Maserati MSG Racing fell short of the top 10 in São Paulo
The Race In Numbers
Edoardo Mortara
Free Practice One // P14
Free Practice Two // P17
Qualifying // P4 [1:12.109, Semi-Final A]
Race // DNF
Fastest Lap // 1:16.891
Championship Position // P19 [3 points]
Maximilian Günther
Free Practice One // P8
Free Practice Two // P2
Qualifying // P9 [1:12.189, Quarter-Final C]
Race // P11
Fastest Lap // 1:13.995
Championship Position // P20 [0 points]
Maserati MSG Racing
Championship Position // P10 [3 points]
In Detail
Maserati MSG Racing narrowly fell short of the top 10 at the 2023 São Paulo E-Prix following a frenetic, hard-fought maiden outing for Formula E in Brazil.
After seeing promising signs in practice, the team extracted every ounce of pace in qualifying, with Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther both progressing to the duel stages.
Although Max was pipped in the Quarter-Finals, Edo advanced to the penultimate stage by defeating Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy in the first head-to-head.
The Swiss-Italian was unfortunately pipped by Stoffel Vandoorne in the Semi-Finals, but with a 1:12.109 lap time, Edo started from fourth, with Max ninth due to a grid penalty from Cape Town.
Both drivers secured a good start when the race got underway, but Edo sustained front wing damage immediately after running into the back of Mitch Evans amidst a bunch up in Turn One.
While Max maintained his starting spot, Edo boxed for repairs, however, given the nature of the circuit – and the power of the slipstream – the 31-lap affair quickly turned into a high-speed game of chess.
By running a carefully managed opening phase, Max battled to a high of eighth before the Safety Car was deployed on lap eight when Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz stopped on track.
With the pack bunched up, the neutralisation provided a fresh opportunity for Edo who sliced through the field to 14th before a second Safety Car on lap 16, this time for Jake Dennis.
Edo overtook Sergio Sette Camara for 13th after the second restart but was forced to retire on lap 21 after being spun into the barriers by Abt’s Nico Müller, which left Max as the team’s sole runner.
The German battled for a place inside the top 10 for the remainder of the race but was overtaken by Sebastien Buemi on lap 28 to take the chequered flag in 11th.
Formula E’s ninth season will continue in Berlin, Germany, on 22-23 April for the second double-header event of the current campaign.
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The Race In Numbers
Edoardo Mortara
Free Practice One // P14
Free Practice Two // P17
Qualifying // P4 [1:12.109, Semi-Final A]
Race // DNF
Fastest Lap // 1:16.891
Championship Position // P19 [3 points]
Maximilian Günther
Free Practice One // P8
Free Practice Two // P2
Qualifying // P9 [1:12.189, Quarter-Final C]
Race // P11
Fastest Lap // 1:13.995
Championship Position // P20 [0 points]
Maserati MSG Racing
Championship Position // P10 [3 points]
In Detail
Maserati MSG Racing narrowly fell short of the top 10 at the 2023 São Paulo E-Prix following a frenetic, hard-fought maiden outing for Formula E in Brazil.
After seeing promising signs in practice, the team extracted every ounce of pace in qualifying, with Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther both progressing to the duel stages.
Although Max was pipped in the Quarter-Finals, Edo advanced to the penultimate stage by defeating Envision Racing’s Nick Cassidy in the first head-to-head.
The Swiss-Italian was unfortunately pipped by Stoffel Vandoorne in the Semi-Finals, but with a 1:12.109 lap time, Edo started from fourth, with Max ninth due to a grid penalty from Cape Town.
Both drivers secured a good start when the race got underway, but Edo sustained front wing damage immediately after running into the back of Mitch Evans amidst a bunch up in Turn One.
While Max maintained his starting spot, Edo boxed for repairs, however, given the nature of the circuit – and the power of the slipstream – the 31-lap affair quickly turned into a high-speed game of chess.
By running a carefully managed opening phase, Max battled to a high of eighth before the Safety Car was deployed on lap eight when Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz stopped on track.
With the pack bunched up, the neutralisation provided a fresh opportunity for Edo who sliced through the field to 14th before a second Safety Car on lap 16, this time for Jake Dennis.
Edo overtook Sergio Sette Camara for 13th after the second restart but was forced to retire on lap 21 after being spun into the barriers by Abt’s Nico Müller, which left Max as the team’s sole runner.
The German battled for a place inside the top 10 for the remainder of the race but was overtaken by Sebastien Buemi on lap 28 to take the chequered flag in 11th.
Formula E’s ninth season will continue in Berlin, Germany, on 22-23 April for the second double-header event of the current campaign.
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