After a successful two-day test in Wales last week, Extreme E caught up with Genesys Andretti United Extreme E ahead of the Island X Prix double-header.
The duo of Catie Munnings and Timmy Hansen turned nearly 150kms, collectively, while testing out the team’s upgraded ODYSSEY 21 at the Sweet Lamb Rally Complex.
Munnings and Hansen will be eager to bounce back after a challenging start to Season 2 in NEOM, Saudi Arabia.
The team showed signs of the same pace that secured them three podiums in Season 1, finishing second overall in Qualifying just one point behind leaders X44.
Genesys Andretti United Extreme E then progressed to Semi-Final 2, where they took on Chip Ganassi Racing and ACCIONA | Sainz XE for a place in the Desert X Prix Final. A huge roll on Hansen’s final run ruled them out of contention, though, and could only finish seventh overall.
Back-to-back X Prix in Sardinia offers the team the opportunity to get back on track.
Catie Munnings, Genesys Andretti United Extreme E, said: “We had a really successful test here with the new Fox dampers. It was really cool to have some time with the car away from race weekend to really do some sweeps and try and understand it a bit better.
“It’s been really nice to have the team back together, I think it’s the first time in four months since the last race. It’s good to remind ourselves of how everything works and get back in the energy before we head back to Sardinia in a couple weeks.”
Timmy Hansen, Genesys Andretti United Extreme E, added: “The two days testing really couldn’t not have gone better. The team has worked super efficiently – we stuck to the schedule we had and did loads of laps. We found loads of good improvements on the car.
The new suspension is working really well; I think that’s a big step forward. I think doing all the kilometres that we did with no issue, we collected a lot of data and knowledge.
“I think Catie and I are feeling super confident going into Sardinia with a car that is feeling better and a team that is working super well together. Super excited to get to racing soon!”
Munnings and Hansen are going head-to-head with Veloce Racing at this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed for Hill Honours.
Up against Genesys Andretti United Extreme E is Jamie Chadwick, who is back in the driving seat for Veloce Racing, joined by fellow British driver Max Fewtrell – making his debut in an Extreme E ODYSSEY 21.
Munnings faced off against Fewtrell in Saturday’s Qualifying session, with Hansen up against Chadwick in the Sunday Shootout.