Having made it into the semi-final of the qualifying duels, de Vries was dispatched by countryman Robin Frijns en route to the final, but his lap was good enough to cement a third-place start.
The reigning Formula E champion was in contention for a podium early on, but explained that a lack of race pace beyond the middle period of the race eventually contrived to send him down the order.
Having got ahead of fellow Mercedes driver Stoffel Vandoorne at one stage to sit second, de Vries was re-passed by his team-mate and Frijns and continued to drop down the order – explaining that the lack of ability to build a break over the cars behind him left him vulnerable during the attack mode activations.
“We were trying to hang on in front, but the truth is that we didn’t have the pace,” de Vries explained to Autosport.
“I felt like we did an alright beginning of the race in terms of start, positioning and restarts, and we put ourselves in the right position.
“But ultimately you need the…
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