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Vergne Masters The Sands Of Time
Autosport
|March 22,2018
He was far from the finished Formula E article when he joined the series in 2014, but the Techeetah star drove a defensive masterclass in Uruguay.
THE TRANSFORMATION WAS seriously impressive. Three years and three months ago, Jean-Eric Vergne blazed onto the Formula E scene straight after losing his Toro Rosso Formula 1 drive and qualified on pole in Punta del Este.
On that day at the Uruguayan coastal circuit, his inexperience and rapid attacking took their toll – his energy consumption was much higher than eventual winner Sebastien Buemi even before a suspension issue forced him out.
What a difference 39 months makes. On FE’s third visit to Punta del Este – forced upon it after the scheduled Sao Paulo race was cancelled – Vergne delivered a performance that was almost completely the reverse of his debut appearance.
Stalked for the entire race by a fired-up Lucas di Grassi, Vergne was under severe pressure. For lap after lap the gap ebbed and flowed between the pair, and for most of the 37 tours resolutely remained around 0.5 seconds. Di Grassi would close in through the high-speed chicanes that marked the track’s return leg, and look to attack heading into the final right-left and then long double-turn final hairpin. But here was where Techeetah Renault star Vergne seemed to have the edge, streaking clear each time around and not allowing his Audi rival a look in the next big stop at Turn 1.
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