Formula E – New York ePrix: Antonio Felix da Costa wins the second race of the weekend on the New York circuit

Antonio Felix da Costa (DS Techeetah), who started in the lead, led from start to finish and won the second Formula Electric race of the New York ePrix on Sunday, ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne (Mercedes EQ) and Mitch Evans (Jaguar). The Portuguese, crowned champion in 2020, started from pole position after a heavy penalty imposed on Nick Cassidy (Envision), winner of Race 1 on Saturday, but whose team then did something forbidden on his batteries.

The driver from the Franco-Chinese team got off to an excellent start, then he rode a perfect race by managing the energy of his batteries as well as possible, and switching to “attack mode” with a temporary increase in power, to bring DS Techeetah its first victory of the season. The bargain of the day is for Vandoorne, the Belgian taking the lead in the World Championship, with 155 points, four rounds from the end of the season, two of which will take place in London in 15 days and two in Seoul, in South Korea, in mid-August.