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Edoardo Mortara
FP1 // P3
FP2 // P12
Qualifying // P14
Race // P14
Championship // P13 [36 points]
Felipe Massa
FP1 // P15
FP2 // P17
Qualifying // P13
Race // P19
Championship // P19 [2 points]
ROKiT Venturi Racing
Championship // P9 [38 points]
After a day of rest and refinement, ROKiT Venturi Racing returned to the Tempelhof Circuit to resume Formula E’s Season 6 showdown, embarking on the second of three double-header events in Berlin.
Getting re-acquainted with the traditional anti-clockwise layout of the venue, Edoardo Mortara and Felipe Massa commenced qualifying from the second and third groups, ultimately taking P14 and P13 overall.
A penalty for Nyck de Vries promoted to Felipe P12 on the grid and while the Brazilian advanced to P11 with a reactive start, Edo slipped down to P18 after experiencing a tyre issue throughout the race.
Felipe moved into the points with 30-minutes + 1 lap of racing remaining and continued his top 10 assault after a long safety car period, performing an overtake on Alex Lynn and Andre Lotterer to advance to P6.
A drive-through penalty removed Felipe’s strategic advantage on the cars ahead and any chance of points, with this ultimately relegating him to P19. Edo took the chequered flag in P14.
Susie Wolff – ROKiT Venturi Racing Team Principal
“We simply weren’t good enough as a team today. Edo had a tyre issue which was no fault of his own. Felipe’s race was heavily compromised by a drive through while fighting for P6 so a very disappointing result."
Edoardo Mortara
“It was a very difficult day today. It started out quite well in practice and the performance was there in qualifying but for some reason, we couldn’t find any pace in the race. The set-up of the car made it quite difficult to drive and also, in terms of energy, we didn’t execute our strategy right. That made it a pretty bad cocktail in the end – it was a disappointing day. I think we are lacking performance in comparison to the teams around us and I really hope we can find the right solutions overnight so we can improve the situation when we race again tomorrow.”
Felipe Massa
“The race started well for me and I was definitely having a nice time. I had good pace, I was fighting and I was gaining lots of positions. At the start, I was able to save energy compared to the other cars around me which placed me in a competitive position but then I had contact with Lucas [di Grassi]. He was trying to pass me around the outside of Turn 1 and he turned in a little early when I was still on the inside which I didn’t expect. We touched and because of that, he ran wide which led to my drive-through. I am very disappointed because the race was going really well for me at the time and I’m sorry for Lucas. We need to reset for tomorrow, fix every issue, and then come back fighting.”
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