P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Oliver Rowland topped the opening practice session for Formula E’s Diriyah E-Prix which was extended after a car problem halted
The Briton set the fastest time of 1:15.400, followed by Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne. The session was briefly halted when Sébastien Buemi’s car stopped on the track. The stoppage lasted around 10 minutes and the session was extended to make up for the lost time. Oliver Rowland later clocked the quickest lap. Reigning World Champion Jake Dennis finished fourth, ahead of Sergio Sette Camara and Mitch Evans. Antonio Felix da Costa led his Porsche teammate Pascal Wehrlein in seventh and eighth respectively. Buemi ended up at the bottom of the standings, while Robin Frijns in the remaining Envision Racing car rounded out the top 10. Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy finished 11th, with Edoardo Mortara, Norman Nato, and Sacha Fenestraz outside of the top half. McLaren drivers Sam Bird and Jake Hughes were in 15th and 19th place respectively, with rookie Jehan Daruvala, Nyck de Vries, and Buemi behind them.
