Feature by Katy Fairman
Miami is known for bringing the heat, but there was more cloud and rain around the Miami International Autodrome on race day. It was an event packed with huge headlines, new records and vibrant party vibes, and it was Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans who took his 15th Formula E victory – the most of anyone in the championship’s history.
Evans makes Formula E history
Having not scored any points across the first two rounds, Miami was an important race weekend for Mitch Evans. Starting ninth, after just missing out on the Duels, Evans navigated the slippery track conditions and used his ATTACK MODE activations to perfection to shoot up the pack and then to the front.
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His efforts mean Evans also breaks a new record collecting 15 wins across his 10 seasons in the championship, after making his debut in Season 3. He also added another win to New Zealand’s tally in Formula E, taking the total number to 27 and the nationality is now just shy of the all-time record held by Great Britain (27).
It’s also a first win for Ian James as Team Principal, and Jaguar have won five times in the past seven races. Evans also broke into the 1000 points club, joining Jean-Eric Vergne (Citroën Racing) and Lucas di Grassi (Lola Yamaha ABT).
Maiden pole for Müller
Qualifying was full of surprises, and plenty of contact between drivers, but the big takeaway was a first Julius Baer Pole Position for Porsche’s Nico Müller. After 64 race starts, the Swiss driver was finally able to get his hands on the iconic pole trophy and three important points.
It was a close battle in the Final Duel, with Müller up against rookie Felipe Drugovich (Andretti). It was the Brazilian’s first Duel appearance, and he was on top form, sailing through each battle but just missed out on his first pole position in the championship.
His success also gave Andretti their third front-row start at a Miami E-Prix; a nice statistic for their home race.
Double podium for Porsche
Nico Müller equalled his best career result in Formula E when he finished second today, with teammate Pascal Wehrlein just behind in third. It was an excellent result for the team, who not only took home a huge haul of silverware including Müller’s Julius Baer Pole Position but also banked a big chunk of points.
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This now means Porsche leads the Teams’ and Manufacturers' World Championships as we head to Jeddah next time out. Porsche also got both cars on the podium in Miami for the second consecutive season!
Sunshine state brings the rain
After dry sessions over the weekend, the rain started to fall as cars and teams arrived to the grid ahead of the race. The smooth tarmac at the Miami International Autodrome made for rather slippery conditions, and as a result the race started behind a Safety Car.
It was a testament to the talents of the grid that they managed to not only keep their lines on the wet track, but also make some amazing overtakes once green flag racing was underway. For race winner Mitch Evans it was nine places gained under the conditions, with ATTACK MODE proving an excellent addition with that extra power and all-wheel drive. Wehrlein also gained a similar number of places to finish third after missing out on the Duels earlier in the day.
Penalties, penalties, penalties
It was a race day of mixed emotions for some of the grid, with the FIA Stewards office being kept busy with a handful of penalties handed out across the Saturday. One of the biggest stories was Felipe Drugovich, who had a hero to zero storyline across the race after starting the race from the front-row but later wiped out the Jaguar of Antonio Felix da Costa during the race.
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The incident saw Drugovich given a 10 second time penalty, and he would ultimately finish 18th and end any chances of a victory for da Costa.
Lucas di Grassi was also heavily sanctioned over the Miami weekend, starting with a reprimand for overspeeding under FCY during the first Free Practice. He then had to serve a three-place grid drop for the race after an incident with Mitch Evans at the end of Free Practice 2 which prematurely ended the session with a red flag. After the race the Season 3 champ was also found guilty of failing to follow the Race Director’s instructions which was a drop of three places in Jeddah, as well as a fine of €500 for not being in the grid photo on time.
Sebastien Buemi (Envision Racing) and Oliver Rowland (Nissan) also had to serve separate penalties on the Miami grid, for two different impeding incidents.
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