Evans: Jaguar “definitely got some work to do” for Mexico City E-Prix

Method E championship chief Mitch Evans claims that his Jaguar crew has “positively bought some work to do” as he believes the bundle nonetheless lacks the pure efficiency of rivals Porsche and Nissan.

Evans took victory within the season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix from final on the grid having benefitted from a number of incidents and two crimson flags to maneuver up the order final month.

However regardless of the profitable begin to the season the Kiwi believes the Jaguar bundle is way from the strongest on the grid forward of Saturday’s Mexico Metropolis E-Prix.

“It does look like we’re missing a bit, particularly one lap effectivity, I feel Porsche and Nissan have gotten the sting on us as properly when you have a look at all of the analytics, however one lap tempo I might say is our weak point,” Evans instructed Autosport.

“We simply hope we will clearly compensate for that deficit, however it does look like we’re missing slightly bit.

“I feel Nissan particularly have made a extremely good job when it comes to effectivity but in addition simply their total bundle.

“Our automobile remains to be very immature like everybody’s, however I really feel like we have enhancements that we will make, however I feel everybody else can as properly. So in the mean time it is exhausting to guage, however we have positively bought some work to do.”

Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa topped Friday’s opening FP1 session as Evans was left in fifth, simply over three tenths behind, as team-mate Nick Cassidy completed half a second additional again in fifteenth.

Cassidy failed to complete the Sao Paulo race after a collision with reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein, which left the Porsche driver in hospital after flipping his car into the wall.

Cassidy acknowledged that the British producer intends to deliver an improve bundle after the Jeddah double-header in February that may assist with its efficiency.

“I feel we’re slightly bit behind the place we wish to be with this automobile,” stated Cassidy.

“We have got some actually cool, thrilling issues within the pipeline the place I feel we’ve bought to attend till the break after Jeddah to see how that type of comes on.

“I am most likely extra looking forward to the second half of the season than I’m proper now however it’s all okay. I feel the crew’s working very well, working actually exhausting and we’ll see what occurs this weekend.”