Mortara was in early contention for victory at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, but dropped down to fifth by the race’s end after the majority of the field was forced into energy conservation mode by the leading Porsche duo of Pascal Wehrlein and Andre Lotterer.
However, the Swiss driver managed to extend his points lead over reigning champion Nyck de Vries having finished just under a second up the road, and has 43 points to de Vries’ 38.
Asked if the length of the time between rounds could hurt any momentum, Mortara compared the gap between events to the winter break, but added that keeping the championship lead is not of particular importance at this early stage – and says that his and the Venturi team’s focus is on remaining competitive and being consistently strong.
“It was almost like the off-season, or that’s the way I felt, because Mexico was almost like two months ago,” Mortara said.
“It hasn’t actually been the best two months; I’ve been sick, just after Mexico. But…
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