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Pascal Wehrlein finished second ahead of Vergne in third place, with Günther and Mortara completing the Top 5! For Jaguar, on the other hand, it was underwhelming. Evans and Felix da Costa only finished 14th and 15th respectively!
Taylor Barnard wins the 1st free practice session in Berlin! No-one else came close to his 0:57.470. There were also no other major shifts in the final minutes.
The first free practice session is over! The final laps still count.
Jean-Eric Vergne improves significantly once again. He moves up to third place! Meanwhile, his team-mate comes out wide in the final combination of corners and very briefly brings out the yellow flag.
There are still three minutes to go! Barnard is currently leading ahead of Wehrlein and Günther.
Taylor Barnard takes 1st place! A few years ago he scored his first points here in Berlin and now he leads the field in the 1st free practice session. The best time is a 0:57.470! But after that it's really close with Di Grassi. Barnard is slow in the centre of the track and the Brazilian is almost unable to avoid him on his fast lap! The incident is now also being investigated.
Most of the drivers are currently in the pit lane. Like his team-mate, Marti is now also being investigated for speeding in the pit lane.
Maximilian Günther dares to attack the front runners, but is narrowly beaten in the end. The DS Penske driver is half a tenth slower than Wehrlein. A German double lead at the moment!
Pascal Wehrlein reclaims the lap record with a 0:57.631! Earlier, he was still very unhappy with his car's brakes. After some quick work on the car, this could probably be rectified.
A little more than ten minutes are still to go. The top five are currently occupied by De Vries, Dennis, Eriksson, Cassidy and Vergne!
Nyck de Vries now not only sets the fastest time but also breaks Wehrlein's lap record from the previous year! The best time is now 0:57.709.
Joel Eriksson now slots in between Marti and Dennis. The Swede from Envision is just under half a tenth slower than Dennis.
Pepe Marti obviously feels at home in Berlin. He is chasing Dennis in second place and has just set the fastest first sector. It must be the Spanish temperatures! Meanwhile, Günther receives a warning for blocking and Ticktum is cautioned for speeding in the pit lane.
In the meantime, Dennis has taken the lead again in the Andretti! His lap time is very close to the fastest time from the previous year. He manages a 0:57.847!
Envision and DS Penske have problems with the recharging technology. Barnard and Eriksson are allowed to use the Formula E reserve recharger. The other teams and drivers are already busy practising the pit boost!
Dan Ticktum beats Mortara for now! The fastest lap time is his 0:58.799. Zane Maloney and Sebastien Buemi are the only ones who have not yet set any fast laps.
Last year's fastest lap in Berlin was a 0:57.756! The drivers are currently still around a second slower than the benchmark set by Wehrlein.
Jake Dennis breaks the one-minute barrier and sets a 0:58.975! But shortly afterwards, that time is broken again. Once again, it is Edoardo Mortara who takes the lead. He manages a 0:58.847!
The first lap times are trickling in. The fastest so far is Edoardo Mortara with a 1:05.746! But the best time won't last long.
Apart from Porsche, all the drivers have taken to the track. Nico Müller and Pascal Wehrlein will be driving in special livery this weekend. Porsche brings the "Sau", an iconic pink livery to the car. Now Porsche is going out too!
GREEN FLAG! The 1st free practice session in Berlin is open!
Before the weekend, there were already two bombshells in Formula E. Mitch Evans will leave Jaguar TCS Racing at the end of the season and Lucas di Grassi will end his career after the season finale in London.
Welcome to the live ticker! We're reporting directly from the German capital, Berlin. In less than ten minutes, Formula E's first free practice session will begin on this sunny weekend.
