Genther in command for DS Penscay

The position of the pole, victory, and fastest lap: Max Guonthar gave a stunning Grand Slam for DS Penscay in the first race of Jeddah e-Pix.

For the first time, Formula E took the Jeddah Formula 1 circuit, which was set along the banks of the Red Sea. The “First Times” appears to be a good omen for DS Penscay, the last victory on February 11, 2023 was on an unknown and temporary street circuit in Hyderabad (India). In Jeddah, the action began with a crook test in early Thursday, followed by the first free practice session. It was a cautious beginning, in which focusing on tire management and electronic systems. But by Friday morning, intensity increased. Under the relatively light afternoon temperature, the second practice session allowed teams to fix their setup before qualifying. In this game of Principal, Max Guonthar quickly emerged as a serious contenders, looking at the second fastest time of the session, while the gene-fervent varron missed a four-year of one second from the quarter-finals.

Guenther dominates

In his first duality, the German driver and his DS e-stress FE25 faced to win the statistical “chance” of 75% against Mahindra’s NYCK de Vries. The number was not a lie-easily advanced in the semifinal, where he met 20-year-old British driver Taylor Bernard. This time, Anubhav made a difference, and Gunar reached his first qualifying final with DS Penscay. His rival? Pascal Vehrlin, World Champion. But Guenther adopted an innocent, crossing the line, crossing the three-tenth side a second ahead. This was his first pole position with DS Penscay and was also the team’s first season.

Guinter said immediately after the session, “We did a great job as a team, and I want to thank DS Penscay.” I felt comfortable in every field, and this poll position came at the right time. . Now, we need to take this performance into the race. “A little he knew how good things would be!

A winning strategy

As soon as the lights came out, the Gujar immediately determined a strong speed, making a grip on the lead. Jean-Feric Vergane, starting from 10th, finished four places within just three laps. After several incidents, a security car was deployed, which was abbreviating the race.
Then came the moment to test the biggest innovation of this season: Pitbost, drivers were allowed to obtain 3.85 kW battery power with a mandatory 34-second pit stop. Combined with attack mode – which provides additional power for a total of eight minutes – it made the race strategy a real puzzle! But in this complex scenario, DS Penscay played his cards completely.

In the second part of the race, Guon, who runs in the sixth place, activated his first attack mode in the ideal moment, allowing him to gradually climb on the rank. With less than ten minutes, he was in third place, completely posted for an opportunity. His second and final attack mode, active together with Taylor Bernard, gave him the lead he needed.

In Closing Laps, Gujar made an inauguration against Nissan in Oliver Rolland. The German managed its energy innocently, while the reserves of Rolland were decreasing dangerously. In the final lap, Nissan had only 0.4% of his battery, while compared to 1% for DS Penscay. This was the moment when Guathar began his decisive attack, sealed a commanding victory and achieved the fastest lap of the race.

Triumph was further sweetened by concrete performance of the gene-fervent versa, bringing valuable points with the sixth place for DS Penscay.

The second Jeddah race is scheduled for Saturday night at the same time. One thing is certain: DS Penscay will be to see cars!