Guenther parts ways with DS Penske

Maximilian Guenther has revealed the London E-Prix was his final race weekend with DS Penske in Formula E.

The German moved across to the team from fellow Stellantis-supported outfit Maserati MSG Racing (now competing as Citroen Racing) at the start of the 2024-25 season and helped the team to two race victories, the most recent of which at last season's Shanghai E-Prix being the team's first one-two finish.

But this season the team has struggled, with Guenther managing a best finish of sixth twice (in Sao Paulo and Sanya) and the organization as a whole not featuring on the podium until Taylor Barnard won Sunday's final round in London.

“London has been my final race weekend with DS Penske,” Guenther said on social media.

“Two seasons, many memorable moments, race wins, pole positions and challenges we've overcome together. I'm very grateful to everyone in the team for their commitment and contribution, but above all for the close relationships that have developed along the way. It's been a great chapter in my career.

“The GEN4 era awaits and I'm really excited for what's ahead.”

Guenther is widely expected to take one of the two vacant seats at Envision Racing next season after the team announced last week that Sebastien Buemi and Joel Eriksson would not be retained.

As for DS Penske, how that team will look next season is unclear. Stellantis has pulled its DS Automobiles backing in favor of running its own team in-house under the Opel brand, while Barnard is also yet to be confirmed as returning.