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Cassidy, who finished third in the opening race in Saudi Arabia, took the lead as early as lap five having started third on the grid.

The German started from pole and led the majority of the laps in a largely processional affair at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.

The German found one tenth in the opening sector compared with his Envision rival before increasing the gap to more than three tenths in the second timing zone.

The Kiwi headed the times for nearly half of the 30-minute session on Saturday morning as he gradually lowered his best time down to a 1m13.606s with his final effort.

The 25-year-old Indian is the only rookie on the Formula E grid this season and will partner Maximilian Guenther at the Maserati MSG squad, with his first outing set to come in the Mexico City E-Prix later today. 

Formula 1 has just a handful of drivers still living who competed in the early days of the sport.

Formula 1 has just a handful of drivers left from the early days of the sport, with just two world champions over the age of 80 still alive. The first-ever world championship was recorded in 1950, with Hermano da Silva Ramos, the oldest driver still alive, racing in 1953.  

When a 523-horsepower V6 sounds better than a Ferrari-derived V8, you know you’re onto something.