Pascal Wehrlein reacts to 2nd place finish at Tokyo E-Prix Round 9: “Not super happy, but not very disappointed”

TAG Heuer Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein wasn’t entirely happy despite taking the number 2 spot on the podium on day two of the Tokyo E-Prix. He said he didn’t have the championship points in mind, even though he earned 18 points in the Round 9 race, as he genuinely wanted to win that race. He currently stands in second position in the 2025 Formula E Driver Standings. Taking to Instagram, Pascal Wehrlein shared a picture from the Tokyo E-Prix and wrote, “P2! Strong fight - shame about the safety car in the end. Thank you Tokyo and all the fans! Arigatō.” The safety car had come out at a crucial moment when NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard went into the barrier.Opening up about the race, Wehrlein said, “It was an important day in general I think, as yesterday was very tricky. At the moment I’m still a bit disappointed because I think we could have done better, but there was just no way to defend my position when Oli [Rowland] was in Attack Mode. I did everything right and probably we need to analyse what we could have done better, but still, second is a good result with Dan [Ticktum] in P3. It’s a very strong day for our package, which on the other side makes all of us happy.”He appeared calm and composed during the press conference as well. “We could have done things a bit differently to finish the race in first place. So on one side, a bit disappointed, I really wanted to win that race. On the other side, it was a good result for the team P3, strong day for us. It is what it is,” he said. Pascal Wehrlein currently stands second in the Formula E Driver Standings with 84 points. He also secured third place on the podium at the Mexico E-Prix and later went on to win the Miami E-Prix.Also Read: Tokyo E-Prix 2025 Results: Oliver Rowland claims his fourth win of the season; Pascal Wehrlein finishes second in Round 9Speaking to the media after the Tokyo race, Wehrlein said that he wasn’t thinking about the championship points “for several reasons” after finishing the race in second place. “The gap is quite big. They also perform on a level which is super high. For us, it’s a bit up and down. We were also unlucky in some situations. For me it’s trying to maximize every race. Probably if I was thinking about the championship, I wouldn’t be so disappointed about P2. I am just looking race to race. I am not super happy but also not very disappointed,” he said.