Formula E: "That felt like a long time coming," claims Evans after his faultless drive in Berlin

Having taken his 14th Formula E victory at Saturday's Berlin E-Prix, Jaguar driver Mitch Evans claims that his triumph "felt like a long time coming" after a difficult period.

Mitch Evans started from pole position, having been the class of the field in wet conditions during qualifying. The Kiwi controlled the race from the start and expertly built up a gap on a damp track of more than five seconds before a late Safety Car period wiped out his advantage, with one Attack Mode deployment still remaining.

When the racing resumed with nine laps to run as rain returned to the Tempelhof Airport Circuit, Evans held off late pressure from Wehrlein to take an impressive victory and his second in Berlin for Jaguar TCS Racing.

The result means Evans now equals Sébastien Buemi as the driver with the most wins since Formula E began – 14 in total – and takes Jaguar TCS Racing’s fiftieth podium since the team joined the championship in 2016.

Team‑mate Nick Cassidy drove outstandingly to recover from the back row of the grid and a 10‑second ‘Stop and Go’ penalty to finish in the top five. After the penalties, which were incurred as a result of changing his Jaguar’s inverter at the Jakarta E‑Prix, Cassidy showed strong pace to move up the order into P15 before the Safety Car was brought out on Lap 29.

When the race resumed, the Kiwi made remarkable progress in the closing stages to move up 10 positions in the final nine laps, utilising his two Attack Mode deployments superbly to claim his sixth points‑scoring finish in the last seven races. It is also the first time both Jaguar TCS Racing drivers have finished in the points together since last year’s London E‑Prix.

Evans is now up to 13th in the Drivers’ World Championship following his victory in Germany with Cassidy remaining eighth but just six points from the top five in the standings. Jaguar TCS Racing has moved up to sixth in the Teams’ World Championship and into third in the Manufacturers’ championship.

Reflecting on his victory, Evans said: "That felt like a long time coming! I'm so happy to deliver this result for the whole Jaguar TCS Racing team and it feels good to be back on the top step.

"Starting from pole position showed the speed we had in the Jaguar I‑TYPE 7, and in the race in changeable conditions it was all about staying out of trouble, keeping the pace and delivering on our strategy.

“The late safety car closed things up as I was managing a brake issue, but it was so good to take the win and I am looking forward to coming back tomorrow and fighting for victory once more," concluded Evans.

Speaking of Jaguar's performance at the first race of this weekend's Berlin E-Prix double-header, team boss James Barclay commented: "It has been an incredible day for the Jaguar TCS Racing team. Everyone has worked so hard for this result, and that has really paid off today in Germany.

"For Mitch, he has been overdue a result like this for some time and to earn his second win of the season from pole position, in what was not an easy race, shows his class as a driver. It was a superb performance and richly deserved.

"Nick also deserves massive credit after an incredible drive from the back of the grid, and with a Stop and Go penalty, to fight back and finish in the top five.

"He made excellent progress and had considerable pace, his strategy was expertly executed in the closing stages to capitalise on his two Attack Mode deployments. We have been on the receiving end of some bad luck recently in terms of Safety Car and Full Course Yellow timings hindering our progress, but for Nick they worked in our favour today."