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Tag Heuer Porsche have seen their appeal against the decision to disqualify Antonio Felix da Costa from the Misano E-Prix rejected by the sport’s governing body. The Portuguese driver stormed to victory in the first race of the double-header at the Italian circuit on April 13th, but six hours after the race, stewards disqualified his […]
The Portuguese driver won the first race at the Italian circuit but was later disqualified due to a violation of regulations related to an outdated throttle damper spring. Porsche appealed the decision, but after a long deliberation period, the FIA upheld the disqualification, impacting Porsche’s championship hopes. This setback ends any chance of da Costa competing for the Drivers’ crown, despite recent wins in Berlin and Shanghai. Porsche may now shift focus to supporting team-mate Wehrlein in the Teams’ Championship battle against Jaguar TCS Racing.
