9.7.2019. As in the previous four seasons of the title fight in the formula E decides this Time, it was only last weekend. Before the two races in New York (13./14. July) are Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler and Lucas di Grassi in second place in the Team and driver championship.
The Fans of formula E can look forward to an exciting final weekend: Computationally eight pilots have chances for the title – as many as never before in the history of the electric racing series. In New York, will be held for the only Time in two races that season. Overall, in the so-called “Double Header”, including the extra points for Pole awarded for Position and fastest lap of the race 58 of the counter. Lucas di Grassi comes with a cap of 32 points on defending champion Jean-Eric Vergne in the United States.
“As long As we have a mathematical Chance, we will give everything. We have proven in the past more than once that the role of the hunter is good,“ says Lucas di Grassi. Unforgettable the comeback of the Brazilian at the last race weekend of the season 2016/2017, as he came with a gap of ten points to Montreal and then with a 24-point lead Champion. In the previous year, Audi Sport made the ABBOT of Schaeffler in the two final races, a residue of 33 meters well and what the Team Champion.
“We started with the goal of the season to win races and to fight to the end all the title we have succeeded,” says team leader Allan McNish. “Of course, we have a look at the table a difficult task in front of us. But Daniel, Lucas and the whole team have shown for the last year, with an insanely strong team performance possible. We have nothing to loose but much to gain.“ In 2018, the German-Brazilian Duo in the two New York races, one victory, two second and a third place, and, thus, 78 out of 94 possible points repeated.
Full of anticipation of the said United States, travel Fan, Daniel Abt for the final. “New York is a mega city with a track, I really enjoy it,” says the German, who stood in the previous year, twice on the Podium in front of the Manhattan Skyline. In nine out of eleven races this season, Abt scored – best value among all the 22 pilots. “What’s still missing in my collection, is a victory. That would be in the Finale with a perfect conclusion.“
The venue for the final two races of the 2,320-Kilometer-long course is for the third Time in the district of Red Hook, New York city part of Brooklyn with views of Manhattan. He leads directly on the banks of the Upper New York Bay, along the Manhattan and Brooklyn separated. The route is largely identical to the previous year, only the pit lane is now along the Start-finish Straight positioned.
Before the age of 12. and 13. Race di Grassi is a place with 98 points on the second table, team-mate Daniel Abt follows, only 23 points behind eighth place. For a victory it is 25 points, three points for Pole Position and point for fastest driven lap of the race within the Top Ten. In addition to the factory team Audi Sport Schaeffler ABT the customer team Envision Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird and Robin Frijns, with the Audi and technology partner Schaeffler have developed e-tron FE05 is on the way. The British team lies in the team standings on the third place.
The race starts in New York on Saturday and Sunday at 16 PM local time (22 hrs CEST) and run as usual, about 45 minutes plus a lap. The ZDF shows the race in the live stream below www.zdfsport.de. As always, Eurosport will broadcast live. All of the international channels including broadcast times are available online at www.fiaformulae.com to.
Audi e-tron FE05 #11 (Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler), Lucas di Grassi (photo: Audi Communications Motorsport / Michael Kunkel)
