The DS Penske driver completed second within the first of two races this weekend on the Tempelhof Airport circuit in Germany, the place a brand new format was used for the primary time.
As anticipated, the 15-turn observe produced a usually frenetic Components E encounter on Saturday as drivers ran three-wide at varied factors and modifications of place occurred on nearly a corner-by-corner foundation.
Following the race, Vergne was left sad with the type of racing at present on present within the all-electric championship and which brought about quite a few incidents all through the race in Berlin and at different venues.
“It’s horrible, truthfully, I actually don’t like this type of racing, I hate it,” mentioned Vergne.
“I feel each driver hates it, however I feel it’s the best way we now have to race.
“We’re right here to compete, we’re right here to win. If we now have to drive in reverse, we’re going to discover ways to drive in reverse but it surely doesn’t imply that I like this type of racing.
“It’s really horrible from a driver’s viewpoint. You’re watching from the facet, behind, above, under, it’s a multitude.”
Vergne completed 4.6s behind Nick Cassidy, who took the lead of the race for the primary time solely 4 laps from the chequered flag having dropped to the again of the sector to start with to save lots of vitality.
After slowly and thoroughly working his means by way of in the direction of the entrance, and with extra vitality than these round him, Cassidy took a snug second win of the season to maneuver again into the lead of the championship standings.
Submit-race, the Jaguar driver claimed he “stayed out of hassle” having “by no means skilled something like at the moment’s Components E race”.
“It wasn’t pre-planned [to drop back], sooner or later clearly I took it upon myself to perhaps go in the direction of that type of race,” mentioned the Kiwi, who had began ninth.
“It was just like the Daytona 500 on the market. To be trustworthy, it feels actually bizarre to have gained at the moment, it’s wonderful, the group did a very good job, but it surely nearly wasn’t fulfilling.
“It was loopy, it was carnage and it’s actually onerous to be leaping up for the moon proper now as a result of I’m just a little bit with Jean-Eric, I want it was a bit extra about tempo and I want the stability [of racing] was a bit higher.”