Sam Bird has taken part in his first test with the Jaguar Formula E team since making the switch froꦜm Envision Virgin Racing.

Bird, a nine-time Formula E winner, has contested every season of the series🦄 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 Mitch Ev♔ans as the team stepped up its preparations for the 2020-21 season.

"I've just completed my first day behind the wheel with Jaguar Racing in our development Jaguar I-Type 5,” Bird, who is the only driver to have wo🌸n a race in every Formula E season, said.

"After some time in the simulatᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚor it was grea♎t to get back in a Formula E car.

"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 t🐼o speed with my engineers and there is already a gre꧂at relationship to build on.

"There are lots of new names and ♌faces and I am enjoying meeting and getting to know all the team.

"Mitch and I have also spent some 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 lau🥀nch next month and the official pre-season test in Valencia.”

Pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia is scheduled 🔥for 28 November.