PASCAL WEHRLEIN did not expect his first win in Formula E would come in the virtual world.
The ex-F1 star had only been on the podium once in FE before taking two victories in the virtual Race at Home Challenge.
Pascal Wehrlein won his first Formula E race but in the virtual world
Wehrlein has won the Hong Kong and Monaco legs of FE’s Race at Home Challenge series which is in partnership with Unicef, raising £100k for their Coronavirus appeal.
The 25-year-old Mahindra driver laughed off the frustration of winning his first FE race in his home, he said: “It really hurts!
“I never thought my first win would be virtual in FE. But all jokes aside I have been close in real life.
“I have had a podium and so on but it never quite worked out in the end to win a race in real life.
“But yeah the feeling I would say is not the same.
“I was happy, yes but I didn’t punch the air and I wasn’t screaming in my flat that I won the race.
“It’s not the same feeling, I would have been a lot happier to win in real life.”
Pascal Wehrlein secured his first podium in just his second FE race in Chile in 2019
Wehrlein, who’s also Ferrari’s F1 test driver, is in contention to win the FE Race at Home Challenge title in the series finale this weekend.
Wehrlein trails series leader Stoffel Vandoorne by just one point after fighting from seventh to second last time out after being hit with a five second penalty.
He added: “My favourite moment was my first win in Monaco.
“I got pole position and went on to take the victory. It’s quite difficult to win these races because one small mistake makes quite a big impact as every car is the same.
“The starts have been crazy and there are always big crashes and shunts. It’s been really competitive, especially in the beginning. It was hard to adapt and get used to it.
“The final Race at Home weekend will be a double header.
“There will be one race on Saturday from Berlin and one on Sunday in New York. I’d like to win the second race.
“It will be double points, so I guess the championship will be open until the very last race.”
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Source: Motorsport - thesun.co.uk
