Jean-Eric Vergne delivers podium finish in Berlin, and he's not the only one to bounce back after a bad day
DS Penske driver Jean-Eric Vergne finally clinched his second podium of the season at the Berlin E-Prix. The Number 25 driver had hoped to secure a podium position in Saturday's Round 13 race as well, but he was unable to finish the race.
He is, however, happy with how things turned out on Sunday and has shared his joy at the podium finish.
How fate turned around for 3
Formula E
drivers at Berlin E-Prix on Sunday
Interestingly, all three drivers — Jean-Eric Vergne, Jake Dennis, and Oliver Rowland, who failed to finish Round 13 in Berlin on Saturday had a reason to celebrate on Sunday. While Vergne grabbed third place on the podium and Dennis finished second, Rowland missed the podium but sealed his Formula E World Championship victory.
Jean-Eric Vergne on winning his second podium of the season
Jean-Eric Vergne started from 18th on the grid and put on a great performance to finish third in the Round 14 race. Sharing his experience at the Tempelhof Airport Circuit during the Berlin E-Prix weekend, Vergne said, 'I guess I took it a little bit easy at the beginning, it feels nice to be on the podium, especially after the bad luck yesterday. I think another podium yesterday would have been possible, so overall I'm quite happy with the weekend.
It was a strong one, and the team deserves a little bit of a reward. I'm happy for the guys, it was a good race!'
Taking to Instagram, the French driver shared a picture of himself sipping champagne on the podium and captioned it, 'Was good to drink champagne in Berlin.'
His fans and friends erupted in celebration in the comments section and congratulated him on his podium spot. One fan wrote, 'So well deserved, my eagle. Congrats to you and the team!' Another said, 'Congratulations on the podium, Jean-Eric.
Look forward to seeing you in London.' One more commented, 'Fantastic race!!! Congratulations.'
Jean-Eric Vergne had earlier secured a podium finish in Shanghai, where he finished second in Round 10 of the Formula E season. He is currently sixth in the 2025 Formula E Driver Standings with 89 points.
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Jake Dennis ends bad luck streak with Berlin podium ahead of London home race: 'It's more for morale'
Formula E Season 11 now heads toward its grand finale in London, scheduled to take place at ExCeL London from July 25–27. 22 Formula E drivers, including Vergne, will represent 11 teams in the Round 15 and Round 16 races in London.
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