Punta Del Este hosts the third round of the Formula E championship. The track is 2.8km long and is surrounded by the Playa Brava beach and the picturesque harbour, which is also known as the Monte Carlo of South America. The circuit itself consists of 20 turns, which have a tight and twisted nature to them, which will make it difficult for teams to set the right amount of downforce for the track.

From round two we learnt that it is still anyone’s game, in terms of who will end up on top on race day. E.Dams and Audi Sport ABT have shown that they have a car that is capable of coming from the back of the field to the front of field in order to score a good result. However, teams such as Dragon Racing and Virgin Racing made set up changes to the car which brought them back into contention for the win.

This shows that the limited practice time that teams have is crucial to how their race day will go. Nick Heidfeld crashed in the only practice session in Putrajaya and was unable to provide a challenge in Malaysia, whereas he was one corner away from winning the first ever eprix in Beijing.

Despite the twisted nature of the circuit, there are still a number of possible overtaking chances on the track. The turn one chicane is a clear chance for overtaking, especially if the driver behind gets a good exit from turn 19. The turn five chicane is another possible overtaking chance after the long sweeping turn 4 corner. This corner is replicated on the track between turn 13 and 14 which could lead to another overtaking opportunity at turn 14.

If a driver is overtaken at turn five, then there next possible overtaking maneuver is turn eight. If the driver can stay in the slipstream through turns six and seven then they should have a chance to overtake going into turn eight. The final overtaking spot on the track is turn 17. Drivers will need stay in the slipstream as they come into a tight right hand corner, so only the brave may make an overtaking move stick at turn 17.

It is set to be another amazing race, as we have a number of teams that could easily be challenging for a race victory.