{"id":4658,"date":"2023-03-20T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurotuningnews.com\/?p=4658"},"modified":"2023-03-05T12:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T12:01:57","slug":"formula-e-home-race-for-abt-cupra-driver-kelvin-van-der-linde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eurotuningnews.com\/?p=4658","title":{"rendered":"Formula E home race for ABT CUPRA driver Kelvin van der Linde"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For Kelvin van der Linde and for many South African motorsport fans, a little dream will come true this weekend: the 26-year-old youngster will contest the Cape Town E-Prix in his home country together with his team ABT CUPRA. Van der Linde is once again replacing regular driver Robin Frijns, who continues to recover from a hand injury, and will compete alongside Nico M\u00fcller in the fifth race of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The scenery around the 2.927-kilometre circuit is impressive. The track is located in the middle of the city, runs around the stadium and also along the coast and harbour. 30 laps will be completed on Saturday starting at 4 p.m. local time. It is the premiere of Formula E in South Africa and only the second venue on the African continent after Marrakesh. Cape Town is one of four new locations on the 2023 race calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At Formula E\u2019s most recent appearance in Hyderabad, India, ABT CUPRA had shown a clear upward trend in the fourth race of its comeback year: Nico M\u00fcller drove the fastest lap of the race and, in eleventh place, narrowly missed scoring the first points for the newly formed team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nico M\u00fcller: \u201cChallenge for us drivers\u201d
Before boarding the plane to the racetrack, preparation in the simulator was on the agenda. \u201cAfter the first laps there, I think we\u2019ll be facing the fastest track on the calendar,\u201d says Nico M\u00fcller. \u201cEspecially with the Gen3 car and its higher output, it will be exciting and definitely a challenge for us drivers. We\u2019ve been working intensively on our to-do list despite the short break after India and want to make further progress in Cape Town.\u201d There is also anticipation about the location itself: \u201cThe scenery will be impressive. The pictures from Cape Town will go around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kelvin van der Linde: \u201cThe dream becomes reality\u201d
Quite a lot on the agenda for Kelvin van der Linde these days: spontaneous replacement for Robin Frijns in the Formula E World Championship, his first ever races in a formula car and now, as a Johannesburg-born South African, the home race in his own country. \u201cNow this dream is actually coming true and I\u2019m driving a World Championship race in South Africa,\u201d says van der Linde. \u201cWe all hoped that Robin would be fit in time. But of course, I will now give everything to represent him decently in Cape Town as well. The interest is enormous, my phone doesn\u2019t stop ringing and buzzing. I\u2019m really looking forward to the weekend.\u201d
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Thomas Biermaier: \u201cThe goal must be to race for points\u201d
\u201cThe anticipation for the debut of Formula E in Cape Town is huge, you can feel it throughout the paddock,\u201d says team principal Thomas Biermaier. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a dream come true for our local hero Kelvin, even if he would of course have wished the circumstances of his home race to be different.\u201d In sporting terms, the direction is clear for Kelvin and Nico. Thomas Biermaier: \u201cWe recently made steps forward in India, and that\u2019s exactly where we want to pick up: the goal in Cape Town must be to race for points again.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For Kelvin van der Linde and for many South African motorsport fans, a little dream will come true this weekend: the 26-year-old youngster will contest the Cape Town E-Prix in his home country together with his team ABT CUPRA. Van der Linde is once again replacing regular driver Robin Frijns, who continues to recover from … <\/p>\n

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