The Frenchman completed Saturday’s System E race in Monte Carlo fourth having shadowed DS Penske partner Vandoorne for much of the 31-lap contest.
Vergne was left annoyed as each Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans forward backed the chasing pack up at numerous factors to permit every of the Jaguar drivers to take each Assault Modes with out shedding positions.
The technique labored as Evans led dwelling a Jaguar 1-2, with Vergne left to query why he was not allowed to maneuver forward of Vandoorne to launch his personal problem for the win.
“If I had handed [Vandoorne] I might have positively tried one thing, I might positively not have let the Jaguar drivers play their video games and smoke their cigars,” Vergne informed Autosport.
“I used to be able to let Stoffel by on the finish for the rostrum however I used to be not going to be sitting the entire race doing nothing.
“Clearly if he can not go, I wished to have a go and if I couldn’t go both I might have fortunately let him by once more.
“Stoffel did nothing incorrect, he did an excellent race. It’s simply irritating to be a transparent quantity two immediately sitting behind.”
Vandoorne’s podium was his first in System E since ending second in Seoul in 2022, which additionally coincided with the Belgian driver claiming the all-electric title with Mercedes.
Mitch Evans, Jaguar Racing , 1st place, applauds as Stoffel Vandoorne, DS Penske, third place, lifts his trophy on the rostrum
Picture by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images
Having began second in Monaco, Vandoorne inherited the lead throughout the Assault Mode section earlier than dropping behind each Jaguars when taking his personal second activation.
This was a transfer he claimed was pivotal to the ultimate race end result, because it allowed Evans and Cassidy to implement their race-winning technique.
“We actually managed the primary a part of the race superb and truly took management of the race earlier than taking my first Assault Mode, nonetheless being within the lead with each Jaguars behind who hadn’t taken both of them,” Vandoorne mentioned.
“So I believe it was an excellent stage of the race after which the place I really feel like we misplaced the race is after I took the second [Attack Mode].
“We almost pulled out between each Jaguars and I believe if we’d have managed that it will have been a special race immediately and had an actual probability of profitable it.”
Behind each DS Penske drivers, polesitter Pascal Wehrlein was left to complete fifth having led initially earlier than taking his first Assault Mode on the earliest alternative on lap three.
It left the Porsche driver out of place, and he was unable to get better the misplaced locations, however he nonetheless leaves Monaco because the championship chief by seven factors from Cassidy.
He mentioned: “They performed the sport tremendous properly, opening up the gaps to one another, blocking the highway side-by-side so I assume that’s the profit when you have each automobiles within the entrance.”