Formula E. E-Prix Berlin 2024: Antonio Felix Da Costa wins Race 2 – Electric

Antonio Felix Da Costa won Race 2 of the 2024 Berlin E-Prix. Nick Cassidy, yesterday’s winner, was on the podium in second place and Oliver Rowland in third

May 12, 2024

L journey of Formula E continues with the double appointment in Berlinrespectively ninth and tenth rounds of the Season 10. Hosting this double header is the Tempelhof airport circuit, specially modified to adapt to the power of the GEN3. But the revised layout is not the only news of the weekend. Indeed, many teams were forced to make seat changes due to the concomitance of the Berlin races with the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchampsthird round of the FIA ​​WEC.

THEn ABT Cupra there is on the track Kelvin van der Linde given that the owner Nico Müller is busy in Belgium with Peugeot. Both pilots EnvisionSebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns, engaged respectively with Toyota Gazoo Racing and BMW M Team WRT, have left their cars Paul Aron And Joel Erikssonwhile Nyck De Vries, also with Toyota, entrusted his Mahindra to Jordan King; While, NEOM Mclaren he bet on again Taylor Barnard following the injury suffered by Sam Bird during free practice in Monte Carlo. Other pilots, like Stoffel Vandoorne And Jean-Eric Vergne Of DS Penske, Norman Born Of Andretti and Edoardo Mortara Of Mahindrathey preferred to take part in the Berlin E-Prix.

TO conquering the tenth round of Season 1 was Antonio Felix Da Costa. Even in today’s race the unexpected was around the corner with very close duels, even if with less contact than in Race 1. Certainly, the shorter duration of only 38 lapsunlike at 40 on the first date of theBerlin E-Prix 2024. Also helping the teams was the increased awareness of the energy management of the GEN3 cars as the track has been changed compared to last year. The Porsche driver, starting from the sixth starting position, managed to climb back up to the top positions already in the first part and then found himself in command at the end, thanks above all to better battery managementthus allowing him to build an advantage over his direct opponents.

TO neutralization due to the Safety Car took to the track on lap 25 for the contact between Norman Nato and Sacha Fenestraz in turn 4. For this action, the Andretti Global driver received a 10 second penalty for pushing Fenestraz’s Nissan into the wall. The period behind the SC allowed Da Costa to exploit the strategy. At the green flag that restarted the race on lap 31, Mitch Evans took the lead but still had Attack Mode to activate, with the Porsche driver and Nick Cassidy behind.

THE pilots of Jaguar they tried to reuse the strategic tactic that allowed them to finish with a double in the last round in Monte Carlo. Evans activated the extra power at the start of lap 36 to move up to fourth. Antonio Felix Da Costa he thus took the lead and defended it until the end of the race with the checkered flag waved after 3 additional laps due to the Safety Cars. The second neutralization was caused by Maximilian Guntherforced to retire like Fenestraz, due to a contact with an Andretti. Da Costa finally managed to climb to the top step of the podium in this Season 10 after his disqualification at the first round in Misano due to a technical irregularity on his Porsche.

THEThe podium of the second race in Berlin was completed by Jaguar Nick Cassidy and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, protagonist of an extraordinary comeback today too. The New Zealander from the British team, thanks to the podium and yesterday’s victory, managed to extend his lead in the drivers’ standings Pascal Wehrlein, fourth at the finish line. Fifth position for Jake Denniswho started from pole position and was the protagonist of a thrilling duel with the German Porsche driver. Mitch Evans he had to settle for sixth position due to a mistake in turn 6 with two laps to go, leading him Jehan Daruvala, Taylor Barnard, Joel Eriksson And Jean Eric Vergne to close the top 10.

LGrassi’s ucas he finished in 11th position ahead of Jake Hughes, 12th despite the front wing destroyed due to various contacts on the track. The McLaren driver is under investigation for an accident with Edoardo Mortara, who finished 16th. Catastrophic race for Stoffel Vandoornethe protagonist of a contact with Fenestraz on the 20th lap, the result of incorrect braking which then led the Argentinian’s Nissan to hit the Belgian’s DS-Penske, who was then forced to return to the pits to replace the front wing.

Cwith the double appointments in Berlin, Nick Cassidy finds himself alone at the top of the drivers’ standings with 140 points against Wehrlein’s 124 and Rowland’s 118; more backward Dennis fourth with 102 points ed Evans at 99. In the ranking of themes, Jaguar TCS Racing extends further with 237 points over Porsche at 183. Distant Nissan with 144 points. Even in the constructors’ category, Jaguar sets the pace but with just one point behind Porsche at 266. Nissan third with 202.