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Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team sees 1-2 win at Diriyah E-Prix

The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team, supported by NEOM, celebrated a successful weekend at the Diriyah E-Prix in the opening rounds of the new ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season in Saudi Arabia.

The team secured an 1-2 win in Round 1, with driver Nyck De Vries claiming his second ever victory for the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team in Diriyah, followed closely by teammate Stoffel Vandoorne as runner up. Both cars finished in the points in Round 2, as Stoffel Vandoorne claimed P7 after starting twelfth on the grid, and Nyck De Vries dropped down to P10 from pole position following contact with Jean-Eric Vergne (DS Techeetah).

The Mercedes-EQ FE team at the Diriyah EPrix

The Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team leave Diriyah with a total of 57 points after the double header, currently sitting in second position in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship standings ahead of Round 3 in Mexico in two weeks’ time.

Ahead of the Diriyah E-Prix, key personnel from the Mercedes-EQ Formula E Team attended a workshop for the NEOM GrOW (Graduate Opportunities in Work) program in Riyadh. The GrOW program is an initiative designed to offer Saudi graduates the opportunity to work alongside some of the world’s brightest minds at NEOM and play a part in shaping the future of the Kingdom.

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