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Mortara recovers to seventh; Mahindra's third-place Formula E gap widens
Formula E is a racing series where the cars are powered by electricity.
The second-to-last race of the season took place in London.
A driver named Pascal Wehrlein won the race for his team, Porsche.
Winning gave Wehrlein the lead in the championship with 169 points.
A team called Mahindra Racing is trying to finish third overall in the teams' championship.
Mahindra's driver Edoardo Mortara started the race in 18th place but drove all the way up through the field.
He was given a penalty for causing a collision with another car, so he ended the race in seventh place.
Mahindra now trails Andretti by 13 points in the teams' standings.
There is one more race on Sunday, so Mahindra still has a chance to reach third place.
Pascal Wehrlein converted pole position into victory for Porsche in the penultimate Formula E race in London, taking the drivers' championship lead with 169 points.
Edoardo Mortara recovered from 18th on the grid to finish seventh for Mahindra Racing, which now trails Andretti by 13 points (216-229) in the teams' standings.
Mortara set the fastest lap of the race (1:08.494) but was classified seventh after a penalty for causing a collision with Dan Ticktum, dropping him to sixth in the drivers' championship.
Nyck de Vries finished 12th after starting ninth, with team principal Frederic blaming poor tyre preparation for the team's qualifying struggles.
Jaguar TCS (276) lead Porsche (271) and Andretti (229) in the teams' standings, while the drivers' title race is now restricted to Wehrlein, Jake Dennis (164) and Mitch Evans (148).
- Who
- Pascal Wehrlein, winner of the London race; Edoardo Mortara and Nyck de Vries of Mahindra Racing; championship rivals Jake Dennis (Andretti) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS)
- What
- The penultimate Formula E race of the season in London, which Wehrlein won from pole position, and Mahindra Racing's setback in its bid for third place in the teams' championship
- Where
- London
- When
- August 15, India's Independence Day; the season finale is scheduled for Sunday
- Why
- Wehrlein's victory extended his championship lead, while Mahindra's poor tyre preparation in qualifying hurt its pace, leaving the team 13 points behind Andretti with one race remaining
Key facts
- Race winner
- Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche), from pole position
- Race location
- London (penultimate round; finale on Sunday)
- Drivers' championship leader
- Pascal Wehrlein with 169 points
- Top three drivers
- Wehrlein 169, Jake Dennis 164, Mitch Evans 148
- Teams' standings
- Jaguar TCS 276, Porsche 271, Andretti 229, Mahindra 216
- Mahindra's gap to Andretti
- 13 points
- Mortara's result
- 7th from 18th on the grid; fastest lap 1:08.494; dropped to 6th overall
- Mahindra's best teams' finish
- 3rd in the 2016-17 season
Quotes
Frederic
Team Principal of Mahindra Racing
“It was poor preparation and the tyres didn’t get to the high temperatures we needed, so we didn’t have the pace.”
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Sources
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