Nico Lapierre is hopeful that he can have one of the two seats up for grabs at Team Aguri for the second season of Formula E championship.

The former Toyota factory driver feels that the level of competition in this series is very high, and he would like to be part of it.

“I would like to be a part of this championship if the team offered me a chance. I haven’t raced in single seaters for nine years, so it was good to jump back in one.”

Lapierre took to the track on Monday where he completed a stunning 78 laps, the most of any driver to has done in one day.

The French driver told Formula E Zone that he had a lot to learn when he first got in the car. However, Lapierre was happy with how quickly he managed to get his head around the Formula E car.

“I had a lot to learn today, as most of the car is all new technology for me, even the tires were new for me. The team wanted to get a lot of mileage done, so I think I had a good day.”

“The one thing that was similar for me was the brake regen. We have a similar system on the Toyota WEC car, which was good for me because I knew how to use it straight away, but the thing that I struggled with not hearing an engine.”

“Having no engine noise is very unique, but very unusual at the same time, also the tires are important, as they are not slick tires, so you have to learn how to make these tires grip into the road for you, which is an excellent challenge that I haven’t really had before,” said Lapierre.

Team Aguri are expected to announce their drivers before the start of the final two days of pre-season testing at Donington Park next week.