After a break of almost two months, Hankook and Formula E head to South America this weekend for the third race weekend of the year. The venue for race four of the season on 16th March is the metropolis of São Paulo in the southeast of Brazil. The largest city in the country, with a population of 12 million, hosted its first Formula E race last year. The track runs through the Anhembi Sambadrome, where thousands of people gather each year to celebrate carnival. Hot temperatures and different track surfaces await the official tyre of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the Hankook iON Race, at the street circuit.
Manfred Sandbichler, Hankook Director Motorsport: “Like last year, the forecast is for temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, the track, which is not a permanent racetrack, consists of different asphalt surfaces. Our premium product, the Hankook iON Race, has already proven on multiple occasions that, despite these factors, it is still able to provide the drivers with maximum support at tracks like this, thanks to the tyre’s impressive reliability and high level of grip. I am really looking forward to our second Formula E outing in Brazil and will enjoy the race action, as well as the extraordinary atmosphere among the fans in the grandstands.”
Brazilian favourites Lucas di Grassi (ABT Cupra Formula E Team) and Sergio Sette Camara (ERT Formula E Team), in particular, will contribute to a particularly exuberant atmosphere among the spectators. New Zealand’s Nick Cassidy from the Jaguar TCS Racing team travels to Brazil as the championship leader with 57 points to his name. The 29-year-old’s closest rivals are German Pascal Wehrlein (38 points/TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) and Jean-Éric Vergne (33 points/DS Penske) from France.
