▁Hong ▁Kong ▁race , ▁E do ardo ▁Mort ara ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁team ' s ▁reserve ▁and ▁test ▁driver ▁Tom ▁D ill mann , ▁who ▁had ▁previously ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁seven ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁season . ▁The ▁change ▁was ▁necess itated ▁because ▁Mort ara ▁was ▁mand ated ▁to ▁prior it ise ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Tour en wagen ▁Masters ▁( DT M ) ▁round ▁at ▁the ▁Euro Speed way ▁La us itz ▁over ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Formula ▁E ▁race ▁by ▁Mer cedes - B enz ▁per ▁the ▁requirements ▁of ▁his ▁D TM ▁contract . ▁Tom ▁Bl om q v ist ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁his ▁contract ▁by ▁And rett i ▁after ▁his ▁poor ▁performance ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁team mate ▁Ant ón io ▁F éli x ▁da ▁Costa ▁since ▁he ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Mar rak esh ▁and ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁B MW ' s ▁GT ▁programme . ▁Bl om q v ist ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁series ▁veter an ▁and ▁S MP ▁Racing ▁driver ▁St é ph ane ▁Sar raz in ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁After ▁being ▁stood ▁down ▁for ▁N IO ▁reserve ▁driver ▁Ma ▁Q ing h ua ▁in ▁Paris ▁to ▁exercise ▁a ▁contract ual ▁arrangement ▁and ▁for ▁prom ot ional ▁reasons , ▁Lu ca ▁Fil ippi ▁returned ▁to ▁partner ▁Oliver ▁Tur vey ▁at ▁the ▁team . ▁ ▁Pract ice ▁Two ▁practice ▁sessions — both ▁on ▁Saturday ▁morning — w ere ▁held ▁before ▁the ▁late ▁afternoon ▁race . ▁The ▁first ▁session ▁ran ▁for ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes ▁and ▁the ▁second