Mortara had to put a move on Venturi teammate Lucas di Grassi for the lead, after the Brazilian had previously dispatched early leader and polesitter Nyck de Vries assume take control of the race.
The 2021 championship runner-up then had to defend from both di Grassi and Robin Frijns as the field began to bunch up at the front, Mortara absorbing a hefty level of pressure before the race was neutralised for the safety car propagated by Alexander Sims’ Turn 6 crash.
Mortara then only had to make no mistakes in the final corner when the safety car departed the track on the last lap to claim his third Formula E victory and assume the championship lead.
Reflecting on his battles with Frijns and di Grassi – who completed the podium in second and third – the Swiss driver explained that energy was tight prior to the safety car, and that the chasing duo was trying to goad him into using up his allotted energy.
“It was a very strategic race, very difficult for the nerves,” stated…
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