Mortara had overtaken Venturi team-mate Lucas di Grassi at Turn 18 amid a furious battle among the front-runners, and then had to hold off the advances of Envision driver Frijns – who had swept past di Grassi on lap 29 in his bid for victory.
But a late safety car for the stricken Mahindra of Alexander Sims, who hit the wall at Turn 6 and came to a stop, bunched up the field – arguably more than expected, the field momentarily stopped at the top of the hill as the safety car waited for the recovery vehicle.
But as the clock ticked past the 41-minute threshold, no time was added on – and the slow progress of clearing Sims’ car at the top of the circuit gave no opportunity for anything other than a last-corner dash to the finish which Mortara easily navigated for his third Formula E victory.
Mortara had started alongside polesitter Nyck de Vries on the grid, but the Dutchman held on into Turn 1 and looked likely to put together two successive victories – having won…
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