Pascal Wehrlein has cast his Formula E future into doubt

Wehrlein has impressed during his debut season in the all-electric series, scoring regular points and finishing on the podium in Santiago. The German also came within metres of victory in the Mexico City ePrix, only to be passed on the finish line by Lucas di Grassi as his Mahindra ran out of energy. And while Wehrlein has surely done enough to be retained by the Indian outfit alongside Jerome d’Ambrosio next season, the 24-year-old has cast doubt over his future by admitting he is talks with multiple teams. When asked by Express Sport if he knew his plans for the 2019/20 campaign, Wehrlein said: “No, I don’t know yet what I am doing next year.

“Let’s see – I’m in talks about next year and I need to decide what I want to do.” When pushed for clarification over whether those talks were with Mahindra, another Formula E team or an outfit in different series, Wehrlein refused to be give anything away. “I’m in talks with teams about next year,” he hinted. Wehrlein is currently a Ferrari development driver and is a former DTM champion, having won the German touring car series with the Mercedes-affiliated HWA in 2015.

The German has suggested he is in talks with multiple teams for next year

The youngster boasts two years of experience in F1 with Manor and Sauber and has not ruled out a return to the championship, while he appears to be keeping his options open with over half the Formula E grid still to be confirmed for next season. Both Wehrlein and d’Ambrosio started the 2018/19 campaign strongly but have tailed off in recent rounds as the Mahindra struggled for consistent race pace. However, the German ace is positive about his debut season in Formula E and will hope to end strongly at the double-header finale in Brooklyn, New York. “For me this year was all about learning and getting better,” said Wehrlein.

Wehrlein is keeping his options open ahead of next season

“I missed the first race [due to contractual obligations with Mercedes] and it is a new team and new series for me. “There were some ups but at some races we were not competitive at all. I would say the positive moments were bigger than the other [negative moments]. “We had the pole position in Paris which was then taken away [due to a technical infringement] so we missed a big opportunity there. Paris is not easy to overtake and we were really fast there. “Mexico we should have won and in Chile as well so if you look back we lost three likely wins. That’s just how it is. “For me it is important to see that the speed is there.”

Formula E Season Five finishes with two races in New York this weekend