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Robin Frijns topped an eventful opening practice as Formula E made its debut on the streets of Tokyo. The Envision Racing driver’s best time of 1m 20.865 came late in the session after a red flag a…
Robin Frijns set the fastest time in an eventful opening practice session in Tokyo for Formula E, with a best lap of 1m 20.865. The session saw a red flag and a five-minute extension due to an incident involving Sacha Fenestraz and Sam Bird. Despite a heavy downpour earlier in the day, most of the track had dried, but wet patches remained, notably at Turn 1 where several drivers ran into trouble. The wet conditions saw drivers like Lucas di Grassi, Dan Ticktum, Oliver Rowland, and Pascal Wehrlein going off track. Fenestraz and Bird’s collision was the highlight of the session, caused by a lock-up on a wet patch. Stoffel Vandoorne also brought out a red flag early on due to a battery fault. Edoardo Mortara and Maximillian Guenther followed Frijns on the timesheets, with Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa completing the top five.
