Jean-Eric Vergne, the Formula E driver for DS Penske, has been fined €3,000 (£2,564) due to his public criticism of a penalty imposed on his team during the previous Formula E round in the USA. This penalty follows a recent trend of similar sanctions being issued for public comments in motorsport. Guenther Steiner, the team
MoreFormula E driver Jean-Eric Vergne has expressed his discontent regarding a penalty imposed on his team, DS Penske, by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). The FIA penalised the team for the installation of a scanning system, which has sparked controversy within the racing community. At the start of the pit lane, DS Penske had
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There was drama in Formula E on Saturday at the inaugural Portland E-Prix, as one team were caught using RFID scanners in the pit-lane, something which is illegal. DS Penske were fined €25,000, whilst drivers Stoffel Vandoorne and Jean-Eric Vergne were forced to start from the pit-lane. The FIA made the announcement during the opening
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Jean-Eric Vergne has urged Pierre Gasly to cut ties with Red Bull and join Alpine. It has been widely expected that Gasly will remain at AlphaTauri next season with Helmut Marko suggesting there’s no early exit clause in his contract with Red Bull. However, recent reports have suggested that Alpine are looking to sign him
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Former Formula E champion, Jean-Eric Vergne, is a fan of Pierre Gasly’s AlphaTauri performances since his return to Faenza, and believes that he has earned a move to a better team. Gasly raced with the Red Bull junior side under their Toro Rosso guise at the end of 2017 and throughout 2018, and his performances
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Jean-Eric Vergne, Daniel Ricciardo’s former team-mate, says he doesn’t know what has happened to the Aussie. Ricciardo has struggled enormously since joining McLaren at the start of the 2021 campaign, rarely able to get anywhere near team-mate Lando Norris. He’s been so disappointing in fact that the British team have elected to end his contract
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At 24-years-old, Max Verstappen has already cemented his place as one of the greatest talents Formula 1 has ever seen, but eight years on from his debut session, is it safe to say we will never see another driver like him? The 2021 World Champion will undoubtedly go down as one of the sport’s greats when he
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Jean-Eric Vergne has sensationally claimed that Max Verstappen wouldn’t be “unbeatable” in Formula E, as the French Formula E driver believes he’s “the best”. Vergne has raced in Formula E since the all-electric series began; the Frenchman joined the series as a result of leaving Toro Rosso at the end of 2014. The DS TECHEETAH
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Kevin Magnussen, who lost his seat at the Haas F1 Team following the American racing outfit’s decision to sign Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin for 2021, is reportedly set to join Peugeot’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) driver squad. Follow us on Google News to never miss an F1 story again French motorsport magazine Auto Hebdo
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