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Porsche Formula E team (Image credit: Instagram)
The Formula E Teams’ and Manufacturers’ World Championship trophy went to TAG Heuer Porsche at the Season 11 grand finale in London. And the credit goes to Porsche drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix Da Costa, as well as the engineers at the factory.
Da Costa has now shared an Instagram post after his team’s win along with a few happy pictures of them together.
Porsche grabs Formula E Teams and Manufacturers’ World Championships
After Porsche claimed top position, Nissan was close, but Nick Cassidy’s consecutive three wins brought Jaguar ahead of them into second position in the standings.Reflecting on Porsche’s win in the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ Championship, Antonio Felix Da Costa wrote on Instagram, “TEAM & CONSTRUCTORS WORLD CHAMPIONS! What a race! We dropped to last, P22 after a technical problem in qualifying, and we finished the race in P6 and managed to secure the World Team Champions titles! Thank you all for the support on this side.
Congratulations @porsche.motorsport.” He attached a few happy pictures of the team along with the note.
Racer Bernardo Sousa wrote, “Congratulations to you!! The man of ‘Never give up.’” A fan also wrote, “Congrats on a great race! Next year there will be more.” One more commented, “Congrats champion!! Well deserved. From 22 to 6, this shows what a great driver you are!”
Florian Modlinger, Director, Factory Motorsport Formula E, said after the grand finale, “What an amazing achievement for Porsche in Formula E to win the Manufacturers’ World Championship and the Teams’ World Championship.
I’m really proud of the whole team, of all the support in the factory, of everyone involved in the project. Both drivers did an incredible job. I’m really happy with this result. I think we’ll only realise in the coming days what we achieved here, and I’m really thankful and grateful to be part of this fantastic team.
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Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix Da Costa’s performance in season 11
Pascal Wehrlein was sitting in second position in the Formula E Driver Standings for a long time but was replaced by Nick Cassidy on the final day at the London E-Prix. Cassidy won the Berlin E-Prix as well as the following two races at the London E-Prix, which propelled him into second position.Earlier, Antonio Felix Da Costa was in third position in the Driver Standings but was replaced by Taylor Barnard and the new addition, Nick Cassidy. He finished fifth in the championship with 111 points.