Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Remains Without Points in London on Sunday

“That was a good strategy by the team, which found an opportunity in the regulations and took advantage of it,” says Lucas di Grassi. “Given the close standings in the title fight, we didn’t want to leave any opportunity unused.” The only blemish: the Audi e-tron FE07 did not come to a complete stop in pit lane during its stop, which is required by the regulations. This is why di Grassi was handed a drive-through penalty and then later excluded from the classification.

For René Rast, the race was already over after five laps when he was hit by Sébastien Buemi and his car was badly damaged. “Formula E once again showed its crazy side this weekend,” said Rast. “First changing weather on Saturday and then a whole series of tough racing on Sunday, which also cost me the chance of more points. You can only put that behind you and look ahead: In three weeks, it’s about performing again in Berlin.” Buemi received a penalty from race control for the collision.

“Let’s be honest: It was a disappointing day for us today,” said Team Principal Allan McNish. “We tried a strategy move with Lucas that was allowed by the regulations and that other teams have done in the past, but unfortunately it didn’t work out one hundred percent and we accept the FIA stewards decisions. René was on his way to the front and was robbed of points by a collision.” After 13 of 15 races, Rast is in tenth place in the drivers’ standings with a 23-point gap to the leader, teammate di Grassi follows six points behind in 13th place. In the teams’ standings, Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler is in sixth place.

The Formula E journey comes to an end for Audi with two home races in Berlin on August 14 and 15: the brand is concluding its factory commitment with its own team in the series and takes on a new motorsport challenge with the Dakar Rally. “Although everything is still possible, we’re not primarily looking at the standings,” says McNish. “We want to say goodbye to our fans in Berlin with two strong races and as many trophies as possible.”

The Envision Virgin Racing customer team scored twice on Sunday: Robin Frijns narrowly missed the podium with fourth place, while teammate Nick Cassidy finished seventh. The British team thus leads the table in the team standings.

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