The Jaguar driver entered the present marketing campaign as one of many championship favourites, having challenged for the all-electric title over the previous three years.
Whereas new team-mate Nick Cassidy has hit the bottom operating, taking three podiums together with a win final day out in Diriyah, which put him to the highest of the standings, Evans has had a lower than very best begin.
The Kiwi was solely capable of end fifth within the season-opening Mexico Metropolis E-Prix as a consequence of a steering problem and completed in the identical spot once more in Diriyah after dropping out on a podium place on the ultimate lap.
Finger bother in qualifying for the Diriyah E-Prix sequel put him again on the grid as he was solely capable of salvage tenth, leaving him already 36 factors behind Cassidy.
“On a pure tempo standpoint, it’s all there I simply haven’t been capable of convert, which has been a bit disappointing,” he advised Motorsport.com, as Evans led a Jaguar 1-2 in FP1 in Brazil.
“Coming again right here after successful final yr it clearly offers me good vibes however the race goes to be actually difficult to handle. I feel something can occur but it surely’s nonetheless early doorways.
Mitch Evans, Jaguar Racing
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“Do I see it as a little bit of a reset? I simply hope the break’s going to work in my favour and we’ve finished all of the work we will.
“I want a great outcome or an enormous outcome quickly simply to attempt to not make life too onerous for myself like final yr.”
Evans enters the Sao Paulo occasion having gained the inaugural race final yr, which started a powerful comeback within the title battle.
Having been 66 factors behind within the standings, his victory in Brazil was adopted by one other win in Berlin as he recorded 4 triumphs over the season and finally completed third within the standings.
“I feel if you get that first win of the yr or first large results of the yr it form of subconsciously takes just a little little bit of the strain off,” he added.
“I feel that occurred final yr but it surely was just a little bit deeper into the championship, when it kick-started our championship right here and we went on to back-to-back wins and we had a very robust finish.
“I used to be form of hoping that will be from Mexico but it surely’s the scenario that we’re in and it’s nonetheless a protracted season to go.
“I feel all of the championship contenders will find yourself scoring large constantly and also you’ve received to be in that combat.”
