Mercedes-EQ and Venturi cleared to compete in this evening’s race
Diriyah, Saudi Arabia
Diriyah E-Prix 2 – After having to sit out qualifying, the Mercedes powered car have been given the go ahead to race from the back of the grid.Following Edoardo Mortara’s crash at the end of FP3, the Swiss driver was being checked out in hospital and so would be missing out on qualifying. However as the session was about to start the news came in that the Stewards as Mortara’s brakes had failed, the rest of the Mercedes powered car could also be unsafe and wouldn’t be allowed take part in qualifying.