本周，NIO 333FE車隊的三位車手——奧利弗·特維（Oliver Turvey）、丹·提克圖姆（Dan Ticktum）和亞當·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際汽聯(lián)FE世界錦標賽（以下簡稱“FE”）官方測試，他們?nèi)司诓煌瑫r段完成了相應(yīng)的賽道測試。

測試期間得益于良好的天氣狀況，因此車隊能全身心投入到針對車輛的一系列賽道測試上，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)測試相比，賽道內(nèi)實車測試更能讓車手熟悉賽車并及時發(fā)現(xiàn)問題反饋車隊工程師加以改善。因此，季前測試尤其重要，也是第八賽季開幕戰(zhàn)之前唯一的機會。

官方測試期間，三位車手完成了總計長達1417.9公里的賽道測試，其中奧利弗駕駛3號賽車全程參與了全部測試內(nèi)容，而33號賽車則由提克圖姆和卡羅爾交替完成了全部測試內(nèi)容。針對測試期間賽道表現(xiàn)及體驗總結(jié)，三位車手依次表示

NIO333FE車隊3號車手Oliver Turvey ：

“在瓦倫西亞測試的三天里，我們嘗試了很多東西。考慮到我們在第七和第八季之間進行的測試數(shù)量有限，這段時間是至關(guān)重要的。我相信我們已經(jīng)改進了賽車，但FE賽事競爭水平非常高，我們還需要找到更多的提高空間。重要的是，將把這次測試中汲取的所有經(jīng)驗，在沙特迪里耶首站發(fā)揮出來，我們已經(jīng)邁出了堅實有力的一步，希望這能讓我們在明年的街道賽上有更突出自我的表現(xiàn)。”

?NIO333FE車隊33號車手 Dan Ticktum：

“我想說，我對測試的第一次體驗很不錯。駕駛一臺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試時間，但即便如此，我也感覺自己獲得了很大進步。對于我這樣的FE新人來說，F(xiàn)E賽車的動能機制是對我來說比較陌生的，所以肯定需要一段時間來適應(yīng)，但我會盡我所能來進入最佳狀態(tài)，我已經(jīng)在期待新賽季的開始了?！?/p>

NIO333FE車隊開發(fā)及預(yù)備車手Adam Carroll：

“這對我來說是非常有意義的一次測試。我一直在試著努力去接近奧利弗的水平，但我覺得首要事情是對賽車有一個全面的了解?，F(xiàn)在，我可以有機會參與測試并給出反饋，與團隊合作來改善賽車性能。車隊成員真的很努力，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)，這才會另成績提高，這對參與比賽的每個人來說都是一個極端的挑戰(zhàn)，但車隊會非常、非常努力地達成這個目標，整個賽季前都在不斷前進和提高?！?/p>

NIO333FE車隊首席運營官兼執(zhí)行領(lǐng)隊 Russell O 'Hagan：

“這一周我們在瓦倫西亞收獲了很多，也學(xué)到了很多東西。我們對賽車性能和比賽節(jié)奏的一致性方面的改進感到非常滿意，但對于如何最大化提高我們單圈成績?nèi)允且恢币詠砣プ非蟮摹Ｎ覀冇谐渥愕臏y試數(shù)據(jù)，所以我們會在FE賽場上更加努力，希望迪麗耶首站能有出色的表現(xiàn)。

另外，我想對機組人員和車手們說一聲非常感謝，感謝他們一直以來的奉獻，感謝他們互相彼此提高，讓我們的努力得以展現(xiàn)。當然，NIO333FE還有很多的潛力需要挖掘出來?！?/p>

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

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.