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Edoardo Mortara capped off his and Mahindra’s first qualifying Duel final appearance of the Formula E season by taking pole for the first race of the Berlin E-Prix. Mortara’s lap of 1m 1.741 in the…
Edoardo Mortara clinched pole position for the first race of the Berlin E-Prix, marking Mahindra’s and his first qualifying Duel final appearance of the season. His final head-to-head lap was 0.267s faster than Stoffel Vandoorne, the DS Penske driver. Ahead of that, Mortara defeated Jean-Eric Vergne and Jehan Daruvala in the semis and quarters. Despite a 20-place grid penalty for a front gearbox change, Mortara secured the pole position. Other notable performances included Vandoorne beating Maximilian Guenther in the opening Duel and Sergio Sette Camara in the semis. Several big names, like Antonio Felix da Costa and Mitch Evans, didn’t advance, with Mortara securing his first pole since 2022, followed by Vergne, Sette Camara, Guenther, and others in the top 10. Taylor Barnard impressed in 13th, while Joel Eriksson and Paul Aron will start 18th and 19th in the race.
