Willow moved from P3 to claim a first IMS victory in the Las Vegas E2 race, giving Mercedes a breakthrough that had taken 14 starts to arrive.
CONNOROCE climbed from P9 to second for VCARB, while Ferrari pole-sitter JPlanteX finished third.
Four divisions, the same three-pointed star
Willow's route to Las Vegas stayed with Mercedes but moved through D1, D2, E2 and E1. Thirteen earlier starts returned one podium and 133 points; the 14th finally put a one in the wins column.
Mercedes had been the constant from a Silverstone debut in Season 2 through appearances in D1, D2, E2 and E1. By Las Vegas, Willow's 14 starts had returned two podiums, one victory and 164 points.
P3 supplies the missing ascent
The divisions changed and the wait lengthened, but the badge never did. Las Vegas rewarded that continuity with the first entry in the only career column that had remained empty.
The garage never changed, but almost everything else did. Willow's first victory is the reward for carrying the same team name through a career that refused to stay in one competitive lane.
