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Mexico City E-Prix: Wehrlein edges out Buemi to claim pole for opener
In the qualifying session, German driver Pascal Wehrlein had a strong performance, consistently increasing his lead over his Envision Racing rival Sebastien Buemi. Wehrlein was able to post a time of 1m13.298s, staying ahead of Buemi by a margin of 0.251s. Both drivers will receive one-place grid drops due to red flag procedure violations. Jaguar’s Mitch Evans also had a solid performance, securing the best time in the quarter-final stage. Reigning champion Jake Dennis had a disappointing qualifying, finishing seventh in his group. Lucas di Grassi spun in his final effort and hit the tecpro barrier.