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april 12, 2021 - Audi

Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler again with bad luck

  • Disappointing end to Formula E weekend for Audi in Rome
  • Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler loses both cars due to accidents on Sunday
  • Pole position, but also a disappointing race for Envision Virgin Racing

A disappointing end to the Formula E race weekend in #rome for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler: on Sunday, both #lucasdigrassi and #renerast did not finish the race following accidents. Despite starting from pole position, customer team Envision Virgin #racing also remained without any points in the second race.

A wet qualifying session early on Sunday morning already went anything but as hoped for Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler. Sixth in the drivers’ standings, #renerast had to take to the track in the first group, a huge disadvantage for the German: “After our group went out, the rain eased off. In the end, the track was almost ten seconds faster than in our group.”

Rast subsequently had to settle for 19th on the grid. Teammate #lucasdigrassi experienced slightly better conditions in his qualifying group and started from 13th. The Brazilian quickly worked his way up into the points in the race, before he was hit in the back by Sébastien Buemi on a straight on lap eight and violently crashed into the barriers. “This was a very dangerous move,” said di Grassi.

As on the previous day, #renerast showed an impressive comeback drive that brought the reigning DTM champion up into the top ten. Four laps before the end of the race, the German clipped the wall, causing the right rear suspension to break, resulting in Rast also hitting the wall. “I had a moment of oversteer out of the last corner,” said Rast. “A small mistake with a huge consequence, but actually my day was only going to be tough after the bad luck with the weather in qualifying.”

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