June 14, 2021

Formula E 2021: first victory in Rome

Formula E 2021: first victory in Rome

DS TECHEETAH won in Rome for the first time of the season thanks to an amazing performance by Jean-Éric Vergne behind the wheel of the new DS E-TENSE FE21.

DS Automobiles won a first victory during Rome racing week-end. On the first round, Jean-Éric Vergne offers the first win of the season to DS TECHEETAH behind the wheel of the new DS E-TENSE FE21. Despite the difficult conditions of the second race, António Félix da Costa scored important points for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

Round 3, Saturday 10 April.

CIRCUITO CITTADINO DELL'EUR, ITALY - APRIL 10: Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA), DS Techeetah, 1st position, raises his trophy on the podium during the Rome ePrix I at Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR on Saturday April 10, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Alastair Staley / LAT Images)

There couldn’t have been a better debut for the new DS E-TENSE FE21, as Jean-Éric Vergne took it to the highest step of the podium in its first-ever race in Rome, for the third round of the championship. The race started behind the safety car as the rain re-appeared, but Vergne mastered the events, always staying in the top 5 and wisely using his ATTACK MODES to exchange positions with the leading cars in a masterful way. This first victory of the year for the Frenchman also allows him to open his championship scoring. António Félix Da Costa did an excellent recovery, climbing positions through the field up to P10, but after using his FANBOOST for a beautiful overtake, he suffered a puncture and was forced to pit for the remainder of the race.

Round 4, Sunday 11 April.

CIRCUITO CITTADINO DELL'EUR, ITALY - APRIL 11: Antonio Felix da Costa (PRT), DS Techeetah, DS E-Tense FE21, leads Alex Lynn (GBR), Mahindra Racing, M7Electro during the Rome ePrix II at Circuito Cittadino dell'EUR on Sunday April 11, 2021 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Andrew Ferraro / LAT Images)

DS TECHEETAH team had a less prolific Sunday for the second race in Rome. It is mostly the full wet conditions that disturbed the DS Automobiles drivers during the qualifying session. With Da Costa at P15 on the grid and P20 for Jean-Éric Vergne, our drivers had to strove to climbed positions. After recovering eight places, António Félix Da Costa crossed the line in seventh and scored his firts points with the new DS E-TENSE FE21. Starting from the bottom of the grid, Jean-Éric Vergne did a lot of overruns to finished 11th, narrowly missing the points.

With a winning DS E-TENSE FE21 for its first ever race week-end in Rome, our drivers scored important points in an ABB FIA Formula E World Championship closer than ever after the fourth round of the season. DS TECHEETAH stands at third places of the provisional teams ranking and is aiming for new titles at the end of the season.