Mark Preston is looking to ensure that Techeetah has a more consistent season, as the team looks to continue their development in their second Formula E season.

The Chinese team had a successful first season in Formula E, but Preston is aiming for the team to be on the pace at every ePrix this season, rather than being off the pace for a few rounds.

“Securing seven podiums and winning in Montreal is an incredible achievement for a brand-new team in their first season,” explained Preston.

“Although we are aiming for a continued stream of podiums in the coming season, consistency is what will be truly key for us. Our drivers are both on multi-year contracts. The goal is to grow into a solid team together this year to really excel in the coming seasons.”

Preparing for season four

Techeetah hasn’t had the 15 days of private testing that manufacturers as they are a customer team of the Renault powertrain. Therefore, the first time their car hit the track was in Valencia for pre-season testing.

Preston noticed that a lot of teams had taken a step forward with the development of their cars, which made it hard to work out where Techeetah will be in Hong Kong.

“Although you get an indication from testing. We won’t see the true colours until race one in Hong Kong as the testing track in Valencia is not necessarily representative of a Formula E track.

“But it hasn’t gone unnoticed that a lot of teams have taken a step forward in terms of development and pace. It will be very interesting to see who is going to come out on top in Hong Kong,” said Preston.

Introduction of Lotterer

Preston was impressed with how Andre Lotterer settled into the team during testing. Lotterer will partner Jean-Eric Vergne for season four, which Preston believes is one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid.

“Considering that Formula E is known to be one of the most technically challenging motorsport categories, André has done a stellar job in getting used to his cars and putting in some solid lap times. He has gelled very well with the team this week, and we are extremely happy to have him on board. In partnering André together with Jean-Éric, we have secured an incredibly strong driver line up this year, and we cannot wait to go racing,” explained Preston.

Preston believes that season four will be the most competitive season in Formula E since the inaugural season when all the cars were essentially identical.

“FIA Formula E has always been a really competitive championship, but this season we will see a whole new level of driver quality and team performance with the gap between likely to become even more narrower,” said Preston.