Circuit de Monaco, Saturday 6 May

Hear from NEOM McLaren Formula E Team drivers René Rast and Jake Hughes, and Team Principal Ian James after the Monaco E-Prix.

Free Practice 1	18th (1m32.252s)
Free Practice 2	15th (1m32.252s)
Qualifying	1st (1:28.942)
Race	5th

"Overall, it’s a strong result for the team, finishing P5 to get the points in Monaco. You’ll always be disappointed if you qualify on Pole and then can’t finish it off in the race with a podium, but we’ve secured three valuable points from today’s qualifying session too. The racing we are seeing at the moment is competitive and aggressive so surviving the race alone is a positive. We now move on to Jakarta where we’ll be looking to be as strong as we have been this weekend in Monaco."

Free Practice 1	6th (1m30.681s)
Free Practice 2	18th (1m30.626s)
Qualifying	14th (1:30.613)
Race	17th

"It wasn’t my day today. I missed pace in qualifying resulting in my starting position being in the mid field which was disappointing. I tried to save a lot of energy at the start of the race but with everything going on around me it made things difficult. Before the race, we were confident to get a top 10 finish, but we were unfortunate with how things turned out on track today. As a team we will work hard and turn our focus onto the double header in Jakarta."

"Monaco is always a very special place to race and the Pole Position Jake achieved is a real milestone for the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team. It was also great to see three Nissan-powered cars at the front of the grid. The only negative was not getting things right for René in his qualifying group.

"Naturally, from their respective starting positions, Jake and René were following different strategies. The nature of the GEN3 racing is such that there is significant risk at all times and both drivers were involved in contact with other cars which affected their respective races. For René this meant a trip through the pit-lane for a new nose, effectively ending his chance of fighting for points. For Jake, a solid P5 has earned some good points, to add to those he collected for his Pole.

"However, we can also see that there is still performance to be found in the overall package and we'll continue to push for improvements throughout the remainder of this season. Next stop Jakarta."

Standings after Round 9

NEOM McLaren Formula E Team	6th (85 points)
Jake Hughes	9th (45 points)
René Rast	10th (40 points)