DS Penske Workforce Principal Jay Penske was left feeling “very proud” of the American staff following the Berlin E-Prix double-header, after the weekend began on a disappointing be aware for the aspect.
The aspect had been actually pushed to their limits on the Tempelhof Airport Circuit for rounds seven and eight of the 2022/23 ABB FIA System E World Championship, after Stoffel Vandoorne had a nasty crash within the opening race. Vandoorne certified third for Saturday’s race while Jean-Éric Vergne may solely handle tenth, that means it was the reigning World Champion who was anticipated to combat for a rostrum.
Vandoorne actually had the tempo to take action; nonetheless, he was compelled into the wall on the exit of Flip Three by Dan Ticktum, after the Briton was seemingly unaware that the Belgian driver was on his exterior. The collision with the wall did vital injury to his automotive, that means the mechanics had a tricky job at hand to get the automotive repaired for Sunday. DS Penske did declare some factors on Saturday regardless of Vandoorne’s woes, with Vergne having completed seventh.
Vergne constructed on from his seventh-place end in Saturday’s race to qualify fourth for Sunday’s race, after performing effectively in what was a moist qualifying. Vandoorne then again, may solely handle ninth, together with his goal having been staying out of hassle. That’s precisely what he did through the race to safe eighth, that means he not less than scored some factors in Berlin.
Vergne, although, produced a very good race to complete third, handing the staff some essential World Championship factors. Following his optimistic weekend in Berlin, Vergne remained third within the standings however now solely nineteen factors behind Pascal Wehrlein, while Vandoorne stays effectively down the order in eleventh. Within the Constructors’ Championship, DS Penske remained in fourth however did achieve a degree on the TAG Heuer Porsche System E Workforce, placing them sixty-one factors behind.
Reflecting on the weekend, Penske used the phrase “resilience” to outline his staff’s effort, given how difficult Saturday was.
“Resilience. I believe that’s the phrase for our weekend in Berlin. We had an excellent qualifying on Saturday after which a tricky race. However the staff put all that behind them, refocused and pushed on to an equally good Sunday qualifying the place once more we put each vehicles inside the highest 10. The drivers ran very good races and the technique calls had been spot on.
“JEV fought within the top-5 all race lengthy and ending a really respectable third. Quite a lot of good factors this weekend and the staff leaves third within the drivers championship and 4th within the staff championship. I’m very pleased with the hassle and searching ahead to Monaco with the goal of getting each our drivers on the rostrum.”
