António Félix da Costa achieved his first victory of the Formula E season this Sunday at the Berlin ePrix. This could have been in Misano, if it hadn’t been for a disqualification, but after some setbacks he finally managed to finish on the highest step of the podium. To do so, he made a recovery race, until taking the lead definitively on the 36th of the 41 laps.
The TAG Heuer Porsche driver did not hide his joy with the result, highlighting the resilience he has shown in 2024: ‘An incredible race, an incredible day! I think resilience is the word of the season. I think I have already shown several times that things can be turned around, that giving up is never an option. And, once again today, we walked in that direction’.
Next, Félix da Costa stated: ‘Being able to win here in a quite dominant way the home race for the team makes me very competitive. It was a shame we lost that victory in Misano after that disqualification because with those 25 points we would clearly be in the championship fight. But that’s how it is, things are like that and we have six races until the end of the year, and many things can happen’.
The 2020 champion also expressed his thanks: ‘Thank you all for the support, it’s amazing to feel – especially in bad moments you help me to come back, and thank everyone who supports me, my sponsors. And we are always here fighting’.
