Stoffel Vandoorne says a lengthy safety car period made overaking 'not possible anymore' in the final laps of the Mexico E-Prix. FormulaE
The Formula E safety car's effect on the Mexico City E-Prix meant that overtaking was"not possible anymore" in the last few laps, reckoned Stoffel Vandoorne.After a disappointing qualifying session, where he was dumped out in the group stages and ended up starting 14th on the grid, reigning champion Vandoorne had been hoping to make up the shortfall in the race.
Vandoorne explained that the race showed promise for the team, but the safety car's appearance meant that everyone in their immediate vicinity was able to save energy despite the added laps, meaning that finding an offset to enable overtaking proved tough. "It's not the massive positions gained, but I feel that the way that the race went with the safety car, it just becomes faster and faster. And it means that there's no overtaking possible anymore.
"But you just can't use it when the race is almost flat out, and it's a shame. It's like that when we don't have a bit more energy saving."Vandoorne couldn't quite explain the difficulties DS Penske had faced in qualifying, particularly as the Franco-American team had impressed during testing in Valencia.
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