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Wehrlein wins FORMULA E "RaceAtHomeChallenge" in Hong Kong for the second time in a row

Wehrlein (Mahindra) won and took the overall lead despite colliding with almost all the race cars in the first corner of the first lap. Maximilian Gunther (BMW) was not so lucky, as he did not break through among the points winners after the accident in the first corner. Edoardo Mortara (Venturi), the winner of the rainy qualifiers, finished the race in 5th place due to his own mistake.

It's right after the start Mortara turned right to prevent Wehrleinto overtake him. They lined up behind him until the first bend fabric Vandoorne (Mercedes), Gunther (BMW), Turvey (NIO) in Nyck de Vries (Mercedes). And right de Vries he braked too late and hit Turkey, which relied on Gunther, who then hit Vandoorne in Wehrlein. Wehrlein it turned sideways, thus closing the way to the other racers and causing a massive crash in the first corner. Wehrlein he was still able to continue from 4th place after the accident.

After the complication in the first turn, they are Wehrlein in Vandoorne quickly advanced to 2nd and 3rd place. Behind the leader Mortaro they were 3 seconds behind when he made a mistake in the first chicane, crawled the wall and fell to 5th place.

Collision in the first round of the first bend Hong Kong GP. Photo: FormulaE

It is Wehrlein allowed him to escape and win before Vandoorne, who finished the race in second place. James Calado (Jaguar) finished the race on the third podium. De Vries was fourth, ahead of the race winner, Mortaro. They lined up to tenth place Antonio Felix daCosta (DS Techteeah), Robin Frijns (Virgin), Turvey, Sebastien Buemi (Nissan) in Oliver Rowland (Nissan).

The winner pascal wehrlein crosses the finish line without a typical checkered flag. Photo: FormulaE

Gunther after an accident in the first corner, was given a penalty for speeding. He then continued the race in 12th place, Desiring to progress quickly, he made a mistake and hit a wall and fell to 19th place. He then ran out of laps as he dropped out of the race after the 10th lap due to the rules. With that, he also lost the overall lead "RaceAtHomeChallenge".

In the series FE Challenge he won for the first time Lucas Muller before Joshua Rogers. He is still the leader kevin siggy.

In the virtual cockpit before the race. Photo: Formula E

In the overall standings he leads now pascal wehrlein (70 points). It's another Maximilian Gunther (65 points), before Stoffel Vandoorn (58 points). He remains in the fight for first place Robin Frijns, which is 24 points behind the leader. The next virtual race RaceAtHomeChallenge will be next Saturday at 16.30 pm, on all social channels FORMULA E.

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