P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mitch Evans will start the opening race of the season-ending Formula E London E-Prix from pole position.
Mitch Evans secured pole position for the Formula E London E-Prix opening race with a brilliant final sector performance. He outpaced Nyck de Vries by nearly two-tenths of a second to claim the spot with a strong lap time of 1m 07.205. This pole win earned Evans three valuable points for Jaguar’s standing in the championship. The qualifying session was a major setback for Nissan, with all four of their cars, including Oliver Rowland, being knocked out in the initial group.
The battles came to a head in the final at the ExCeL Centre, where de Vries initially held the advantage in the first and second sectors. However, a slight error in the penultimate corner allowed Evans to capitalize and snatch pole position. Evans had to overcome Jake Hughes and reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein to advance to the final, while de Vries triumphed over Maximilian Günther and Dan Ticktum. Ticktum saw his lap invalidated. In the other quarter-finals, Ticktum bested Nick Cassidy, and Wehrlein defeated Stoffel Vandoorne, setting the stage for an intense race weekend.
