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Two weeks on from a race described as one of Formula E’s most unpredictable – the Mexico City E-Prix – the championship returned to Marrakesh, visiting the Circuit International Automobile Moulay El Hassan for the fourth successive season.
As a circuit that has not traditionally favoured ROKiT Venturi Racing, Edoardo Mortara and Felipe Massa made important progress in practice en route to qualifying. Obtaining a place in Super Pole, Edo secured P5 while braking issues relegated Felipe to P22.
Securing a strong start to the fifth race of the season, Edo maintained P5 on the opening tour while Felipe moved forward to P18, overtaking Oliver Turvey and Daniel Abt after starting from P20.
While braking issues continued to impact Felipe throughout the race, Edo was locked in a close fight with Jean-Eric Vergne, Sebastien Buemi and Andre Lotterer to run as high as P4.
Holding on in a nail-biting finish to the race, Edo took P5 at the chequered flag to record 10 hard-fought championship points while Felipe recorded P17.
Practice 1 // P13
Practice 2 // P8
Qualifying // P5
Race // P5
Championship // P7 [37 points]
Practice 1 // P21
Practice 2 // P21
Qualifying // P22
Race // P17
Championship // P19 [2 points]
Championship // P8 [34 points]
“Today we saw Edo deliver a strong performance. There were times during the race that we struggled but Formula E is all about scoring points and to finish P5 after starting there is a good result. Felipe experienced braking issues over the course of the weekend which impacted his performance and there are still some things that we have to analyse. Tomorrow’s in-season rookie test provides this opportunity and hopefully, we can rectify these issues for the next race of the season.”
“I’m proud of our performance today. The weekend didn’t start very well for us and we had to adjust a few things from practice. We qualified well and we had good pace during the race. I got into some on-track fights which cost me some energy but to finish P5 is very positive. Despite scoring some good points, we need to remain grounded as we look ahead to the next race of the season where I hope we can maintain our current form.”
“Issues under braking really harmed my weekend. I had front locking throughout which meant that I was not able to stop the car in the right way. From here, I couldn’t take the optimum line through corners and sometimes I did not make the corner. We need to analyse the car because it felt very different here compared to other races this season. If we can understand the issue, I’m confident that we can score good points in the coming races.”
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