Formula E talking points: Title race hotting up between Stoffel Vandoorne and Edoardo Mortara as series heads to Jakarta

Vergne vies for elusive first victory DS TECHEETAH’s Jean Eric-Vergne is the only driver to win multiple Formula E titles and the 32-year-old veteran has been tipped for further success in 2022. Ad/> Vergne has been the Championship’s most consistent performer in Season 8, with the Frenchman the only driver to have scored in every round thus far. He currently sits third in the Drivers’ standings and sixteen points behind Championship-leading Vandoorne.

/> Berlin ePrixMortara takes Berlin E-Prix spoils to reinvigorate championship push16/05/2022 AT 00:05 However, Vergne has expressed frustration that DS have been unable to get over the line to secure both his and the team’s first victory of Season 8. “I am going to urge my team to do better if we want to fight for wins because every time there is someone stronger than us. It is not good enough,” he said after the Rome E-Prix in April.

No Formula E driver has ever won the Championship without winning a race and so, if history is anything to go by, Vergne will know the value of securing that elusive first win sooner rather than later. Mercedes’ winning mentality prevails Mercedes-EQ are comfortably ahead in the Teams’ standings thanks to a deadly combination of Vandoorne’s consistency and a recent bounce-back by teammate Nyck De Vries. De Vries stormed to victory in Round 8 in Berlin which enabled the Dutchman to fly up to sixth place in the Drivers’ Championship.