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Di Grassi trusts "100%" Abt decision to end Mahindra Formula E partnership
During the Mexico City E-Prix race meeting, Abt announced that it had terminated its contract with Mahindra and the collaboration would end at the end of 2024. Lucas di Grassi, who had moved back to Abt this season after one year with Mahindra, supported the decision as both teams had struggled in the 2023 campaign due to a late-developed and underperforming powertrain. Di Grassi believes that Cupra, the new powertrain provider, is motivated to bring more performance to the team. Abt team boss Thomas Biermaier emphasized that the decision to end the partnership with Mahindra was mutual and based on both sides’ disappointment with the performance. Abt now needs to find a new powertrain provider for the remaining two years of the Gen3 machines while keeping the option of Cupra developing its own unit for the Gen4 car in the future.
