Pepe Martí Walks Away From Airborne São Paulo Crash, Hit With Mexico Grid Drop

Stewards assessed him at fault for a late full‑course‑yellow collision triggered after Mitch Evans’ incident.

Overview

Under full‑course yellow, Martí misjudged slowing traffic and launched over Antonio Félix da Costa’s Jaguar and Nico Müller’s Porsche, barrel‑rolling to a halt as the race was red‑flagged.
He climbed out unaided, reported he was fine, and said he was more hurt mentally after losing a strong debut result.
FIA stewards issued four penalty points on his licence and a back‑of‑grid start for the Mexico City E‑Prix.
Martí later explained he misread the full‑course‑yellow procedure compared with F2/F3 habits, accepting responsibility rather than attributing it to rookie status.
He noted marshals struggled to reach the scene as the front of his car burned, retrieved a fire extinguisher himself, and lamented a lost points run for Cupra Kiro on a day when both team cars retired.