Stoffel Vandorn has not won championships for a long time, although he was once regarded as one of the most promising and talented drivers of his generation. But the last time he was congratulated on the title in 2015, the Belgian became champion of the GP2 series.
In Formula 1, where he played for McLaren for a few years, Stoffel didn’t stay long, but at the end of 2018 he switched to the electric championship, where he quickly became a racer for the Mercedes works team and now celebrated a good year. deserved win with her.
Curiously, the newly crowned title holder took just one win this year, while Formula E vice-champion Mitch Evans had three, but Vandorn has been on the podium more times – eight times – and generally performed more evenly, for which he is nicknamed. deserved “Mr Stability”.
“We are world champions! he gleefully exclaimed after Sunday’s race finish in Seoul. – Nothing is more pleasant, and when I recall how the season went for us, it must be emphasized that we performed very consistently, the car worked perfectly, the team coped with the task perfectly and I think we all deserved this success. This is a special achievement.
Mitch Evans has been chasing me all season and keeping up with me, and he’s had more wins than me, but we’ve been consistent – I think I’ve got more podiums than others.
In the course of today’s race it was not easy to keep calm. The pace towards the end was very high and I knew that Jake Dennis had five penalty seconds, so I had to stay close enough to him to get second. In general, the day went well, but after such a season, after all the effort we put in with the team, I’m just exhausted. But now I’m incredibly happy!”
Last year the EV World Championship was also won by a Mercedes EQ driver, then Nick de Vries, now Stoffel Vandorn. Despite this impressive performance, the factory team of the Stuttgart concern is leaving Formula E, but the McLaren Formula E team will be founded on its base.
However, Vandorn does not intend to stay on this team: next season, the reigning World Champion will be Jean-Eric Vergne’s new partner in a team that will be called DS Penske in 2023.
Source: F1 News
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