GOOD PERFORMANCES FOR DS PENSKE YOUNG DRIVERS AT THE BERLIN ROOKIE TEST

• The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Season 9 Rookie Test took place today in Berlin
• The guest DS PENSKE team drivers all put in good performances at the wheel of the DS E-TENSE FE23 single-seater
• Endurance Hypercar driver Will Stevens and Ferrari Formula 1 reserve driver Robert Shwartzman set the seventh and 14^th fastest times of the test day respectively

Following the Berlin E-Prix, where Jean-Eric Vergne claimed a fine third place on Sunday April 23, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship held its ‘rookie test’ today. This was a day of timed testing for drivers with no previous experience of Formula E, designed to identify future talents in the all-electric series.

The DS PENSKE team fielded two excellent drivers from well-known teams: Britain’s Will Stevens, currently in the Hypercar category of the FIA World Endurance Championship, and Robert Shwartzman: Scuderia Ferrari’s Formula 1 reserve driver, from Russia and Israel.

The DS PENSKE rookies, getting to grips both with the Tempelhof circuit and the DS E-TENSE FE23 at the same time, perfectly managed to extract the potential of the car developed by DS Performance.

At the end of the test day, which involved 23 young talents, Robert Shwartzman and Will Stevens finished in seventh and 14^th places respectively.

Eugenio Franzetti, DS Performance Director

“The rookie test is always a special moment. Firstly because the tests give the possibility to young talents to test an extremely competitive racing car, such as our DS E-TENSE FE23, which has characteristics that require a completely different driving technique compared to an internal combustion engine. But these tests are also an important moment for the team, as they allow us to get feedback, advice and suggestions from experienced young drivers like Robert and Will. All this is very useful to improve our DS E-TENSE FE23.”

Key figures since DS Automobiles entered Formula E:

• 97 races
• 4 championship titles
• 16 victories
• 47 podiums
• 22 pole positions

PRESS CONTACTS

DS Performance : Nathalie Dumas +33 (0) 6 60 26 10 37 –nathalie.dumas@external.stellantis.com

DS Automobiles : Benjamin Maigre + 33 (0) 6 75 58 80 41 – benjamin.maigre@dsautomobiles.com