Envision Virgin Racing team boss Sylvain Filippi is confident that the British marque will see a return to form at this weekend's Bern E-Prix.
The Richard Branson-backed squad enjoyed a number of competitive performances earlier this season, winning in Santiago and Paris however, has struggled in recent rounds, scoring only two points since its most recent triumph in the French capital.
Due to its performance slump, which was particularly marked by a run of four non-points scoring finishes for Britain's Sam Bird, the outfit has dropped to third in the Teams' Standings, getting overtaken by powertrain supplier Audi.
Despite the team's recent struggles, Filippi described Season 5 as the team's best season to date, confident of a fix for Bern:
"This season of Formula E is by far the closet of any, with no runaway winners and everything still to play for,” said Filippi.
"For Envision Virgin Racing, we’ve enjoyed one of our strongest ever seasons with both Sam [Bird] and Robin [Frijns] picking up victories and additional podiums.
"Since the last race, we’ve been working extremely hard to analyse all the data and find improvements where we can. We’re confident we will see a return to the team’s true form in the Swiss capital."
With Bird's poor run of form coming to an end in Berlin, the Briton echoed Filippi's thoughts and heads to Bern with added confidence, buoyed by his advantageous position in Group 3 qualifying:
"It’s been a difficult few races on my side of the garage but during the extended break we’ve looked at every element of the race weekend and I feel far more confident in myself going into Bern," said Bird.
"Qualifying, as always, will play a crucial role this weekend, as I now feature in the third group, and this season seems to have shown that the later qualifying groups perform better as the track evolves. Hopefully, this will put us in good stead and we can capitalise on this."
Robin Frijns, who is one of this season's title protagonists, currently sat in fifth in the Drivers' Championship, added: "It’s exciting to be visiting a new Swiss circuit and I’m looking forward to going racing on what should be a great track with an amazing backdrop.
"I’m confident that the car has the pace and we’ve worked hard during the downtime since Berlin to ensure that we’re in a good place going into Bern. I haven’t raced in Switzerland before with Formula E so I’m excited to be heading to a new country and coming away with a good result."
The Bern E-Prix will take place on June 22 at 18:04 local time.
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