Sam Bird has taken part in his first test with the J🀅aguar Formula E team since making the switch froꦇm Envision Virgin Racing.

Bird, a nine-time Formula E winner, has contested every season of the seri෴es to date with Virgin but signed to join rivals Jaguar Racing at the end of the 2019-20 campaign.

The 33-year-old Briton shookdown Jaguar’s new I-Type 5 challenger at the Abingdon airfield in Oxfordshire alongside teammate ꦉMitch Evans as the team stepped up its preparations for the 𝕴2020-21 season.

"I've just completed my first day behind the wheel with Jaguar Racin✤g in our development Jaguar I-Type 5,” Bird, who is the only driver to have won a race in e♕very Formula E season, said.

"After some time in the simulator it was great to get back in a Formula E c♐ar.

"I felt very proud to put on the Jaguar overalls this morning for the first time and follow in the footsteps 🅘of the great drivers that have competed for ♔Jaguar.

"I've been getting up to speed with my engineers and there is already a great relationship to bu🌄ild on.

"There are lots of new names and faces and I am enjoying meeting and getting to kn🗹ow all the team.

"Mitch and I have also spent som💟e time together and we are both hungry to ﷽bring more success to the team.

"We have a long season༺ ahead but we've made a good start and are looking forward to the season seven car launch next month and the official pre-season test in Valencia.”

Pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in𝐆 Valencia is scheduled for 28 Novemb🌌er.