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The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team travelled to the Eternal City as the leaders of the FIA ABB Formula E World Championship. While Pascal Wehrlein finished in the points with ninth at the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric, his teammate António Félix da Costa was one of the unwitting victims of the spectacular multi-car crash in the race, and was forced to retire.

The TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team suffered a setback in the fight for the world championship title at the start of the Formula E race in Rome. The season finale of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team is the London E-Prix on 29 and 30 July with rounds 15 and 16. It’s just a shame that more wasn’t possible today.” Next up They put a perfect car on the track for me from the first lap. The team did a great job after the accident on Saturday. There was no way I could catch up after that. Still, we did a good job fighting our way up the order – only to have some situations cost me positions. After qualifying in tenth, we knew it wouldn’t be easy to make up positions.

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To do that, however, we have to improve our qualifying performance.”Īntónio Félix da Costa, Porsche works driver (#13): “Another difficult day for us. Nevertheless, we’re keen to wrap up the season well in London. The team championship is still open, but we have to be realistic about our chances in the drivers’ championship. In the last laps, we lacked a bit of power and I couldn’t do any more. In the race, we managed to advance to seventh place, despite a few incidents.

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Again our qualifying pace wasn’t as good as in free practice. Pascal Wehrlein, Porsche works driver (#94): “What a disappointing weekend. We head to London feeling highly motivated and will make a bid for the title.” Everything is still open in the team championship. Pascal impressed with his spirited drive and earned six critical points for the team. António lost places due to some incidents and dropped out of the points after being handed a five-second penalty.

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After a disappointing qualifying, our drivers put in a strong performance and worked their way into the points relatively early. Comments on the Rome E-Prix, Race 14įlorian Modlinger, Director Factory Motorsport Formula E: “That was another tough day of racing in Rome. Due to a time penalty, he ultimately took the flag in twelfth.

In temperatures of 37 degrees Celsius and despite several incidents, António Félix da Costa battled his way into the points on the demanding track from P10. Although he slightly damaged his car at the tail-end of an accident involving the leading group, he put in a strong drive to finish seventh and still has an outside chance of winning the title. Pascal Wehrlein headed into the race on the demanding street circuit in the historic setting of the Eternal City from P15 at the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric. Antonio Félix da Costa (93) lies seventh, with André Lotterer (GER/23) in 17th. Pascal Wehrlein (146), the winner of three races this season, ranks fourth. At the wheel of his Porsche 99X Electric, Jake Dennis (GBR) brought home the second win of the season for the team and advanced to the top of the drivers’ standings with 195 points ahead of New Zealander Nick Cassidy (171) and Mitch Evans (151). The racing outfit of the American motorsport legend Michael Andretti was the big winner at the Formula E event in Rome. Jaguar is third (228) followed by the Porsche customer team Avalanche Andretti (218). The squad from Weissach heads to the final races of this year’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in the Docklands of East London ranking second with 239 points behind the leading team Envision Racing (253). The title hopes for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team remain intact.