Motorsports
Acciona Sainz XE Team Eliminated in Extreme-E Semifinals
The Acciona Sainz XE team has run out of options to fight for the Extreme-E Rally 2022 season title after finishing in the third and final of the day’s second semi-finals.
In a 4 lap race, the Spaniard Carlos Sainz and Laia Sanz They finished behind the teams of Genesis Andretti United and Neom McLaren Extreme-E.
Shortly after the start, the car driven by Sanz was involved in an accident, overturning twice on a course a few kilometers from the Uruguayan city of Punta del Este.
He recovered and continued to run, but the Acciona Sainz XE team could not discount the advantage their opponents had taken from them, leaving them without an option to qualify for the finals for the first time in the season.
After the race, Carlos Sainz looked back on a season that was “not bad” given the evolution of his relationship with his team, car and partners.
“Everything was very positive and we have to be happy with the result.”
Meanwhile, the X44 Vida Carbon Team won the ‘Crazy Race’ to reach the finals, leaving current championship leaders Rosberg X Racing with no chance.
Therefore teams with Spaniards as drivers Christina Gutierrez and to French Sebastian Loeb He maintained his chances of winning the 2022 season, but he needs 18 points in the final race to do so.
It will be contested by X44 Vida Carbon, Genesys Andretti United, Neom McLaren Extreme-E, Veloce Racing and Abt Cupra XE.
Extreme-E is a competition for electric off-road vehicles in locations affected by climate change.
With the decisive stage controversy in Punta del Este, the competition wants to expand Uruguay’s work as a producer of renewable energy.
Source: Mundo Deportivo
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