How Evans came, saw and conquered Formula E in Rome

Mitch Evans and Jaguar dominated the Rome E-Prix weekend, winning both races to bring alive a season in which he'd scored just one point from the previous three weekends. Supreme overtaking and strategy proved key in bringing the Kiwi back into title contention on a weekend that he was, his rivals conceded, “in a different league”

Jake Boxall-Legge Apr 11, 2022, 4:40 PM

When the Western Roman Empire fell in 476, its child emperor Romulus Augustulus was deposed – with its former lands across Europe shattered and split between numerous barbarian tribes. Rome, although later commanded by kings, viceroys, and popes across its rich history, has not watched an emperor assume rule over the city in over 1500 years. Until now, it seems.

In deference to his teammate's complete domination of both Rome E-Prix races, Jaguar’s Sam Bird declared Mitch Evans as the new Emperor of Rome. Whether Bird has the authority to formally bestow such an honour upon his teammate is of little relevance, such was Evans’ command of the double-header of races around Rome’s EUR district. EV-eni, vidi, vici.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.