De Vries hits out at “synthetic” Formula E after one other no-rep
Victory from pole within the season-opening Diriyah E-Prix boosted the 2019 FIA Formula 2 champion to the quit of the standings, and he retook the lead after scoring an no longer possible settle on within the foremost Valencia trip following the well-known energy stages suffered by powerful of grid.
However the Dutch racer has now scored factual two functions from the final 5 races, a drop off he blamed on the Formula E qualifying layout moderately than a decline in Mercedes chase.
When asked whether or no longer he changed into as soon as scared about the low-scoring manufacture following the foremost New York City E-Prix in which he achieved 13th, de Vries prompt Motorsport.com: “It be factual a spot of circumstantial instances attributable to the sport.
“For sure, we function mistakes, and we are accountable for our mistakes which we stay.
“However within the slay, the wonderful topic is the qualifying layout.”
As a constant front-runner within the standings after his early success, de Vries has contested qualifying from the unfavoured neighborhood one origin in all bar the foremost Diriyah trip.
He, alongside the diversified drivers within the quit six of the championship, place flying laps first on a track that remains ‘green’ and does no longer readily offer up grip and lap time.
De Vries continued: “Ought to you when you are in neighborhood one, the wonderful that it is possible you’ll presumably presumably take into account qualifying place changed into as soon as P11 [on Saturday].
“Most steadily in neighborhood one, evidently, the downside is so tall that it is factual tricky to be inner high 10.
“You are on the aid of the grid and in all this mess. Three races adore that, what can you stay?
“For sure we delight in our responsibilities, and we would like to continuously stay better as a team. However I don’t think there might perhaps be anything basically unfavorable on our aspect. It be factual piece of the sport.
“Ought to you see on the championship standings, there are nearly 12 drivers inner [19] functions. You’ll possible be ready to issue it is thrilling nonetheless for me, it is synthetic.
De Vries changed into as soon as then alive to a couple of Flip 10 collision on the opener lap as he changed into as soon as caught out when the pack concertinaed into the hairpin, which then damaged his automobile.
“Three races in a row I purchased hit from gradual now,” he talked about. “In Flip 10, I tried to cease some distance from the automobile in front of me nevertheless it changed into as soon as clearly impossible.
“I lost my factual-front fender so from that point my steadiness changed into as soon as very compromised. We handiest introduced it residence nonetheless I had no probability to fight.”
Teammate Stoffel Vandoorne also failed to realize after retiring on lap 27 of 38 with a puncture, his 2d of the day.
The Belgian qualified 21st after he hit a wall by the Flip 12 and 13 chicane, which twisted the wheel rim and caused the puncture.
He prompt Motorsport.com: “On the whole, I crossed the closing nook nearly backwards”.