NATO first on the line... but Wehrlein wins in Miami in the total imbroglio

• Have we experienced such a strange arrival in Formula E It took several minutes after the finish of the Miami E-Prix to find out the final standings for the Florida round! The reason? After a red flag and a restart of the race – a standing start – for only five laps, many drivers had to activate their Attack Mode urgently at the end of the race. Unfortunately, five of them were unable to use up all their Attack Mode before the finish, which is an infraction punishable by a ten-second penalty according to Formula E regulations.
• Thus, Norman Nato (Nissan), first driver under the checkered flag after having overtaken Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) on the line, was penalized afterward and fell back to 6th place, handing victory to the German. In the confusion, the reigning world champion took his first victory of the season and relaunched his championship. The Frenchman will nevertheless be able to console himself with his first eleven points of the season in Formula E.

WHAT. A. FINISH!! 🫨

While it is Nato who crosses the finish line first, Wehrlein takes victory after post-race penalties! #MiamiEPrix pic.twitter.com/6Egcxucerv

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• Another victim of this regulation and this rather strange end to the race: Robin Frijns (Envision), who thought he had his first podium of the season and who, with the 10-second penalty, was demoted to 8th place. Oliver Rowland (Nissan) and Sam Bird (McLaren) were also penalized, allowing Lucas Di Grassi (Lola Yamaha) and Antonio Félix da Costa (Porsche) to climb onto the podium. The Brazilian returns to the podium, two years after the last one obtained in Mexico, in 2023. For the Portuguese, however, despite the good accounting operation in the championship, the feeling is bittersweet since before the red flag, the Porsche driver was in the lead and well on his way to winning in Florida.
• This Miami E-Prix was marked by a major accident and a red flag five laps from the finish. While trying to pass on the outside, at the chicane, to overtake Sébastien Buemi and Maximilian Günther, Jake Hughes was clipped and went into the wall. In a cascade, the German driver hit the Briton's Maserati. Trapped just behind, Mitch Evans rammed his Jaguar into Maximilian Günther's DS Penske, blocking the passage through the chicane.

🔴RED FLAG🔴

Hughes hits the wall at the chicane, Günther has nowhere to go and Evans is caught up in the incident as well.#MiamiEPrix pic.twitter.com/WPAx8MeS3W

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• In the championship, even though he finished outside the points in Miami, Oliver Rowland remains in the lead with 68 points, ahead of Antonio Félix da Costa (54 points) and Pascal Wehrlein (51 points). In the Teams' standings, Porsche dominates by a wide margin with 105 points, ahead of Nissan (79 points).

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