Edoardo Mortara cut a frustrated figure after a chaotic second race at the Berlin E-Prix that saw him leave without a strong points finish.
The Formula E grid delivered one of its trademark pack races. Positions changed constantly, and strategy dictated everything.
Mortara was right in the middle of it. He climbed from 10th on the grid into the lead group during the opening phase.
Like many others, he took advantage of the tight pack and energy-saving tactics early on. At one stage, he even hit the front. But he downplayed that moment.
“Obviously, it was… I don’t think that we did a really good job today, even though we managed to actually climb up a little bit of, like, top speed,” Mortara told Motorsport Week.
The race itself was defined by extreme unpredictability. Drivers surged from the midfield to the front and back again. Energy management and Attack Mode timing proved decisive.
Mortara admitted his team struggled on that front. “Still, I think, in the end, we didn’t reach a lot of points.
“And in terms of strategy, I think that we were kind of a little bit on the back foot today,” he explained.
That proved costly. While rivals like Mitch Evans and Oliver Rowland surged from deep on the grid to the podium, Mortara could not sustain his early progress.
The Mahindra driver suggested that even when he reached the front, it was not entirely intentional or controlled.
“Even though at some point maybe we would have led, which I don’t really remember,” he said.
That comment summed up the chaos. The lead changed hands repeatedly.
The pack remained tightly compressed for much of the race, and drivers often focused more on saving energy than defending position.
It was a race of missed opportunities for Mortara with a brief moment at the front, but no reward at the finish.
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