Mitch Evans remains squarely in the Formula E championship hunt, finishing fifth in the latest E-Prix from Berlin.
The German capital hasn’t been too kind to Evans in recent years. However, the Kiwi stayed out of trouble this time around and used an astute strategy to make places in the late stages.
Unlike most rivals around him, Evans spent the first part of the race focused on energy management. Doing so meant he had more energy to attack with on the run to the flag.
“We gained good points and a solid result today, starting in ninth and moving forward to fifth is a positive result for the team,” Evans said.
“We will look at if we could have made a few strategy decisions a little earlier, as I had to use my energy advantage to regain track position.”
It wasn’t a good day at the office for the other New Zealander in the field. Nick Cassidy retired seven laps from home, his second DNF in the last three races.
Edoardo Mortara won the race for Venturi, finishing ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne.
McLaren enters Formula E:
McLaren continues to expand their motorsport portfolio, committing to Formula E from next year.
The outfit enters the sport following the purchase of the Mercedes team.
Drivers and a powertrain supplier will be announced at a later date.
McLaren isn’t exactly foreigners will it comes to electric motorsport. This year they joined the Extreme E off-road championship, with Kiwi rally star Emma Gilmour being one of the drivers.