For the most part, the 2016/17 Formula E season will not be fought out on circuits anything like Donington Park. So drawing conclusions from the final days of testing before the series' Hong Kong opener on October 9 is tricky.
That said, there were insights into the competitive order, what technological changes have occurred between campaigns and the fresh challenges teams are facing.
RENAULT IS THE BENCHMARK
The driver who can wreck F1's "super exciting" 2020 silly season Most of the top drivers in Formula 1 are facing intriguing 2020s. If things go one way, there could be a much-changed grid in '21. But, as Scott Mitchell explains in his final Autosport column, that's only if one racer doesn't get everything right this season F1
The major lesson Ricciardo learned in Renault's poor 2019 Daniel Ricciardo's decision to give up a race-winning car at Red Bull raised eyebrows in the summer of 2018 and his first season with Renault indeed passed without a podium. Nevertheless, he learned a vital lesson from a trying campaign F1
Why Honda's true progress will only be seen in F1 2020 Honda and Red Bull joined forces in Formula 1 2019 - a year on from the former's high-profile split from McLaren. There were wins, but no title challenge. Here we explain why that was never the expectation F1
The high-pressure job Leclerc completed in 2019 Charles Leclerc started his first season at Ferrari knowing the team expected Sebastian Vettel to lead its title challenge. But Leclerc made it his mission to change that view, which he did, vanquishing his world champion team-mate in the process F1
The talent-nurturing team harbouring Britain's next MotoGP star Petronas SRT's bold promotion of Fabio Quartararo to MotoGP in 2019 paid off in a big way. That same team could just be the right environment to help Britain's Jake Dixon make the next step in Moto2 - and not a moment too soon MotoGP
The honest but damning verdict on Ferrari's 2020 form OPINION: Ferrari is having a torrid start to the 2020 Formula 1 season after it had pushed Mercedes so hard in the last campaign. There are several reasons for this and the woeful display at the Styrian Grand Prix brought dramatic scrutiny from within F1
Why FE's well-travelled new arrival can surpass expectations Since his last foray into the European theatre in 2016, Nick Cassidy has won everything there is to win in Japan. Envision Virgin's new Formula E signing therefore is not your run-of-the-mill rookie and plans to take the electric series by storm FE
Ask Tim: Why F1 should expect fireworks from Alonso-Ocon in 2021 Following a Styrian Grand Prix high in intrigue on and off the track, Autosport's technical consultant answers your questions on the impending return of Fernando Alonso, McLaren's upturn in form and more woe for Ferrari F1
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