Porsche won their first victory in the 1-2 finish at Formula E Round 3 Mexico City E-Prix.
Pascal Weleon will start from the Pol position in Round 3 at the Hermanos Rodriguez Circuit. Although it will be 3rd in the middle point, the race strategy and energy management have been successful and finished at the top. Brought the first Formula E victory to Porsche.
Teammate Andre Lotterer also finished second, and in the end the two Porsche 99X electric race cars crossed the finish line almost 10 seconds earlier than the following and achieved a 1-2 finish.
As a result, Pascal Wehrlein moved up to 3rd place and Andre Lotterer moved up to 4th place in the driver ranking, and Porsche moved up the team ranking to 3rd place.
Michael Steiner (Porsche AG R & D Director)
“With this victory, Porsche’s Formula E project set a new record for the first time in history. We have all worked towards this historic moment and have spent an incredible amount of work and effort. After getting very close several times in the past, today we have won a reward for this. Congratulations on the whole team, the race track and Weissach. “
Thomas Rodenbach (Porsche Motorsport Vice President)
“We have been waiting for this day for a long time. The fact that we had this extraordinary success in Round 3 of the new season is especially valuable when we look at the World Championship titles. Pascal Wehrlein, Congratulations to Andre Lotterer, and the team’s big victory. I’m proud of all the team members and all the employees of Wehrlein. Everyone worked hard for this victory and our project I haven’t lost confidence in it, and I would like to thank the sponsors and fans for their support since joining Formula E. “
Florian Modlinger (Factory Motorsport Formula E Director)
“Today is Porsche’s anniversary. The team was once again very focused and worked with the race track drivers to successfully carry out the excellent qualifying work done in Weissach. The weekend was the first free practice. From Andre’s fastest time in qualifying to Pascal’s pole-winning performance in qualifying and achieving this overwhelming 1-2 in the race, the driver did the perfect job and we expect. Achieved performance. The team was calm even when they first lost their position. In the closing phase, they took advantage of the energy they had gained and re-ranked this 1-2. We were able to conclude this result with a large margin, and we would like to express our sincere gratitude to Amiel Lindsey for all the preparatory work and team building from the beginning of the Formula E project. “
Pascal Wehrlein (winner)
“I’ve been close to winning twice in Mexico in the past, so I’m glad it worked. The team made a great plan, but at first I wasn’t completely sure if it would work. Of course, we’ve been under pressure since last season, but we didn’t lose hope. We knew we had a good package and we could win if everything came together perfectly in one weekend. That happened today. I hope this victory gives the team new confidence. I hope we can bring this momentum to the next race and it will be a little easier in the future. “
Andre Lotterer (2nd)
“This is a great result for the team. Everyone has put a lot of hard work into it. The ups and downs of last season weren’t easy for us, but now everything is fine. Both cars are the first practice session. The 1-2 results show that we are serious candidates for the World Championship title. ”
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