Formula E result: 'We don't give up' - Mitch Evans delighted after clinching victory in Seoul ePrix

Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans produced a sublime performance to take the title fight in Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to the final day after winning the inaugural Hana Bank Seoul E-Prix. Formula E made its debut in Seoul on Saturday in what was the first time in nine years that South Korea has hosted a major motorsport event – the most recent being the 2013 Seoul Grand Prix – and also the first world championship sporting event held at the Jamsil Olympic Stadium since the Olympic Games in 1988.

Ad Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes-EQ) went into the weekend the heavy favourite to secure the World Championship title with a 36-point lead over second-placed Evans in the drivers’ standings. Seoul ePrixFormula E talking points as Vandoorne eyes championship coronation in SeoulYESTERDAY AT 13:12 But victory for the Jaguar driver blew the title race wide open heading into the final E-Prix of the season.

Vandoorne, who finished fifth, will go into the second race of the double-header with a smaller 21-point lead over Evans, meaning a second win of the weekend for the Kiwi – something he achieved earlier in the season in Rome – could sensationally snatch the title away from the Mercedes driver. And speaking after the race, Evans paid tribute to the work done by his team to manage the difficult race conditions in the South Korean capital and keep his title challenge alive.

«That was the plan [to keep the Championship race alive],” he said. “It has been a lot of work since London to make sure we can make this result possible.

This morning was tricky, we didn't quite have the pace, but then the rain came at the right time – I qualified at the front – and had a good start. “The race was really hard to manage, the