LONDON, July 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --
FIG The final weekend of the tenth season of the FIA Formula E World Championship (Formula E) came to an end, with Porsche Racing's Pascal Vellein coming out on top of the Drivers' World Championship on Saturday 15 He won the round on Sunday 16 In the round, he was crowned in the face of fierce competition from Jaguar Racing Team Mikey Evans and Nick Cassidy. Jaguar TCS The team eventually won FIG The title of Constructors' World Champion for the tenth season of the FIA Formula E World Championship. FE The dramatic finale of the Formula E Championship in London was the epitome of more than a dozen intense races in Season 10, and Welllein deserved it.
Pascal · Verrhine won the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E Championship Drivers' World Championship
clause 15 wheel race Battle reportAmong the three favourite contenders for the World Championship title was Jaguar's Nick Cassidy, who started from 17th on the grid, and although he missed two attack mode activations, he finished in seventh place to earn crucial points for the Drivers' Championship. However, the other four drivers who still had a chance to win the championship were Jean-Eric Vergne of DS Penske, Oliver Rolland of Nissan and Antonio Felix da Costa of Porsche who failed to score a point in the race.
On the other hand, the Porsche team opted for a more clever tactical design, allowing Werlein to activate his forced attack mode late in the race, allowing him to conserve energy and stay ahead. He managed his car's power effectively, overtaking Jaguar's Evans and Envision's Buemi on lap 22 to rush into the lead. Despite the fierce competition and frantic confrontation at the London docks, Vellein persevered and crossed the finish line first by less than a second. Maserati's Maximilian Günther made his way up from 11th to second, but unfortunately retired due to a technical problem after the second safety car sortie.
Mahindra Racing's Nick De Vries put in an impressive performance, finishing fourth in 14th place, the team's best result of the season. His teammate Motala started from 16th and finished fifth. Nico Müller finished sixth on his final weekend for ABT.
After Saturday's race, the top three were separated by just seven points in the title race, with Porsche's Vellein leading with 180 points, Jaguar's Evans with 177 points and his team-mate Cassidy with 173 points.
In the Constructors' Championship, Jaguar Racing leads Porsche with 314 points with 350 points. In the inaugural Manufacturers' Trophy, Porsche's lead narrowed to just eight points above Jaguar Powertrain, with a score of 433 to 425.
Post-match interview- Pascal Verlein said: "In qualifying, Jaguar was a little bit faster than us, but that didn't affect our confidence. We showed great speed and perfect strategy in the race, and even though the final safety car made the race more difficult, we still managed to win. Today is a great day, but it's only half the battle. We celebrate for a few minutes and then quickly focus on tomorrow's final tiebreaker. "
- Jaguar's Mitch Evans said: "Unfortunately we made mistakes in the details of the race and it cost us the win. We were disappointed because we had the pace to win the race, we just executed badly, but of course the Porsche team and Wehrlein did a great job and we hope to come back tomorrow. "
- Envision's Sebastien Buemi said: "We did a good job in qualifying, so we had a good grid pick in the race and I'm glad we were able to turn it into a podium position in the end. I promised my youngest son that if I could get on the podium I would take him to the podium, so I'm happy to be able to do it. Tomorrow we will give it our all again. "
In the final race of Season 10, the three contenders – Vehrlein, Evans and Cassidy – entered one of the most exciting races in Formula E history with a margin of just seven points, marking the end of the GEN3 era and Season 10.
Nick Cassidy has shown remarkable resilience as he bounced back from Portland's disappointing performance and Saturday's qualifying defeat to take pole position in Sunday morning's final qualifying session. Cassidy took the lead at the start of the race, while his team-mate Evans passed Maserati's Maximilian Günther at Turn 1 to move up to second place, with Jaguar racing in first and second.
After that, the safety car allowed Willein to overtake Gunther, and all three title contenders have since finished in the top three. The Jaguar team looked ready to dominate the race and put their two drivers up for the title. However, the desire for the title brought tension between the two teammates to the surface as Cassidy activated the attack mode, and the battle for position was inevitable, and Verlein made good use of their contention.
Nissan's Oliver Rowland started ninth on the grid, overtaking Cassidy for third place on lap 29, and a collision with Guntel and Cassidy caused Cassidy to get a flat tire and make his contention for the Drivers' Championship out of the question.
When the safety car came out again, the title race was left to Wehrlein and Evans. With less than eight laps left in the race, they all need to activate their remaining attack mode boosts. After a mistake in activating the attack mode, Evans relinquished first place to Roland, and he himself managed to reactivate his attack mode on lap 34, but Verlein also relied on the speed he had accumulated from the more effective activation of the attack mode on the previous lap to overtake the provisional second. In the end, Vellein managed to hold the lead to the finish line and win the Drivers' Championship, while Evans finished the season as runner-up overall.
Roland comfortably won the final race of the 10th season, with 18 points in Vellein finishing second and eventually winning his first Drivers' World Championship with seven points ahead of Evans in the Drivers' Year-End Standings, with Cassidy third in the standings. Despite the setbacks in the Drivers' Championship race, Jaguar Racing won the Constructors' World Championship, their first constructors' title in a world-renowned motorsport event since 1991.
In the fierce competition for the first Manufacturers' Championship, Jaguar Powertrain narrowly defeated Porsche Powertrain by four points.
After the game interview-
Pascal Verlein, winner of the Drivers' Championship, said: "I don't know where to start, it was a tough race and I knew I had to attack and run in front of Jaguar. I think Mitch defended hard, but I still kept trying to overtake and I don't know what happened in the end that caused him to activate the attack mode and miss, whether it was because the safety car was too close to the attack mode or because he missed it. Anyway, I think we did everything we could this weekend, to be super focused, focused on the two most crucial days yesterday and today, to push our own limits on this track in London, because it's never been a track that was kind to our cars. I think we did it in the end and showed great speed. I'm happy for myself, of course, but I'm even happier for the team. "
"I'm feeling good right now, it's definitely not what I expected. Anything is possible when you're on the track, and I've always believed that, and for the last couple of weeks, before the start and end of each day, I said to myself that I could do it. Even in the last few races, I wasn't that strong and struggled a bit with the feeling of the car. I try to tell myself that it's okay if I can overcome and improve, and I'm very proud of everyone on the team. "
- Nissan's Oliver Rowland said: "Today's result was fantastic, we never thought we would win at the ninth grid, but it was a crazy race. When I found my rhythm early in the race and moved up to fourth, I just thought I wasn't going to get involved in a couple of them in the Drivers' Championship battle, so I waited and hoped something dramatic might happen, and it did, so I won the race as a matter of course. "
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Mikey Evans of Jaguar Racing, who finished second in the drivers' standings at the end of the year, said: "I want to be happy for the team to win the championship, but I think we didn't do well in terms of strategy this weekend and were a little bit surprised by some of the penalties that were made against me today. I think there's a lot to discuss after that. "
"It felt like it was within reach, it was really close to it, but I couldn't catch it. I even felt like my own team was working against me at one point, so it wasn't good. "
Jaguar TCS Racing wins the Constructors' World Championship for Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
London weekend sports stars experience the allure of electric racingFormer Chelsea professional football legend Didier Drogba was joined by a host of sports stars including former United Kingdom boxers David Haye, Richard Whitehead, Tommy Fury and Viddal Riley for an exciting racing weekend in the final game of the season.
Hollywood stars celebrate Formula One.Australia actor Liam Hemsworth, best known for his role in the Hunger Games film series, and Harry Potter star Tom Felton, United Kingdom rapper and singer Headie One, visited the Maserati garage and experienced Maserati's "electric ring".
Former England footballer Bobby Zamora was also in attendance, cheering on the team in the Formula E VIP reception area alongside international actors Alice Agneson and Herman Tommeraas, as well as TV personality Josh Denzel.
United Kingdom racing drivers Jamie Chadwick and Abbi Pulling, who competed together in the W Series, also celebrated the season final. For the first time, Purin drove a GEN3 Formula E car on a Formula E track at speeds of over 150 km/h.
Sunday's race kicked off with United Kingdom singer-songwriter Craig David, who performed his TS5 performance at the Allianz Fan Village and put on a great show on the track before the lights went out.
Looking forward to Season ElevenFollowing the announcement of the tentative calendar for the eleventh season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which will also see the world's leading GEN3 EVO make its debut in front of hundreds of millions of fans around the world, the eleventh season will also be the first in its history to complete 17 races across several continents and at 11 iconic venues. On May 31 and June 1, 2025, Formula E will return to Shanghai, so let's look forward to the start of the new season.
The 2025 Formula E Shanghai is exciting