Episode #203: Vergne The Second

And here's the second part of our double header, shuffling out me and Cam, for Ryan King and Chris DeHarde, as Jean-Eric Vergne made history as Formula E's first double and back-to-back champion, and an emotional IndyCar race in Toronto as Robert Wickens drove a pace car enroute to Simon Pageanud's 3rd win of the season!MOTORSPORT 101: EPISODE 203SPECIAL REPORT: RICH ENERGY IS DEAD- William Storey ousted as CEO- New identity as Lightning Volt EnergyHONDA INDY GRAND PRIX OF TORONTOhttp://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2019-07-14/indycar-race-results-OFFICIAL.pdf- Robert Wickens drives a car for the first time since his accident- Simon Pagenaud pits in dominant drive for 3rd win of season, leading 80 of 85 - With broken steering, Dixon still rallies late to finish 2nd- Takuma Sato's fiery weekend: Fight with Bourdais in practice, explosive engine failure in race- Title protagonists Rossi, Newgarden finish 3rd and 4th; Rosenqvist the top rookie in 5th- Hinch +8 in 6th, Herta +9 in 7th- Power crashes on final lap, bookending frustrating day after Lap 1 pileupROAD TO INDY TORONTO- Indy Lights Race 1: Telitz takes advantage of 2nd chance and dominates Saturday- Race 2: Askew extends points lead with victory; Veekay still maintains points lead despite tangle with Telitz- Indy Pro 2000: Frost takes 2nd win, Kirkwood takes 3rd in 4 races, but it's Lindh still in the points lead- USF2K: Keane, Rasmussen take first wins of 2019 - Eves still holds points leadFORMULA E NEW YORK CITY EPRIXRace 1- Buemi takes crucial pole position and bonus points, JEV starts 10th, Evans 13th, LdG 14th- Buemi converts pole to statement victory, ending winless drought dating back to 2017 Berlin ePrix- First lap collision envelops Techeetah drivers LOT & JEV- Lynn challenges Buemi for lead - but breaks down with 20m to go- Evans charges from 13th to finish 2nd; da Costa completes podium- JEV & Massa collide on final lap, taking title race to final day as LdG finishes 8thRace 2 NOW WITH EXTRA ATTACK MODE- Sims takes pole, shutting Buemi out of title contention - Evans 8th, LdG 11th, Vergne 12th, needing just 8 points to clinch championship- Frijns takes lead with 20m to go, drives away to 2nd win of 2019, Sims 2nd, Buemi 3rd- But 7th for Vergne clinches back-to-back titles!- Di Grassi, Evans collide on final lap - promoting Buemi to 2nd in standings!- Post-race controversy: JEV gets community svc for heated radio comments that could be construed as race fixingFINAL CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGSThe Week Ahead: CORN!!!! IndyCar at Iowa, DTM / W Series at Assen, IMSA at Lime Rock