Monaco promises dramatic E-Prix as championship leader Jean-Eric Vergne seeks home comforts

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns this weekend to one of motorsport’s most iconic circuits in the streets of Monte Carlo for the 2022 Monaco E-Prix. DS TECHEETAH’s French driver Jean-Eric Vergne is currently top of the Drivers’ Championship as he heads into his home race at the Circuit de Monaco on Saturday, while Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans is the man in form after securing back-to-back wins in Rome last time out.

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Consistent Vergne looking to make mark in home race Vergne is the only driver in Formula E history to have won multiple titles and is on course to extend his claim as one of the series’ most successful drivers, currently leading the 2021-2022 Drivers’ Championship on 60 points. Vergne’s consistency has been imperative to his to climb to the top of the standings, but the 31-year-old is yet to win a race this season and expressed frustration after Rome that his DS team have lagged behind the likes of Jaguar and Mercedes.

He said, “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, so we need to work hard in Monaco to be the best.” Vergne was in fact victorious at the 2019 Monaco E-Prix but narrowly missed out on a podium at his home race last season, finishing fourth, and with the stakes as high as ever all eyes will be on the Frenchman in front of a 37,000 capacity home support.