Saudi Crown Prince sees Diriyah create history

Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman attended to the finale of the Ad Diriyah E-Prix title race on the edges of Riyadh on Saturday, reported Saudi Gazette.

He was joined by Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheik Muhammad Bin Zayed and Bahraini Crown Prince Salman Bin Hamad. Crown Prince Muhammad Bin Salman mingled with the group and postured for selfies with huge numbers of the participants. 

Portuguese Antonio Felix da Costa held off a late charge from defending world champion Jean-Eric Vergne to win the opening race of the Formula E season.

محمد بن زايد ومحمد بن سلمان ورؤساء وفود عدد من الدول الشقيقة والصديقة يشهدون ختام منافسات الفورمولا ـ إي الدرعية 2018 في الرياض. pic.twitter.com/QQEjQSBQGm

— محمد بن زايد (@MohamedBinZayed) December 15, 2018

DS Techeetah's Vergne grabbed the lead at the midway phase of the Ad Diriyah E-Prix however a drive-through punishment implied he completed second behind BMW Andretti's Da Costa, with Jerome D'Ambrosio finishing the platform for Mahindra Racing. 

The city-based single-seater arrangement started its 5th season with a first-historically speaking race in Saudi Arabia, which likewise observed the presentation of the Gen2 vehicle that can hit a best speed of 280 kph and will have adequate battery capacity to last a whole race. Already, drivers have needed to stop and change vehicles. 

“It’s amazing, it’s been tough, it’s been long months of work and I am really happy with that,” the 27-year-old winner said.

After some exciting overwhelming, Brazilian previous Formula One driver Felipe Massa got back home fourteenth in his first ePrix with Venturi. Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne, who said goodbye to McLaren F1 for a seat at HWA Racelab, completed in seventeenth place.