Porsche continues to party

First you had to look at the sky to hallucinate with a drone show full of lights, but the real stars on this Arabian night were on the asphalt. And that, in a country that is beginning to get used to enjoying the best of the sports scene, is not easy, but the Formula E show has been in Diriyah for years and has taken its measure. The track northwest of Riyadh never disappoints and left a good first race, although with a predictable result due to the double win for Porsche, who came as a favourite, with Wehrlein and Dennis (with the Andretti).

Almost four years later, since New York 2019, Buemi came out again in front of a FE grill (tying Vergne at 15 in the pole position history) and like that time, he did it with the intention of winning the race. A key point for this was the start, and the Swiss’s was clean ahead of Hughes’ McLaren, something that Da Costa could not say who ended up on the wall after a series of touches. But that didn’t work for the Envision pilot, which at seven laps he had a Bird ahead of him which, from the third, had a brilliant start.

Two of the three drivers who reached one hundred races in the World Championship, Vergne, the third, was fighting to get into the points (he finished 7th), they led the pack while Wehrlein was gaining positions from ninth place with the Porsche that was so strong in Mexico until he was behind Bird and Buemi’s back. She was already a threat. While the British took a second to breathe, the Swiss had to dance closely with the German, waiting for the right moment to use attack mode. when he did, seb lost his place.

Wehrlein soon arrived at his next stop, Bird, ready to ruin the party for everyone. centenary to get ahead of him. It took him two tries, but He did it nine laps from the finish directly to victory. Buemi and Bird’s problems would not end there, because Dennis, starting 11th with his Andretti, He also had a snack at both of them, proving that there is no engine fitter than that of Porsche. 1st and 2nd with the same protagonists as in Mexico, although with the roles reversed and the British leader by one point. The predictions were fulfilled.