and 8. I believe that we have improved the car, but the level of competition is very high, and we still need to find a little bit more. We’ll take all the learnings from this test and put together the best package we can for Diriyah, but we have made a positive step and hopefully that will benefit us on the street tracks next year and we can start the season strongly.”

Dan Ticktum – car 33 NIO 333 001 (Monday – Tuesday)

“My first taste of Formula E was good I would say. It was tough, that’s for sure, and a big challenge as I expected. There’s so much to it and unfortunately two days is not a long time to learn, but I felt like I made good progress. The regen concept is very new for someone like me, so it’s definitely going to take a while to get used to that, but I’ll do my best and I’m looking forward to the start of the season already.”

Adam Carroll – Development and Reserve Driver - car 33 NIO 333 001 (Thursday)

“It was a positive experience and very good for me to get out in the car. I was trying to get close to Oliver on my side, which was going to be hard in one day and I didn’t quite get there, but the main thing I was trying to achieve was an overall understanding of the car. Now I can increase my feedback and work with the team to extract as much performance as possible. The team is working really hard and, as we know, the Championship’s extremely tough and competitive. When you add this on top of all the technology that Formula E contains, it’s a different kind of level altogether. It’s an extreme challenge for everyone involved, but the team is going to work very, very hard, keep pushing forward and improving all season.”

Russell O’Hagan, Deputy Team Principal & COO, NIO 333 Formula E Team

“It’s been a productive week here in Valencia with some good running and a lot of lessons learnt.?We leave feeling quite pleased with the improvements made in the consistency of our car feel and race pace, but with some unanswered questions on how to maximise our single lap performance. We are armed with plenty of data so we’ll redouble our efforts in that area heading in to Diriyah.?

On a team level I want to say a big thank you to the crew and drivers for their ongoing dedication and to the constructive environment they provide one another with to continue on our journey for improved performance.?There is certainly more to come from NIO 333.”?

The NIO 333 FE 001 cars are now being shipped straight from Spain to Diriyah for the first two races of the eighth ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on 28^th and 29^th January 2022.