Vergne positive after Jarama Formula E tests

How did this return to school go for you?

It went pretty well! We had a lot of things to test, to understand. The four-wheel drive, the new tires as well, a lot of new beautiful tools at our disposal. So we had to perfect them before arriving in São Paulo and overall, I'm pretty happy with the work done by the whole team.

Can this change a lot of things in the races and their dynamics?

I think it will add a bit of spice to the races, some new features in any case. I don't really know when we'll have the Pit Boost (the rapid recharge system during the events. Editor's note), it will rather be decided by the organizers. Having four-wheel drive in Attack Mode will change a lot of things. We'll have more possibilities to overtake with this mode than last year. There will be a lot of little new features that I think will make the races a bit more fun!

How do you feel about the new tires brought by Hankook?

They bring a bit more grip, but they behave a bit more like 'normal' racing tyres. There is a real peak in performance on the new tyres, so our use of the tyres in the weekend will change drastically compared to previous years. There is also a clear degradation in the race, so we will have to look closely at everything we can do to avoid it as much as possible. These are new elements that bring a lot of work in understanding and new features.

After these four days, can you detect a hierarchy between the different teams?

It's very difficult to say. I think we won't be too bad, but these practice sessions don't tell us much about the hierarchy of the teams. We'll have to wait for the first races, for now it's impossible to say!

After ten years in the championship, having new features and developments allows you to keep a fresh perspective from a driving point of view?

The questioning is permanent, year after year, even without new features! The others improve, understand more things, so it's always a question of work. It's certainly nice to always have new features to work on. It would be a bit boring if we had the same cars year after year, we would quickly get around them. It's always good when new features come along to change things up.

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