Eight things to watch in Formula E's 2022 season
In the final season of Formula E's outgoing Gen-2 car and reigning champion team Mercedes, famous and infamous rookies, a dose of qualifying meritocracy, new cities and under-pressure Porsche will be sure to keep things interesting as the 2022 season kicks off in Saudi Arabia this weekend
Formula E commences its eighth season in Riyadh this weekend with its first of 19 races, the longest calendar seen to date.
Three rookies will grace the grid for the final year of the trusty Gen-2 machinery, which will bow out at seasons' end after four years of use, while a new knock-out qualifying format is set to provide much-needed authenticity after the randomness that dominated 2021.
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