Formula E

De Vries says he "doesn't want to think about points" and talks about "coming back on top" in Formula E

Nyck de Vries showed relief with victory in Berlin after five races outside the top-5 and still prefers not to focus on the championship race, led by teammate Stoffel Vandoorne

Nyck de Vries got back on the winning track in Formula E last weekend in race 2 of the eP Berlin in Tempelhof. The Dutchman started from third at the start to take the positions of Robin Frijns and Edoardo Mortara, took the lead, and didn't let go again throughout the race.

After the victory, De Vries admitted he was going through a difficult moment in the category, with no race inside the top-5 since the opening of the championship, in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia. The driver lamented the complicated phase by stating that it was unclear the reason for the difficulty in achieving the results, but showed relief for getting back on top of the podium.

"I had some difficult races, it was hard to achieve the results," De Vries admitted. "There was nothing really wrong, but for some reason things were not working. But we kept the faith, kept working and things worked out. I'm very happy," celebrated the reigning category champion.

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De Vries had not been in the top five since the championship opener at Diriyah (Photo: Mercedes EQ)

After last year's dream title win, De Vries said he prefers not to think about the standings situation at the moment. Nyck is currently sixth in the Drivers' World Championship, with 65 points from eight rounds. To give you an idea of the distance to the first place, the leader - Stoffel Vandoorne, #17's teammate at Mercedes - has 111 points at this point in the championship.

Instead of thinking about the distance he needs to cover if he wants to fight for a second championship, De Vries said he was grateful to finally have a weekend with a "solid" performance, without suffering from problems that, according to the driver, still have no explanations.

"Honestly, I don't want to think about the points," he said. "We wanted to make progress after Saudi Arabia and Mexico, we had four difficult races without having a clear explanation of what was happening. There was always something that wasn't right, I'm happy to have turned it around now. This weekend we clearly had a solid performance," he pointed out.

Now, Formula E returns only next month for the debut of the eP in Jakarta, Indonesia, which makes its inaugural race in the category this year. The race - this time as a single round - is scheduled for June 4.