Formula E – Luck changed for Lucas di Grassi

Before taking over the management of the World ChampionshipEndurance this weekend at Silverstone in England, where he will drive the No. 18 Audi R8 e-tron quattro alongside the Frenchman Loïc duval and the British Oliver Jarvis, Lucas di Grassi accumulated a good dose of confidence by returning to the podium in Formula E in Long Beach. After two complicated events in Argentina and Miami, Florida, the 30-year-old driver achieved a nice double achievement in California.

“It’s an honor to return to the top of the championship, comments the Audi Sport Abt driver. We should have had very good results in Buenos Aires and Miami without our mechanical problems, which were not my fault, nor that of the team. Getting back on the podium was our main goal. » The cariocas shine in Formula E, since Nelson Piquet Jr (China Racing) it's imposed last weekend. The two men are now at the forefront of the Formula E Drivers' standings.

Find the full report of the Long Beach round, in the 2006 issue of AUTOhebdo, already available in digital version, and on newsstands tomorrow.