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# Podcast: Our verdict on new Formula E era’s fraught start
- URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-e/podcast-our-verdict-on-new-formula-e-eras-fraught-start/
- Published: 2022-12-21T13:26:45.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-15T17:49:29.000Z
- Description: The Race Formula E podcast delves into everything that happened when the Gen3 era began with an eventful pre-season test at Valencia
- Author: Matt Beer
- Tags: Formula E, #image-bottom-center

The final The Race Formula E podcast of 2022 takes a detailed look at the official 2023 pre-season test week, after the full Gen3 field came together for the first time at Valencia.

The four days in Spain provided plenty of news and juicy plotlines for an on-site Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to get their teeth into.

From battery reliability issues and concerning braking episodes to a surprising lack of pace from the new Gen3 car, there was much to talk about.

A galaxy of stars including Edoardo Mortara, Antonio Felix da Costa, Andre Lotterer and Stoffel Vandoorne joined us in the paddock to share their views on a variety of topics during the week.

Additionally, Smith and van de Burgt round off the year with yet another calendar update and a wry look at some miscellaneous memories that include meeting random celebrities, paddock punch-ups, inadvertently telling a driver he’d lost his drive and Argentinian bridge disasters!

– Listen on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-race-formula-e-podcast/id1501851581?ref=the-race.com)

– Listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/5ZIYYGgyfNE1Pz57HqJWri?ref=the-race.com)