OPINION: On the surface at least, positivity remains at DS Penske and with its drivers Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne ahead of the upcoming Formula E season. It's in stark contrast to the end of the last campaign, when morale was low, and serious questions were being asked
Two months is a long time in motorsport, especially when that period spans across seasons, with the results of the previous campaign consigned to the past as new optimism builds for the year ahead. There was certainly plenty of positivity, smiles and even laughs amongst drivers Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne during DS Penske’s press roundtable at the end of last month.
Arguably it was the rallying call of a driver who knew any hope of the championship was slipping away, and so it proved, with only one further points finish in the final six races leaving him fifth in the drivers’ standings. It was even worse for team-mate Vandoorne, the reigning champion failing to reach the podium across all 16 races and finishing outside the top 10 in the standings.
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