The eleventh round of the 2018/2019 ABB FIA Formula E championship takes place in Bern, Switzerland on 22 June 2019. DS TECHEETAH enters the last European round of Season Five as championship leaders for both Drivers' and Teams' as well as the leaders of the voestalpine European races.

Jean-Éric Vergne, #25: 'June is one of the busiest race months of the year with both Bern and Le Mans, so I've prepared myself thoroughly to be able to deliver an apex performance. It will be crucial to score as many points as possible in Bern to be able to enter the Season Five finale in New York with the best circumstances so that's my goal for this race.'

André Lotterer, #36: 'It was a real shame to have a bad race in Berlin, but that's behind me now and I'm very keen for my first Formula E win before the end of the season. However, the championship is the ultimate goal so that's where the focus lies, we will collect all the points that can so that we come to New York with a solid foundation. It will be the first time that I experience a Formula E paddock with a split pitlane and garages so this will be interesting. The track looks like good fun and it will suit me.'

Mark Preston, DS TECHEETAH Team Principal: 'It's only the second time in championship history that we race in Switzerland as they had a motorsport ban for 65 years following a horrific accident, so it's the first time that we race in Bern after our Swiss debut in Zurich last year. It's a new track and a new location set up as we don't have the pitlane and the garages in the same place, it's a similar set up to what we had in Long Beach a couple of years ago. It's always a challenge with a new track but this adds another level of complexity. Nevertheless, there's no reason why we shouldn't aim for a double podium. We've got a good package in the DS E-TENSE FE19 and we've got two of the quickest drivers in the paddock, so as long as the stars align and we don't make any mistakes, we should have a good race in Bern.'

Xavier Mestelan Pinon, DS Performance Director: 'After our latest podium in Berlin, we took advantage of our Season Six tests to validate improvements for the end of this season. At this stage of the competition, as we are leading both championships, it is very important to be able to offer this extra performance to our drivers.'

DS TECHEETAH Formula-E team is a Chinese racing team in the all-electric street racing series, ABB FIA Formula E. The team is owned by SECA (Shanghai) Limited.

The team won the 2017/2018 Drivers' Championship title with Jean-Éric Vergne and together with André Lotterer, the team secured second place in the Teams' Championship in the 2017/2018 season of Formula E.

Heading into the 2018/2019 season e of the all-electric championship, TECHEETAH has partnered with DS Automobiles to become DS TECHEETAH.

ABOUT CHINA MEDIA CAPITAL (CMC)

China Media Capital ('CMC'), founded and chaired by Ruigang Li, is one of the most prestigious names in media and entertainment investment and operation in China and global markets. CMC has created and grown a number of champions and emerging leaders in the sectors of media and entertainment, Internet and mobile, and life style, covering film, television, music, sports, location-based entertainment, financial media, financial data service, online-video, smart TV, advertising, social network, game, online-education, e-commerce, O2O and etc.

ABOUT SECA

Headquartered in Shanghai, SECA is a leading Chinese sports marketing and management company specializing in sports talent representation, event management and content/IP development. The company's investors include China Media Capital (CMC) Holdings and member of NBA Hall of Fame, Yao Ming.

ABOUT DS AUTOMOBILES

Driven by the avant-garde spirit and backed by an exceptional heritage of the 1955 DS, DS Automobiles, launched in 2015, aims to embody French luxury savoir-faire in the automotive industry. DS Automobiles is the PSA Group's Premium brand.

Designed for customers seeking personal expression and eager for the latest technologies, the second-generation DS models combine refinement and advanced technology. With the SUVs DS 7 CROSSBACK and DS 3 CROSSBACK, the DS brand is launching a range of six worldwide vehicles, all offered in electrified versions under the E-TENSE signature.

For its demanding customers, DS Automobiles has created 'ONLY YOU, the DS experience', its exclusive service program for a unique brand experience.

Present in 32 countries, the DS brand has created and is developing an exclusive distribution network that includes 400 DS STORES and DS SALONS throughout the world in early 2019.

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