Maximilian Gunther claims a maiden victory for Maserati in FormulaE with an impressive drive in the JakartaEPrix. An opportunistic passing attempt from Nick Cassidy hands the points lead back to Pascal Wehrlein. Full report and results:
Gunther had also started Saturday's opening race in Indonesia from pole position, but the German driver showed far superior long-run pace in the second leg of the double-header, outduelling Andretti'sAt the start of the race, Gunther held the lead from pole position into Turn 1, with Dennis also staying in second position despite Jaguar'sGunther was the first of the frontrunners to activate the Attack Mode on lap 4, dropping to third behind Dennis and Evans after rejoining the track.
With Dennis getting stuck behind the slower Jaguar of Evans, Gunther immediately upped his pace, setting personal best times in sectors 1 and 2. On lap 19, Dennis tried to go around the outside of Gunther into Turn 1, a departure from the usual tactic of diving towards the inside into the right-hander.
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