Stoffel Vandoorne denounces "unacceptable conditions" at the Jakarta E-Prix

A taste of Dakar before its time. The 400kW of the Gene 3 Here allow them to go from 0 to 100 in 1,86 seconds. However, it was not burnouts that obstructed the view at the start of theJakarta E-Prix (Indonesia), twelfth round of the championship Formula E. The dust on the track made the peloton disappear, and caused several casualties during the race.

The 32nd of 38 laps was a nightmare for Maserati: while Jake Hughes was stopped at the side of the track at the first corner, Stoffel Vandoorne went hit the wall full face after locking its wheels. The trident single-seaters left Jakarta without scoring any points in the entire round, the fourth time in the last eight events.

"Something must be done to ensure this never happens again."

“The track conditions were unacceptable for Formula E. There was so much dust, explained the Belgian hot off the press. "It's a very complicated situation to manage; everyone was in difficulty. Something must be done to ensure this never happens again." The Jakarta E-Prix joined the Formula E calendar in 2022 and returned this year after an absence in 2024.

Before Dan Ticktum's victory this Saturday, it was a Maserati that had last won in Indonesia, with German Maximilian Günther at the wheel. A diametrically opposed result this year: "A complicated weekend, which unfortunately ended with an unfortunate retirement. I don't know exactly what happened. I had a bunch of warning lights on the steering wheel and I lost the brakes." analysis Stoffel Vandoorne.

 

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Ironically, his teammate Jake Hughes can at least be satisfied that he didn't hit the wall, but has no further clues as to why he retired. "Neither car finishing the race is never a good thing to see, especially as we had a good pace throughout the weekend., summarizes the Briton. I finished first in Free Practice 2 and was one corner away from reaching the duels [in qualifying, Editor's note]. We need to understand what happened."

"We must analyze in depth what we could have avoided this weekend, adds the Team Principal of Maserati, the Frenchman Cyril Blais. We will take our time before Berlin and regroup to tackle the final matches of the season in the best possible conditions." This return could be made without Stoffel Vandoorne, who was also hired by the 6 hours from São Paulo en WEC with Peugeot .

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