Mike Conway is confident that he can fight in for a points scoring position in Mexico this weekend as the Brit looks to build on the positive performance in his maiden race in Buenos Aires.

The 32-year old made it through to Super Pole in Buenos Aires and qualified in fifth place for his first Formula E race, but Conway was unable to convert his qualifying performance into any championship points after a spin on the exit of turn four dropped him out of contention.

However, the Venturi driver was surprised that he made through to Super Pole in his first outing and was disappointed he could not translate that into a points scoring position.

“To be honest, I didn’t think I would make Super Pole, but I was happy to be P5 in qualifying as it was more than I expected. I wished the race could have gone as smoothly, but I got caught out by running offline and spun, unfortunately, so we fell down the order a bit, but I think we could have finished top seven,” said Conway.

Conway admitted that he felt a bit blind in the first stint as his radio was not working, which meant he had no idea if he was meeting his energy targets.

“It was a tricky first part of the race, as I was focused on managing the energy, but the radio was not working properly, so there was a lot for me to take in during the first stint, but I learnt a lot going into Mexico.

“However with the schedule being so tight and so one after the other. One mistake can really disrupt your whole weekend, so I just wanted my first race to go smoothly as there was a lot to learn in a very short space of time, but I had a lot of help from the team beforehand, and they got me up to speed,” said the Brit.

Aims for Mexico

Going into the Mexico ePrix this weekend, Conway is hopeful that he can take what he learnt from Argentina in Mexico this week.

“The main thing I took away from Argentina was how to manage the race weekend mainly, swapping the cars and running in different power modes in the practice sessions. We didn’t get to do everything we wanted to do in the first session because we had a problem with the second car, so we lost some running there, so I hope we can have a smoother weekend in Mexico.

“Normally, second time round you get used to the way it works, so I know how the car feels now at the full 200kW during qualifying, and that is something you don’t get to try too many times during the weekend. The car feels completely different altogether; it changes the way the car handles and your braking points, but I think a solid points will defiantly be our aim in Mexico,” said Conway.

Mexico is the first of three new tracks that Formula E are visiting this year with Paris and Berlin being the other two. Conway is hopeful that the playing field will be fairly level in Mexico as every team will have to learn the track.

“It’s a new track for everyone, so hopefully, that will make it a little bit easier for me, as everyone has to learn the track this time. I’m looking forward to driving on parts on the Formula One track and going through the stadium area, and it should be a great atmosphere. We saw a great crowd and a great buzz around the place so I’m hopeful we can experience the same type of thing when we arrive,” said the 32-year old.