Mortara says FE title chance is lost after London no-score

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Mortara believes his FormulaE title chances are lost after finishing down in 18th place in today's London E-Prix.

into Turn 2, which forced Mortara to make contact with Bird twice to end the Jaguar driver's race.VenturiMortara reckons that Vergne tried to"straightline" the chicane, which caused the incident at the start, although the Swiss says he shouldn't have been in that position to begin with after qualifying ninth with a lap of grip and confidence.

"I think that today we lost it. So mathematically, there is still a chance but believe that the gap now is starting to be too big to think about championships," he told Motorsport.com "Then today, it was another like Formula E stupid contact with streaming, you know, trying to make a corner with JEV. Mortara was handed a penalty when in the pits for repairs, as his car's ready-to-move status light was on while the mechanics were replacing the nose on his car.He added that he was not particularly hopeful of his fortunes in Sunday's race, given his struggles so far.

 

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