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#93 Peugeot disqualified from Qatar WEC opener after fuel drama

The car shared by Jean-Eric Vergne, Nico Muller and Mikken Jensen was provisionally qualified seventh after Vergne had managed to crawl to the finish line on electrical power, a lap down on the winning #6 Porsche.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche claims maiden Hypercar win despite late drama

Laurens Vanthoor, Kevin Estre and Andre Lotterer took top honours in the Qatar 1812Km despite Estre having to make an unscheduled pitstop with fewer than 10 laps to go due to a missing number panel on the left-hand side of the factory #6 Penske 963 LMDh.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche leads Peugeot at halfway point of season-opener

Andre Lotterer was circulating 28s out in front in the factory #6 Porsche Penske 963 LMDh after five hours of racing in the Qatar 1812Km, as the order stabilised after a chaotic start at the Losail International Circuit.

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WEC Qatar: Porsche remains unbeaten in truncated second practice

Driving Porsche Penske Motorsport’s #6 963 LMDh, Estre set a blistering time of 1m39.990s at the beginning of the 90-minute session that was cut short by a stoppage for the new Lamborghini SC63 LMDh.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Penske Porsche heads final pre-season test session

Makowiecki posted 1m40.404s in the #5 Porsche 963 LMDh just under an hour into the Tuesday afternoon session of the pre-season test ahead of this weekend’s series opener.

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WEC Qatar Prologue: Porsche leads Peugeot in third session

Frederic Makowiecki posted a lap of 1m41.223s in the #5 Porsche Penske Motorsport-entered 963 LMDh with fewer than 30 minutes left on the clock, dislodging the #94 Peugeot 9X8 that had led the way since the early part of the session.

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Positive Formula E weekend for DS Penske in Saudi Arabia

Jean-Eric Vergne's result on Friday - a pole position and a second place - combined with the fact that both cars were in the points the following day was a form of deliverance for Eugenio Franzetti, the director of DS Performance.

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Diriyah E-Prix: Cassidy beats Frijns to secure first win for Jaguar

Cassidy, who finished third in the opening race in Saudi Arabia, took the lead as early as lap five having started third on the grid.

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Diriyah E-Prix: Cassidy scores first win for Jaguar, moves into points lead

The Jaguar driver, who had finished third in the opening race in Saudi Arabia, took the lead as early as lap five having started third on the grid.

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Diriyah E-Prix: Rowland dominates to take pole from Frijns

The Nissan driver was in impressive form during all stages of qualifying in Saudi Arabia and saved his best effort until his final duel against Frijns.

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DS Penske and Vergne on top form in Diriyah E-Prix

An atmosphere worthy of a fantastic film, an impressive drone show and a beautiful night race - these were some of the ingredients that made the first of the weekend's two Formula E races a success.

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Evans questions lack of investigation after Vergne Diriyah E-Prix contact

The Jaguar driver was in contention for the win in Saudi Arabia as he battled Vergne and eventual race winner Jake Dennis in the early stages as the trio broke away from the pack.

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Dennis: Going against Diriyah E-Prix team call "won us the race"

Reigning Formula E champion Dennis took a comprehensive victory in the second race of the season, cruising to a 13-second win over polesitter Jean-Eric Vergne in Saudi Arabia.

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Diriyah E-Prix: Dennis takes commanding win from Vergne

The Andretti driver was never seriously headed after taking both his Attack Mode activations in the first section of the race, having taken the lead from polesitter Vergne in the process.

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Diriyah E-Prix: Dennis dominates from Vergne in Saudi Arabia

The Andretti driver was never seriously headed after taking both his Attack Mode activations in the first section of the race, having taken the lead from polesitter Vergne in the process.

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DS Penske in a virtuous circle ahead of Saudi Arabia Formula E round

On 14 January, the members of the DS Penske team had little time to congratulate themselves after Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne finished 6th and 8th respectively in Mexico City. No sooner had the race debrief been completed than the team's engineers left the circuit to catch the first plane…

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Peugeot unveils tweaked 2024 WEC line-up

The shake-up follows Stoffel Vandoorne’s promotion from reserve driver to a full-season seat for the new season in place of Gustavo Menezes.

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A good start to the season for DS Penske

Fully pumped up. Like the rest of the team, after encouraging simulator sessions, Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne arrived at the Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City with firm intentions. "We've worked tirelessly and we have every reason to believe in ourselves," commented Stoffel Vandoorne before the race. "Of course,…

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Mexico City E-Prix: Wehrlein wins after post-race investigation

The German was the dominant force in the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit after starting from pole and leading the majority of the laps in a largely processional affair.

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Mexico City E-Prix: Porsche's Wehrlein under investigation after winning FE opener

The German started from pole and led the majority of the laps in a largely processional affair at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.

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Can Dennis and Andretti fend off the Formula E pack?

Formula E embarked on a new era just over a year ago, with the fresh, more powerful Gen3 machines offering teams the opportunity to reset the hierarchy and establish a revised pecking order in the championship.

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DS Penske confident after Valencia Formula E tests

The situation could have been serious, but the worst was avoided thanks to perfectly applied safety procedures. On Tuesday morning, test driver Robert Shwartzman stopped the #2 DS E-TENSE FE23 usually driven by Stoffel Vandoorne at Turn 11. The car appeared to be experiencing a battery problem, a part common…

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Why optimism remains at Formula E “underdogs” DS Penske

Two months is a long time in motorsport, especially when that period spans across seasons, with the results of the previous campaign consigned to the past as new optimism builds for the year ahead.

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Vergne "hopeful" Formula E and WEC will solve 2024 date clashes

The Frenchman and Stoffel Vandoorne were confirmed on Thursday to be staying with the DS Penske squad in Formula E for the 2023-24 season.

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Vergne hopeful Formula E and WEC "can find a solution" to 2024 calendar clashes

The Frenchman and Stoffel Vandoorne were confirmed on Thursday to be staying with the DS Penske squad in Formula E for the 2023-24 season.

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