Lucas di Grassi feels he is back in the battle for the 2020-21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship title after finishing third in race one of the New York City E-Prix on Saturday.
The Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler driver started seventh and made good use of his attack modes to move up the order, with di Grassi in the ideal position to move up into the podium places when Jean-Éric Vergne attacked Nick Cassidy for the lead.
Maximilian Günther may have moved from third to first in the same move, but di Grassi was perfectly placed to get ahead of Cassidy as well, and he ultimately ended third to move up to ninth in the championship standings.
With the 2020-21 season appearing to be one of the closest, di Grassi is only eighteen points behind joint leaders Edoardo Mortara and Robin Frijns heading into the final five races of the season, the first of which is race two of the New York weekend on Sunday.
“Today was a fantastic day in New York and, after the victory in Mexico, it’s already another trophy,” said di Grassi, who now has finished on the podium three times in New York. “Now, I’m also back in the title fight.