Mercedes-EQ’s Nyck de Vries took his first Formula E win in the opening race of Season 7, beating Edoardo Mortara (ROKiT Venturi Racing) by over four seconds – with Mitch Evans (Jaguar Racing) rounding out the podium places in the series’ first race as an FIA World Championship.|
Fastest lap in Group Qualifying:
(1 point):
Nyck de Vries – 1:08.786s
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
Julius Baer Pole Position (3 points):
Nyck de Vries – 1:08.157s
Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team
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TAG Heuer Fastest Lap (1 point):
René Rast – 1:09.655s
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler
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MERCEDES-EQ FORMULA E TEAM – NYCK DE VRIES (NLD)
“My first victory in Formula E! What a fantastic result and a perfect start to our second season. It’s been a great weekend for me so far, setting the fastest time in every session and then winning the E-Prix itself. That’s obviously a very nice feeling, but it was by no means an easy race. There were so many safety car deployments, and it was difficult to always select the right energy management. I know it sounds like a cliché, but everyone in our team has worked very hard over the winter to get us up here on the podium today. So again, a huge thank you to the whole squad for their tireless work. You’ve earned this victory.”
ROKIT VENTURI RACING – EDOARDO MORTARA (CHE)
“It’s good to be back on the podium, apart from the races in Berlin, last season wasn’t too bad for us. We are a small team and it isn’t easy to get good results against big manufacturers with a lot more resources than us. These results are a victory for us. We were really competitive and hopefully it is going to be the same tomorrow. It was crucial to overtake Pascal, he overconsumed after taking Attack Mode. There wasn’t much space to overtake but I went for it and was lucky. Very happy with our result today.”
JAGUAR RACING – MITCH EVANS (NZL)
“I felt like I knew what Edoardo was going to do. I wasn’t going to be able to defend so it was an easy pass for him. I was more worried about Pascal but I managed to pass him at the same time. At that point it was good to keep the momentum going. The pace was quite strong and I had a very strong rhythm before the first safety car. The first safety car affected us and made us burn an Attack Mode but overall the pace was really good. Huge congratulations to Nyck and Edoardo but especially my team.”
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