Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy has finished on the podium at the start of Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in Mexico City. Pascal Wehrlein of TAG Heuer Porsche clinched the win ahead of Sébastien Buemi for Envision Racing in second and Cassidy in third. Cassidy’s Jaguar TCS Racing teammate and fellow countryman, Mitch Evans, came home in fifth place.
“It’s the start of a really nice new chapter,” commented Cassidy. “I had high expectations with FP1 and FP2, it’s not been an easy weekend, but the team have been really awesome with me throughout. Hopefully this is the start of something cool and that’s just getting started; it was a great race. I think the grid can definitely challenge Pascal moving forward.”
Wehrlein led from the start at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez and converted his now-fourth Julius Baer Pole Position in Mexico to a second race win in the country.
Although briefly ceding the lead during an ATTACK MODE charge under Full Course Yellow conditions, the German-Mauritian driver showcased his skill and resilience before a well-timed overtake to take back his lead and cross the finish line first.
The race also saw strong performances from Maximilian Guenther (Maserati MSG Racing) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing), with the latter engaging in a fierce, defensive battle with Jean-Éric Vergne (DS PENSKE), who made an impressive climb from 10th to sixth.
Jake Hughes (NEOM McLaren Formula E Team), Stoffel Vandoorne (DS PENSKE), championship-defender Jake Dennis and Norman Nato (both Andretti Formula E) also put in notable performances, navigating through the pack to round out the top ten and secure points.
The 2024 Mexico City E-Prix results bring Wehrlein to the top of the Drivers’ table and TAG Heuer Porsche as leaders of the Teams’ standings. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns in less than two weeks, with the first double-header of the season: The much-anticipated night race in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, on 27 & 28 January.
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