Wehrlein stresses Porsche 'ready' for 'complicated' Formula E title fight

Pascal Wehrlein has stressed that Porsche has "double-checked everything" for what he expects to be a "complicated" Formula E title fight, which will be decided in this weekend's season finale.

Porsche enter this weekend's London E-Prix in with a chance of completing a first-ever FE hat-trick, in winning the drivers', teams' and manufacturers' titles. 

Wehrlein sits third in the drivers' standings and is 12 points behind leader Nick Cassidy, with 58 points still being up for grabs across two races in London's ExCeL Centre.

However, his team-mate – Antonio Felix da Costa – sits fourth in the championship and also has a chance of winning the title. Seven drivers can mathematically still win the FE crown, meaning any error will likely benefit one of several rivals. 

Wehrlein is aware of this but has prepared for London like any other weekend.

"Honestly, I see it as any other weekend we had this year," Wehrlein told RacingNews365. "We are well prepared, we probably have double-checked everything just to be sure. 

"We have approval that side is all fine. But otherwise, it's just like any other weekend. You prepare in the simulator, you come here, you have your programme, what you want to do, and you're hoping that the performance is enough to be at the front. 

"Focus is clearly a little bit more on qualifying this weekend than it has been the last couple of events. I'm just looking forward to the fight, because it's not only two drivers. And actually, realistically, I think it's between three or four drivers. 

"It's not just one main competitor. If you take each other out, there will be another guy taking the advantage. So it's not that simple which is cool."

Wehrlein 'ready' for chaos

The ExCeL Centre has a tendency to deliver exceptional and chaotic races, with four red flags having been flown last season. 

With several drivers in the title fight, it will be a mental challenge in London. Wehrlein is excited by this prospect, although would prefer a race of minimal action. 

He recognises though, that a spicy race could work in his favour, should the right decisions be made.

"Definitely, I'm actually looking forward to it," added Wehrlein. "I'm two-sided. On one hand, I would like to have a boring race at the front, just really boring. 

"But on the other hand, you can make a difference by keeping a cool head and making the right decisions in the race and just making things even more unpredictable. Whatever comes I'm ready."