The Tempelhof Airport Avenue Circuit is holding a double-header this weekend in Berlin, with Mitch Evans taking victory and Jaguar securing a 1-2 within the opening race.
Whereas Saturday’s occasion was held below good blue skies and brilliant sunshine, rain is predicted for the second contest which would be the first time the Hankook tyre has been referred to as into motion throughout a moist race.
The South Korean producer grew to become the only tyre provider to the championship this yr, changing the beforehand used Michelin rubber, and has been criticised by some drivers for being too arduous and never providing sufficient grip.
Sam Hen, who completed runner-up in Saturday’s opening Berlin E-Prix, believes that the new-for-2023 tyres will pose issues if the race is held within the moist because of the compound and the distinctive nature of the observe floor.
“Hankook I feel typically has created some unbelievable races this yr,” he stated.
“If it’s moist tomorrow, it’s going to be very tough. I can’t say anymore. It actually will probably be a take a look at to maintain the automotive shifting within the path that you really want it to always, however we are going to work with the engineers tonight to give you a plan if that’s the case.
Sam Hen, Jaguar Racing, 2nd place, on the rostrum
Photograph by: Alastair Staley / Motorsport Images
“We all know what to do when it turns moist, or we’ve acquired some concepts. If it’s moist, it’s moist, it’s the identical for everyone else.”
One Positive end result of a moist race could be the necessity to not save as a lot vitality within the slower situations, which race-winner Evans described as “on another level” in Saturday’s race.
Jake Dennis, although, additionally expressed considerations concerning the Hankook tyres, believing they’d carry out “not nice” if the race is held on a moist floor.
“I feel it’s going to be very tough for them and it’s not going to produce a lot grip for us on the market however that’s what we’re paid to do and simply attempt to drive round as rapidly as potential,” he stated.
“I don’t assume vitality will probably be an excessive amount of of a difficulty if it’s moist tomorrow, so we will simply drive a bit extra with much less vitality limitations.”