In motorsport, money alone is not enough to win races. But despite the cost cap, the famous budget limits imposed by the FIA, some teams have unaccounted for internal resources. In Formula E, the two manufacturers with the most back-up resources are Porsche and Jaguar. They have been able to go further in researching the operation of their electric single-seaters, and have benefited from feedback from their client teams, Andretti Autosport for Porsche, and Envision Racing for Jaguar.
Faced with these armies of engineers and data, the early days of Gen3 posed more of a challenge to the less experienced teams. More than ever, a deep knowledge of the discipline and top-level drivers were needed to form a solid opposition. With Stoffel Vandoorne, 2021-2022 world champion, and Jean-Eric Vergne, champion of the 2017-208 and 2018-2019 seasons, DS Automobiles and its partner Penske Autosport were the only team capable of challenging this domination.
