Da Costa wins arm wrestling match against Evans in Madrid: "We both wanted the victory"

António Félix da Costa edged out his teammate Mitch Evans in a nail-biting duel in the closing moments of the Madrid E-Prix. Crossing the finish line at the Jarama circuit in first place, the Cascais native secured his second consecutive victory after his win in the second race in Jeddah. This victory delivered a superb one-two finish for Jaguar in a particularly intense event.

« It was really intense. And this victory is special for so many reasons. Obviously, winning two races in a row doesn't happen often. A one-two finish for the team doesn't happen often either. A huge congratulations to all the men and women at the factory in the UK who supply us with these cars. thanks today's winnerIt's also a bit of a home race for me. I have a lot of friends and family members here and, yes, it's a dream day. »

Electric atmosphere at Jaguar

By anticipating his pit stop, Da Costa executed a perfect strategy to snatch the lead from the leaders, before managing his Attack Mode in the final stretch. While the Jaguar one-two finish was impressive, it was also marked by particularly tense radio exchanges, with Mitch Evans struggling to accept team orders instructing him to stay in his teammate's slipstream.

A heatwave quickly tempered by António Félix da Costa upon arrival. We're both winners. We both wanted the win. I think we just received different messages, but we'll sort it out. You know, I'm happy for Mitch. He must have had an incredible race. I'll have to watch it because he came from behind. But yes, I'm delighted with what we achieved today; it's been a dream day. "With this new success, the Jaguar driver jumps to fourth place in the world championship with a total of 64 points.

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