Alex Lynn took his first Formula E victory on the second London E-Prix, his dwelling race, a chaotic race that noticed Lucas de Grassi obtain a number of penalties.
see imagesAlex Lynn takes his first Formula E victory on the 2nd London E-Prix, takes the rostrum in Race 1
Mahindra Racing’s Alex Lynn took his first win in Formula E on the second London E-Prix and ended the weekend on a grand be aware. It was Lynn’s dwelling race and the racer continued to take care of nice tempo from the primary race on Saturday which noticed the driving force on the rostrum. This can be the group’s first win of the season. On-the-road winner Lucas di Grassi received within the midst of a chaotic race after being penalized for parked beneath a security automotive and never paying a drive-thru penalty.
Last 60 seconds of *that* race @alexlynnracing Crossing the road to win in your house race, and get your first Formula E win
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— ABB FIA Formula E World Championship (@FIAFormulaE) July 25, 2021
Lucas di Grassi initially received, whereas Alex Lin completed second on the finish of the 30 lap race. However, di Grassi was working in eighth place when the second security automotive was known as into the race after Antonio Felix and André Lautner collided at Turn 1. To keep away from the gradual transferring prepare, de Grasse determined to make use of the pitlane. Audi stalled briefly within the field earlier than rejoining the race forward of its 50 kmph velocity restrict and even Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne.
However, the stewards mentioned that de Grassi didn’t keep within the field lengthy sufficient, making his actions unlawful. The driver was given a drive-thru penalty, which he didn’t meet. As a consequence, the driving force was given a black flag disqualifying him from the race. However, the Audi group protested the choice to foyer the stewards to reverse the penalty earlier than the checkered flag. The stewards, nonetheless, upheld the disciplinary motion and transformed the drive-thru penalty right into a time penalty, leaving the driving force on P8 within the ultimate outcomes.
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This ensured that Lin managed to safe his first Formula E victory and fifth victory for Mahindra Racing. The victory additionally comes at a time when Lynn has been dropped by the group for the following season. Mercedes’ Nyck de Vries was second by six-tenths of a second, with Lynn on the rostrum. Jaguars’ Mitch Evans accomplished the rostrum.
Virgin’s Robin Frijns and Pascal Wehrlein’s Porsche completed fourth and fifth respectively, whereas BMW driver Maximilian Günther claimed sixth within the race. Nick Cassidy completed seventh from Di Grassi, whereas Penske’s Sergio Sette Camara and BMW’s Jake Dennis took a late drive-thru penalty.
Sweetest victory. Jana Gana Mana in London… pic.twitter.com/hLCOHQJUly
– Anand Mahindra (AnandMahindra) July 25, 2021
Stoffel Vandoorne claimed P11 forward of Edoardo Mortara, whereas Jean-Eric Vergne and Sébastien Boumey completed in P13 and P14. NIO’s Oliver Turve completed in P15, forward of Alexander Sims within the second Mahindra automotive, whereas André Lauterer, Oliver Rowland and Tom Blomquist had been the ultimate finishers of the race.
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The race noticed a justifiable share of confrontation, taking out Norman Nato, Sam Byrd, Antonio da Costa and René Rust.
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