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De Vries: Troubled Formula E pre-season testing not "an excuse"
Dutchman Nyck de Vries will make his debut in the Formula E championship with Mahindra Racing in the Mexico City E-Prix after his brief stint in Formula 1 last season. However, Mahindra’s pre-season preparations were disrupted when a battery fire in the garage next door forced them to use only one car during testing in Valencia last October. To make up for lost track time, the team was granted a private test session at Monteblanco in December, but it was hindered by wet weather and cold conditions. Despite these setbacks, de Vries remains optimistic and believes they must make the best of the situation. This season will also be de Vries’ first time racing in the Gen3 cars, as he had only briefly tested them before his move to F1. He acknowledges that he is not fully familiar with the car yet, but is confident in the progress they have made and their direction moving forward.
