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Edoardo Mortara
FP3 // P12
Qualifying // P6
Race // P10
Championship // P14 [41 points]
Felipe Massa
FP3 // P10
Qualifying // P11
Race // P16
Championship // P22 [3 points]
ROKiT Venturi Racing
Championship // P10 [44 points]
266 days on from 2019/20 season-opener in Diriyah, ROKiT Venturi Racing concluded its sixth campaign in Formula E at the historic Tempelhof Airport where the final leg of the championship’s six-part Berlin showdown took place.
After a challenging week of racing in the German capital, drivers Edoardo Mortara and Felipe Massa launched their qualifying efforts from the third and fourth groups. While Felipe took P11, Edo progressed through to Super Pole to secure P6 on the grid.
With an encouraging start, Edo moved into P5 on lap 1 after overtaking Robin Frijns as Felipe maintained P11, closing in on the points-paying positions with Lucas di Grassi ahead.
Edo continued to show encouraging pace by remaining in-touch with Rene Rast in front, however, mounting pressure from behind resulted in the Swiss-Italian slipping through the field, ultimately taking P10 after a late-race surge to the points.
In what was his final E-Prix for ROKiT Venturi Racing, Felipe battled hard but took P16 after struggling for pace over the course of the 45-minute + 1 lap finale.
Susie Wolff – ROKiT Venturi Racing Team Principal
“Today was a very, very disappointing end to the season for us. Our pace at the start was encouraging, especially with Edo moving up to P5, but as the race evolved, our struggles became increasingly apparent. We were lucky to take home a point today. I would like to wish a huge congratulations to Mercedes-Benz – our powertrain partner – for their 1-2 result today and for finishing in P3 in the championship which is an incredible achievement.”
Edoardo Mortara
“Our qualifying pace was good to today but I was too conservative on my Super Pole lap. From P6, I was able to make a good start to overtake Frijns and I was in a promising position after closing in on Rast. Unfortunately, in the long-run, I couldn’t maintain my early pace so lost a lot of places. I think we were lucky to finish P10 today but realistically that’s the most we could expect.”
Felipe Massa
“At the beginning, the race seemed normal and I held onto my starting position. I was following the cars in front but didn’t have the pace to overtake which left me in a stalemate. After I took Attack Mode, I lost more positions and struggled for speed for the rest of the race – it was a disaster. It could have been possible to fight for P10 or P11 at most, but today, that was not achievable.”
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