Jaguar learns its lessons
Mitch Evans looked totally at ease on his way to a four-second victory in Mexico City. But this comprehensive triumph was not one founded upon some kind of magic bullet. What he and his Jaguar team did was inherently straightforward: they learned from their mistakes. That notion is hardly a revelation, but it was an open goal missed by their rivals – their championship-winning rivals at that – and in turn it propelled Evans to the top of the standings.
Last time out in Santiago, Evans had been comfortable up front again. The polesitter followed a premeditated strategy to use both of the higher-power attack-mode boosts early on and he duly carved out a gap. But a software issue sapped his pace and left him as prey at the halfway stage. He eventually fell to fourth, inheriting a fortunate podium after a penalty was handed to Nyck de Vries.
On his cooldown lap in the Chilean capital, Evans was tough over the radio. “We’ve got some serious work to do, guys,” he said. “That was an extremely poor performance.” Jaguar obliged, diagnosed the problem and found a fix.
“After Santiago we were all scratching our
