Moscow is set to host round nine of the Formula E championship this weekend. The Russian round was the last location to be added to this year’s calendar. The race was officially announced a few weeks after the Buenos Aires ePrix

The track is located around the Red Square and the cars will race around the iconic Kremlin, as well as starting alongside Moskva River. The anticlockwise circuit is 2.29km and features a few long straights and quick bends, as well as a twisty end to the track.

Overtaking opportunities on this track may be limited, as the best opportunity looks into turn 11 which is the first of the two hairpins on this track. Turn one looks like a very quick right-hander which will make overtaking very difficult.

The only other possible opportunity of an overtaking spot on this track is turn three. This will mean that drivers will have to pull a last ditch move down the inside of turn three which leads into turn four. The driver behind will need to line this move up after the turn 12 hairpin and carry the momentum through until turn three when they need to make their move before it all slows down again.

Drivers are expected to take turn three and turn four as a single corner, so if drivers do get in front at turn three are more than likely going to keep hold of the position for the rest of the lap.

Yet again the track is set to be another technical challenge for the engineers, as the first part of the track is fast and flowing, but the end of the track is slowed down by two hairpins. This essentially means that the drivers need good stability under braking, which is proving to be the most important element in Formula E.

However, the engineers will want to make sure that the front and rear wings are as skinny as possible so they are not overtaken on the long straights, whilst making sure the car has enough downforce in the corners so the driver does not suffer from understeer in the tight corners.

The championship fight is unbelievably close at the moment with the top three separated by ten points going into this race. Therefore, this race could help us decide who is most likely to win the first ever Formula E championship when we head into the final two races in London at the end of the month.