Hyderabad E-Prix: Jean Eric Vergne wins, Mahindra full homecoming with factors finish-Sports activities Information , Firstpost

Jean Eric Vergne (R) receives the trophy from Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur (L) after profitable the Hyderabad e-Prix. Picture: Bachanjeet_TNIE/Twitter

Hyderabad: The seasoned Jean Eric Vergne of DS Penske gained an action-packed Hyderabad E-Prix on Saturday, marking a profitable return of a high-profile motorsport occasion in India.

The 33-lap electrical race had thrills each on and off the monitor.

The organisers raced towards time to get the Hyderabad Avenue Circuit prepared for System E’s debut in India however in the long run, they pulled off the occasion amid a number of fanfare.

Vergne held off a robust problem from Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy to cross the chequered flag within the first place regardless of having lower than 0.5 p.c vitality left within the automobile.

Antonio Felix Da Costa of Porsche gained from a 17-second penalty handed out to Sebastian Buemi for ‘over energy’ to safe the ultimate spot on the rostrum.

Mahindra Racing, of their first residence race, recovered from an extraordinary qualifying session earlier within the day to seal a factors end through Oliver Rowland. Rowland completed sixth from tenth on the grid whereas di Grassi got here 14th from seventeenth on the grid. Lack of vitality within the ultimate moments of the race value Mahindra a double factors end.

Jake Hughes’ crash on lap on Lap 23 introduced out the security automobile, contributing to an exciting end.

Mitch Evans of Jaguar Racing bagged the pole place however a collision together with his teammate Sam Chicken on Lap 13 successfully ends the race for the Tata Group-owned staff.

“So joyful for the staff. It has been a really tough three races and I couldn’t be extra happy with my staff as a result of we by no means gave up. We’ve got an excellent automobile, could also be not greatest in the meanwhile however we by no means quit and hold working arduous,” mentioned race winner Vergne.

A sizeable crowd turned as much as watch the electrical vehicles vrooming across the coronary heart of town, masking Hussain Sagar Lake, NTR Gardens and NTR Park.

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem made a press release by turning up for the primary world championship standing race in India in 10 years.

The opposite particular friends included the nice Sachin Tendulkar, Shikhar Dhawan, Yuzvendra Chahal and Sports activities Minister Anurag Thakur.

It was not a shock to see Tendulkar within the pit-lane as he was additionally in attendance within the first ever System 1 race in India again in 2011. His love for motor racing is properly documented. Renewable vitality main Greenko organised the occasion with the help of Telangana authorities.

Within the qualifying held earlier than the race, Evans noticed off Maximilian Guenther (Maserati MSG Racing) and Buemi (Envision Racing), and topped Group A to fireplace him into the Remaining.

Vergne made it by way of after pondering he was all accomplished within the Quarters when Jaguar’s Sam Chicken beat him on-track.

Monitor limits got here into it in a giant approach, although, and the Brit had his time eliminated, a lot to his frustration, as did Rene Rast (McLaren) and Edo Mortara (Maserati MSG Racing) within the fourth Quarter-final.

All that meant the Frenchman was promoted to the ultimate, and in the end second on the grid – overwhelmed by the smallest deficit this season.

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