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Mexico City E-Prix: Porsche’s Wehrlein wins FE opener but under investigation
In the Formula E race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit, German driver Pascal Wehrlein started from pole position and led for most of the race. He took the win, finishing just over one second ahead of Sebastien Buemi from Envision Racing, who started alongside him on the front row. Nick Cassidy, making his debut for Jaguar, secured a podium finish. Reigning champion Jake Dennis had a difficult qualifying session and could only manage ninth place.
Wehrlein held his lead at the start, with Buemi defending his position from Maximilian Guenther. Cassidy, Mitch Evans, and Jake Hughes maintained their positions behind. The first of two Attack Mode activations occurred on lap three, with Wehrlein briefly dropping behind Buemi before reclaiming the lead. By lap six, both drivers had used up their Attack Mode, with Wehrlein pressuring Buemi for the lead.
The race was interrupted on lap nine when Robin Frijns, Buemi’s teammate, crashed into the barrier. A safety car was deployed while Frijns’ car was recovered. After the safety car period, Buemi dropped to second after using his remaining Attack Mode. Cassidy moved up to third, followed by Guenther.
Despite close battles throughout the field, the top 10 positions remained unchanged until the end of the race. Oliver Rowland finished 11th for Nissan, Edoardo Mortara was 12th for Mahindra, Sam Bird finished 13th for McLaren, and Nyck de Vries came 14th on his Formula E return. Jehan Daruvala finished 16th in his first Formula E race with Maserati MSG, ahead of Nico Muller from Abt Cupra.
