How Wehrlein earned redemption as Porsche ended its Formula E wait

It took Porsche 29 races to finally break its duck in Formula E, but the German powerhouse righted that statistic in fine style last weekend. Pascal Wehrlein ended his own personal drought by leading team-mate Andre Lotterer in a 1-2, as Porsche at last served notice of its championship-challenging credentials in the all-electric series

Jake Boxall-Legge Feb 14, 2022, 3:23 PM

Upd: Feb 14, 2022, 3:49 PM

Picture this: it’s the start of the Mexico City E-Prix's 12th lap. Andre Lotterer has just been mobbed by the two DS Techeetah cars, with Jean-Eric Vergne in position to pick polesitter Pascal Wehrlein’s pocket on the next lap. Edoardo Mortara, having already cleared Wehrlein, is a few seconds up the road. Once more, it seems like another missed opportunity for Porsche to claim its long-awaited first Formula E victory, despite its latent pace around the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez.

But, just over 28 laps later, Wehrlein leads Lotterer across the line for a Porsche 1-2, nine seconds up the road from Vergne. Classic Formula E, really.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.