▁ahead ▁of ▁Bird ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁D ri vers ' ▁Championship ▁in ▁the ▁closing ▁four ▁races ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁but ▁entered ▁the ▁Berlin ▁race ▁with ▁a ▁poor ▁record ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year ▁and ▁Te che et ah ▁had ▁limited ▁testing ▁opportun ities ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁status ▁as ▁a ▁customer ▁team , ▁" At ▁this ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁season , ▁it ' s ▁all ▁about ▁keeping ▁it ▁clean ▁and ▁scoring ▁points .” ▁Ver g ne ▁received ▁support ▁from ▁his ▁team mate ▁André ▁Lot ter er , ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁German ▁drivers ▁compet ing ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁who ▁declared ▁he ▁would ▁help ▁Ver g ne ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁and ▁p led ged ▁not ▁to ▁crash ▁into ▁anybody , ▁" If ▁I ▁can ▁help , ▁I ' ll ▁help . ▁J EV ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁great ▁team - mate ▁to ▁help ▁me ▁get ▁up ▁to ▁speed ▁any how ▁– ▁we ▁play ▁this ▁card ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁[ and ] ▁everything ▁in ▁a ▁reasonable ▁[ way ] ." ▁Daniel ▁Ab t ▁of ▁A udi ▁mean while ▁came ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁race ▁and ▁was ▁confident ▁about ▁his ▁ch ances , ▁" A ▁victory ▁in ▁Berlin ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁highlight ▁of ▁my ▁Formula ▁E ▁career . ▁I ▁had ▁a ▁second ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁pen ult imate ▁season ▁and ▁even ▁that ▁was ▁very ▁emot ional ▁for ▁me ." ▁ ▁There ▁were ▁three ▁driver ▁changes ▁entering ▁the ▁race . ▁Having ▁been ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Vent uri ▁cars ▁since ▁the ▁season - open ing