António Félix da Costa travels to Formula E Europe opener as leader in the driver standings

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Munich. The seventh of 13 races brings the ABB FIA Formula E Championship to Europe for the first time this season. BMW i Andretti Motorsport has two major goals for the Geox Rome E-Prix (ITA): defending Portuguese António Félix da Costa’s lead in the driver standings and converting the BMW i drivetrain potential into good results with both cars. The race in Rome is also the opener of the ‘voestalpine European Races’, the collective name for the series of races in Rome, Paris (FRA), Monaco (MON), Berlin (GER) and Bern (SUI).

Quotes ahead of the Geox Rome E-Prix:

Jens Marquardt (BMW Motorsport Director):

“In the first six races of their maiden season in Formula E, the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team has racked up one win, one pole position, three podiums and first place in the driver standings for António Félix da Costa. We can be really pleased with that. Our objective for the European opener in Rome is to convert the great potential of our drivetrain into good results even more consistently than we have done so far and to pick up points with both drivers. It’s a very ambitious goal in this championship, but I’m certain that we can do it. We want to put on a strong show for BMW fans in Europe as well.”

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