A crash involving 6 cars red flagged the Formula E Rome E-Prix Saturday.
It started on lap 9 when Sam Bird lost the rear of his Jaguar between Turns 6 and 7. Sébastien Buemi clipped back end of the Jaguar on his way through narrowly missed a square-on impact, though Buemi still suffered severe and race-ending damage to his car.
Edoardo Mortara then flew into the side of Bird’s I-TYPE 6 as it sat in the middle of the circuit while several other drivers picked their way through and escaped with minor damage including championship contender Pascal Wehrlein.
Fourteen cars made the restart, with Sacha Fenestraz leading the pack away with Evans in tow. Evans would later take the lead and win the first of two races for the series this weekend.
“A very bad accident, nightmare scenario really, the fastest part of the circuit on a blind corner,” Jaguar team boss James Barclay said after the incident.
“Most importantly the car has been strong, it’s done its job and has protected the drivers.”
Turn 6 is also the site of the multi-car pile-up in 2021 that involved Stoffel Vandoorne spearing into the path of his then Mercedes team-mate Nyck de Vries, having had to swerve out of the path of a slow-moving Lucas di Grassi.
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