What a spectacle in São Paulo – New Zealand’s Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) won the sixth Formula E race of the year at the end of a highly dramatic race that featured some thrilling scraps and many changes of position. The winner was embroiled in a fiercely-contested battle with his compatriot Nick Cassidy (Envision Racing), who finished runner-up, and his team-mate at Jaguar TCS Racing, Britain’s Sam Bird, who came home third. The race for the victory went down to the final few metres, much to the delight of the crowds in the grandstands. For Evans, who was able to push hard right through to the finish on the Hankook iON Race, this was the seventh success of his Formula E career and his first of Season 9. The race treated the fans to spectacular motorsport at its very best. With temperatures soaring above 30 degrees Celsius, the crowds witnessed exciting battles and overtaking manoeuvres aplenty throughout the 22-man field. The strategies of the drivers and teams primarily focussed on energy management at the 2.933-kilometre, high-speed circuit around the Anhembi Sambadrome. In particular on the long straights, the new Gen3 racers were able to exploit their 470 hp of power. After fighting back impressively from 18th on the grid to finish seventh, the fans voted for German Pascal Wehrlein as “Driver of the Day”. The man from the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team extended his overall lead in the world championship.
