The DS Penske Formula E team performed well but was a little disappointed with its results in the Saturday race, but managed to turn things around the following day with Jean-Eric Vergne finishing on the podium in third place, as team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne also took points in eighth pace in the second race.
After missing out on the final qualifying phase by five-thousandths of a second, and then dropping fighting back from 19th to seventh place on Saturday, Vergne was hungry for revenge on Sunday.
Usually, when the set-up and performance are there on day one, the standings are not much different the next day. In addition, making the Franco-American team’s challenge even tougher was that the leading manufacturers from the beginning of the season - Porsche and Jaguar - and their satellite teams were also running at the sharp end at the first European double-header of the season.
The gaps were very close, and the cars almost touched on several occasions, with attacks numerous but positions firmly defended. "We've just had two complicated races, where the leaders are afraid to spend too much energy and this creates very tight packs, which is quite special," said the two-time Formula E champion after Sunday’s race.
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