Formula E: Porsche Loses Title to Jaguar After Post-Race PenaltyFormula E: Porsche Loses Title to Jaguar After Post-Race Penalty In a dramatic turn of events, Porsche has lost the Formula E manufacturers’ championship to Jaguar after a five-second post-race penalty for Antonio Felix da Costa. Da Costa had initially finished fifth, securing Porsche the title. However, his penalty for causing a collision with Nick Cassidy demoted him to 13th place. The penalty cost Porsche the championship by a narrow margin of four points. Jaguar now becomes the first team to claim the constructors’ crown. Da Costa, who won the Season 6 drivers’ championship, apologized to Cassidy after the race. The stewards noted that Da Costa did not act intentionally but determined that he was responsible for the collision. The penalty report from the stewards emphasized the professional conduct of both drivers and teams. It clarified that Da Costa’s penalty was based solely on the incident in question and not the championship context. Pascal Wehrlein, Da Costa’s Porsche teammate, still secured the drivers’ championship after finishing second in the thrilling season finale.
A five-second post-race time penalty for Antonio Felix da Costa has changed the winner of the inaugural Formula E manufacturers’ championship.
da Costa had finished fifth, securing Porsche the title at the expense of Jaguar. Team-mate Pascal Wehrlein also won the drivers’ championship, after finishing second in a thrilling season finale.
However, the Season 6 champion was given a post-race penalty, demoting him from fifth to thirteenth place, for causing a collision.
The collision he caused was with title contender Nick Cassidy. Da Costa made a small contact, resulting in a puncture for Cassidy, who pitted from fourth position for a new tire, but eventually retired from the race.
The penalty means Jaguar now wins its first constructors’ crown by a marginal four points. Da Costa did apologise to Cassidy after the race.
The stewards’ report on the crucial penalty for Da Costa read: “During the hearing the driver of car 13 showed great remorse and the driver of car 37 was amiable.
“Both the competitors and the teams behaved in a very professional manner. Both competitors were clear that they wanted the incident to be decided as a single incident, without taking into account the context of the final.
“The stewards, as usual, have adopted this approach. Furthermore, having reviewed all the evidence, the stewards wish to make it clear that there is nothing to indicate that the driver of car 13 acted deliberately or deliberately.
“This was accepted by the driver of car 37 at the hearing after hearing the evidence. The stewards and that the driver of car 13 was entirely to blame for the collision with car 37. In this case, the appropriate penalty for car 13 is a five-second penalty and one point on his e-licence.”
