The Jaguar TCS driver qualified third and then was stuck behind Nico Mueller (pictured above) for much of the first half of the race as the Porsche driver defended resolutely to benefit his teammate Pascal Wehrlein in the lead. Pit Boost and Attack Mode strategy ought to have given him a real shot at challenging Wehrlein but the timing of a full course yellow swung the advantage back to the German’s favor.

“I’ve always said, no one remembers second place,” said Jake Dennis after climbing out of his car following the first race of the London E-Prix having finished in that position. Even so, the Andretti driver felt like he’d achieved all he could.

Formula E’s drivers’ championship may be already wrapped up, but there’s still plenty to play for this weekend in London, with both the teams’ and manufacturers’ titles on the line.

London could return to the Formula E calendar in 2017/18 if a plan for a race on the streets of the English capital is successful.This season's Battersea Park title decider is set to be FE's last race at the venue and there is no immediately viable replacement for a race...