Nyck de Vries picked up where he left off last season, the reigning Formula E champion leading a Mercedes 1-2 in the opening round in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. De Vries took advantage of a mid-race mistake by teammate Stoffel Vandoorne to leapfrog the Belgian and hold the lead until the chequered flag, with Andretti's Jake Dennis finishing third. Starting from pole, Vandoorne held his own at the front of the pack thanks to a clean start while de Vries gained the upper hand over Dennis to slot into second. Behind the leading trio, drivers jockeyed for position with Porsche's André Lotterer running fourth ahead of Jaguar's Sam Bird and Venturi's Lucas di Grassi. Six laps into the race, de...
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