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NEOM McLaren’s Taylor Barnard was quickest in the rookie free practice session ahead of this weekend’s Misano E-Prix. All 11 teams ran a single car in what was one of two dedicated rook…
NEOM McLaren’s Taylor Barnard set the fastest time during the rookie free practice session before the Misano E-Prix this weekend. 11 teams participated, each running a single car in one of the two dedicated rookie tests, the next one following the Berlin E-Prix in July. Barnard’s time of 1m18.762s was 0.154s quicker than Robert Shwartzman for DS Penske, with Zane Maloney in third for Andretti, 0.43s behind. Tim Tramnitz and Matt Campbell followed in fourth and fifth, while Mikel Azcona, Jordan King, and Paul Aron rounded out the top eight. Yann Ehrlacher, Caio Collet, and Sheldon van der Linde completed the field in ninth, tenth, and eleventh, respectively.