System E world champion Jake Dennis says he and his workforce deserved his drivers’ title after the season that they’ve had in 2023.
The Andretti driver clinched the championship within the all-electric sequence with a race to spare in in the present day’s first race in London, ending second after Nick Cassidy retired following contact together with his workforce mate Sebastien Buemi.
Mitch Evans, who was third within the standings, gained the chaotic race however Dennis’ factors benefit meant he was mathematically unbeatable and thus was world champion.
“I’m misplaced for phrases, truthfully,” Dennis stated after the race.
“It means a lot to me, the boys – standing on the market, that had all the things thrown at us. Actually, it felt like everybody was racing in opposition to us. However Jesus Christ, we’ve simply develop into world champion. I’m so, so completely happy for myself, the workforce and everybody. We deserved it a lot.”
Dennis has taken two race wins and two pole positions on this 12 months’s championship however has additionally been on the rostrum in 10 out of the 15 rounds held – a document for a single season in System E. He credited his workforce for giving him the automotive to persistently run on the entrance all through the season.
“I solely joined this championship three years in the past and we nearly gained it in our rookie 12 months, however now to come back again and correctly have the 12 months that we’ve had, break all of the podium information and to develop into world champion, is simply mind-blowing,” he stated.
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“I actually didn’t suppose it coming into this 12 months. Full, full credit score to my boys – I really like them a lot, they’ve given me an absolute rocket ship all 12 months and that is the least I may do for them.”
Crew proprietor Michael Andretti, who travelled to London to help Dennis all through the championship finale, stated it had been a nerve-wracking race to look at within the storage with a number of incidents, Security Automobile durations and even two pink flag stoppages.
“It was insane,” Andretti stated. “I feel that simply principally explains what System E is all about. You simply by no means know all the best way till the final lap. Even these final two laps, we had been simply holding our breath, it was simply loopy.
“I simply can’t thank the workforce [enough for] hanging in there all these years to lastly rise up on the highest of the rostrum for a championship.
“I wish to thank Porsche, their energy prepare was incredible. We’ve been aggressive all 12 months with it. Thanks additionally to our sponsor Avalanche and everyone else. However all of the crew, I imply, they labored their butts off they usually actually deserve this win.”
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