Formula E trouble: radio silence between Wehrlein and Dennis

Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche) and Jake Dennis (Andretti-Porsche) will most likely now not be associates within the close to future. There was full radio silence between the 2 System E title contenders! World championship chief Dennis poured much more gas on the hearth, who in an official interview with System E revealed that there was now not any alternate with the previous DTM champion and System 1 driver.

Dennis shortly earlier than the penultimate race weekend of the 2023 season in Rome (Sat./Solar. from 3:00 p.m. stay on ProSieben): “Pascal and I should not one of the best of associates within the paddock. We do not even say whats up. I do not know, Why that occurred was as much as him. We do not communicate to one another anymore, which is why I need to beat him much more. I truly get together with everybody, which is a little bit of a disgrace.”

Dennis and Wehrlein: Not finest associates

Dennis and Wehrlein had been by no means ‘finest buddies’ anyway, however received together with one another at numerous podium celebrations collectively. However an incident on the Jakarta race weekend in early June minimize the tablecloth. The Briton accused his German opponent of unfair and overly harsh habits within the combat for victory and repeatedly described Wehrlein’s defensive maneuvers as “ridiculous”. And pushed within the warmth of the second: “We will not lodge a protest as a result of additionally they have a Porsche engine.”

Wehrlein initially held again and barely responded to Dennis’ allegations. On the final race in Portland, USA, he described the habits of his World Championship opponent as absurd and never according to the workforce’s philosophy. Wehrlein again then Motorsport-Magazin.com: “We did not communicate. He thought one thing was incorrect. He may inform me that immediately. However he most well-liked to say it by means of the press.”

Wehrlein. “He is nonetheless a little bit unhappy”

When requested about Dennis’ current feedback in Rome and whether or not it was true that he himself was answerable for the radio silence, Wehrlein replied this Friday MSM: “The one race in Jakarta did not do him any good. He is nonetheless a bit unhappy there. However for me the whole lot’s high-quality. I like him, he is doing a great job. Nothing has modified for me.”

Absolutely harder bandages can be unpacked within the shut combat for the title, as a result of the shreds will fly typically. In any case, it is about an FIA World Championship! Wehrlein, who grew to become a father for the primary time this 12 months, is just not within the ordinary thoughts video games: “It would not curiosity me in any respect. I am too outdated for it.”

The penultimate race weekend of the season is approaching on the demanding road circuit within the south of Rome with record-breaking temperatures of as much as 40 levels. Dennis leads the World Championship desk together with his Andretti buyer Porsche. The extremely traded Brit is on the prime with 154 factors. Wehrlein is third general and has collected 138 factors thus far. Nick Cassidy (153 factors) squeezed in between the 2 drivers with Porsche energy within the Envision buyer Jaguar.