Edoardo Mortara staying 'focused' despite big lead in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara insists he is not thinking about a maiden ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title despite sitting 11 points clear at the top of the drivers’ standings. The Swiss-Italian driver will return to the track this weekend in New York City for Rounds 11 and 12 of the world’s premier all-electric series off the back of a victory in Marrakesh last time out.

Ad/> That win was Mortara’s third this term and means the 35-year-old leads the pack heading into the business end of the season with just six races to go. Formula E'I have an incredible team' — Mortara after exhilarating Marrakesh E-Prix02/07/2022 AT 23:23 Mortara is also looking to secure his fifth consecutive podium this weekend which, if successful, will see him follow in the footsteps of ROKiT Venturi teammate Lucas di Grassi and DS TECHEETAH’s Antonio Felix da Costa to become just the third driver to do so in Formula E.

His recent rich run of form has put Mortara at the front of a four-driver shoot-out for the title which also includes Jean-Eric Vergne (DS TECHEETAH), Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes-EQ) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing). Just 15 points separate the top four drivers.

But speaking ahead of the race, Mortara refused to be drawn into speculation about his title chances due to the unpredictable nature of Formula E, which he describes as the most challenging racing format he has done. /> “I don’t really want to think too much about that [winning the Championship]”, he said.

“We have to be very focused on the next six races, do whatever we can with results and then we will see. “The other day I was looking back at where we were standing after Monaco, and we were quite far from the leaders, but quickly we managed to turn