'Very difficult for the nerves' - Edoardo Mortara takes victory in second race of Formula E season in Diriyah E-Prix

ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edoardo Mortara had to use all his experience to hold on to victory in a competitive race during Round Two of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The 35-year-old veteran, in his fifth season in Formula E, won the second of a night-race double-header at the 2022 Diriyah E-Prix to go top of the Drivers’ Standings. Ad/> The result means the first two races of the season have been won by last year's top two, following Mercedes-EQ's Nyck de Vries' victory on Saturday.

The Dutchman sits second in the standings four points behind Mortara. /> Diriyah ePrixMortara secures win in race two of Formula E seasonAN HOUR AGO It also means Venturi sit top of the Teams’ Standings after the Swiss’ team-mate Lucas di Grassi finished third to make it a dream day for the Monegasque team. But Mortara admitted after the race that he had to keep his cool amidst the attacks from his rivals in a high intensity, gripping race at the Riyadh Street Circuit.

“What a day – especially after the mistake that I made in qualification yesterday – I am very glad to bring this win for the team”, he said. “A one-three finish is amazing. “It was a very strategic race, very difficult for the nerves because I didn’t have a lot of energy but neither did my colleagues around me.