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Ending up not even on the podium in a Diriyah Formula E race he felt he could’ve won left Mitch Evans furious at Jean-Eric Vergne and disgruntled about his Jaguar team’s tactics
Mitch Evans expressed his frustration and criticized the decision not to penalize Jean-Eric Vergne after their clashes at the Formula E’s 2024 Diriyah E-Prix. Evans believed that Vergne pushed him into the wall and felt that it deserved a penalty. On the final lap, Evans attempted to overtake Vergne for second place, but the move backfired, causing him to lose positions to his teammates Cassidy and Bird. Evans was angry and incredulous that no penalty was given for Vergne’s actions and felt that it set a bad precedent. Jaguar team boss, James Barclay, agreed with Evans and believed that Vergne’s move was too aggressive.
