Taylor Barnard heads into qualifying as the man to beat, as the NEOM McLaren rookie went quickest around the Homestead-Miami Speedway for Free Practice 2. Barnard will be hoping he can add to his list of records and become the youngest Formula E race winner at 20-years-old later today.
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TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa finished second, with Nyck de Vries in third for Mahindra Racing. Mitch Evans crossed the chequered flag in fourth for the Jaguar TCS Team and Andretti’s Jake Dennis completing the top five at the team’s home race.
The times keep falling as the grid familarise themselves with the Homestead circuit, ahead of qualifying which starts at 09:40 local time.
As it happened…
Despite the cooler temperatures this morning, it didn’t take long for the grid to get up to speed at this new circuit. Taylor Barnard was the first to improve on yesterday’s time, setting a 1m23.339s just under halfway into the session. There was a McLaren one-two until both Mahindra Racing drivers slotted into second and third, becoming the meat in a papaya sandwich!
FP2 then came to a stop after Andretti’s Nico Mueller suffered a lock up going into Turn 12 on his first 350kWh lap, making contact with the barriers and causing significant damage to his front wing and suspension. He limped back to the pits but the session was red flagged to clear up the debris, and Mueller was forced to watch the rest of the practice from the Andretti garage. His car should be fixed in time for qualifying at 09:40 local time.
DS PENSKE Jean-Eric Vergne also brought out the yellow flags during the final moments after a spin coming into the first corner, going over the grass and into the run off.
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Miami is back on the calendar after the iconic location held the first Formula E race on US soil back in the inaugural season. The legendary Homestead-Miami Speedway will trade stock cars for single seaters as it plays host for Round 5 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.
Home teams Andretti, CUPRA KIRO and DS PENSKE will be looking to put on a show for their home fans on Saturday April 12, 2025.
Qualifying: Saturday 12 April, 09:40 local/14:40 UTC+1
Race: Saturday 12 April, 14:05 local/19:05 UTC+1
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