Rain disrupted the first of two Formula E races held this weekend on the streets of Tokyo, as Jean-Eric Vergne secured a well-deserved ninth place after spending some time in the top five in a race marked by interruptions and unpredictable weather.
Just two weeks after the Monaco round, the Formula E paddock set up camp in Japan for the second Tokyo E-Prix. Optimism was the order of the day for the Franco-American DS Penske team: Vergne, voted Driver of the Day at the second E-Prix in Monaco, was hoping to take advantage of the wet conditions forecast, which often suit him well. His engineers shared his hopes, as his DS E-Tense FE25 had already proven its speed on a slippery track.
