Formula E Audi driver di Grassi thrills with comeback drive at Chile
22 Jan 2020|1,026 views
Formula E started 2020 with a spectacular race in Santiago de Chile, with Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver Lucas di Grassi thrilling South American fans with a forward charge from 22nd place on the grid to finish the race in seventh place.
Thrilling duels, plenty of overtaking manoeuvres, collisions and suspense right up to the last lap characterised the E-Prix at Parque O'Higgins in the Chilean capital. "It was absolutely fantastic, I'm completely exhausted, but overjoyed to have moved up to seventh place from the second last row of the grid. I'm very proud of the entire team and Audi," said Lucas di Grassi.
The Brazilian had bad luck in qualifying, when an accident happened directly in front of him. He started the race from 22nd on the grid. With his comeback drive, he underlined how the Audi e-tron FE06 is one of the fastest cars on the grid.
Teammate Daniel Abt meanwhile had to cope with traffic in qualifying. The German worked his way forward from 13th on the grid to eighth in the race. A 30-second time penalty subsequently imposed on him for causing a collision dropped him back to his finishing position at 14th place.
Teammate Daniel Abt meanwhile had to cope with traffic in qualifying. The German worked his way forward from 13th on the grid to eighth in the race. A 30-second time penalty subsequently imposed on him for causing a collision dropped him back to his finishing position at 14th place.
Formula E started 2020 with a spectacular race in Santiago de Chile, with Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver Lucas di Grassi thrilling South American fans with a forward charge from 22nd place on the grid to finish the race in seventh place.
Thrilling duels, plenty of overtaking manoeuvres, collisions and suspense right up to the last lap characterised the E-Prix at Parque O'Higgins in the Chilean capital. "It was absolutely fantastic, I'm completely exhausted, but overjoyed to have moved up to seventh place from the second last row of the grid. I'm very proud of the entire team and Audi," said Lucas di Grassi.
The Brazilian had bad luck in qualifying, when an accident happened directly in front of him. He started the race from 22nd on the grid. With his comeback drive, he underlined how the Audi e-tron FE06 is one of the fastest cars on the grid.
Teammate Daniel Abt meanwhile had to cope with traffic in qualifying. The German worked his way forward from 13th on the grid to eighth in the race. A 30-second time penalty subsequently imposed on him for causing a collision dropped him back to his finishing position at 14th place.
Teammate Daniel Abt meanwhile had to cope with traffic in qualifying. The German worked his way forward from 13th on the grid to eighth in the race. A 30-second time penalty subsequently imposed on him for causing a collision dropped him back to his finishing position at 14th place.
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