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Jake Hughes will start the second race of the Misano E-Prix from pole position after defeating Jean-Eric Vergne in the final of the head-to-head Duels. Pole for the NEOM McLaren driver comes a day …
Jake Hughes secured pole position for the second race of the Misano E-Prix by triumphing over Jean-Eric Vergne in the final of the head-to-head Duels. This victory came after Hughes had lost fourth on the grid for the previous day’s race due to a technical issue with his car’s fire extinguisher during qualifying. Hughes set the fastest lap time of the day in the quarterfinals, defeating Stoffel Vandoorne, and narrowly edged out Pascal Wehrlein in the semifinals. Jean-Eric Vergne faced his second final defeat in as many days, capitalizing on a track limits penalty to reach the final round. Despite strong performances, reigning champion Jake Dennis and other notable drivers such as Antonio Felix da Costa failed to advance to the Duels, leading to an exciting and unexpected starting grid for the main race.
