CASSIDY DELIVERS CITROEN ITS FIRST EVER WIN IN FORMULA-E
Citroën claimed its first-ever Formula E victory in just its second race in the championship, thanks to a brilliant drive from Nick Cassidy in Mexico City.
Cassidy, who joined the former Maserati MSG team from Jaguar over the winter, started the race only 13th on the grid and spent much of the early running outside the top 10. Rather than forcing moves, he focused on saving energy while others pushed harder.
The race changed after a long safety car period, triggered when Nyck de Vries’ Mahindra stopped on track. Cassidy then activated a six-minute attack mode and made rapid progress through the field, climbing into the lead.
In the closing laps, Cassidy had no attack mode left and came under heavy pressure from several cars behind him that still had extra power available. Despite this, he defended calmly and crossed the line just six tenths of a second ahead of Mahindra driver Edoardo Mortara.
Reigning champion Oliver Rowland recovered well after running across the grass during his first attack mode. Starting 12th, he fought back to finish third, passing Jake Dennis late on. Dennis ran out of energy on the final straight and dropped from the podium to fifth, allowing Taylor Barnard to take fourth.
Barnard had led the early stages of the race. Although his pole lap was deleted for track limits, he took the lead at the start when Sébastien Buemi locked up at Turn 1 and went down the escape road. Buemi later recovered from the back of the field to sixth before a puncture forced him into the pits.
Porsche again showed strong pace in Mexico City, but Pascal Wehrlein could only qualify 11th. An early attack mode helped him briefly reach the lead, though he could not hold on and finished sixth.
Rookie Pepe Martí overcame penalties from his heavy crash in São Paulo to finish seventh after saving energy and benefiting from the late safety car. His Cupra Kiro team-mate Dan Ticktum retired after being caught in a collision involving Antonio Félix da Costa and Maximilian Günther.
The result marked a landmark moment for Citroën, with Cassidy’s controlled and intelligent drive delivering a historic first win for the team.
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