Rosberg X Racing wins in Chile, defeating Acciona Sainz XE Team

Nico Rosberg’s team won the ninth round of the Extreme-E Off-Road Electric Vehicle World Championship this Saturday.held at Minera Centinela, a former open pit copper mine in the Antofagasta region of northern Chile.

This was Rosberg X Racing (RXR)’s third win of the season and first at the Antofagasta Minerals Copper X Grand Prix. Overtook Acciona El Sainz XE Team (ASXE) in classificationled by Laia Sanz, who couldn’t spend a day in the iron sands of the Atacama Desert.

Johan Kristoffersson and Mikaela Ohlin-Kotulinski lead the championship by 6 points There is only one day left and the game will be played this Sunday.

“I was just trying to keep things tidy and keep Laia in line, but it was a close race. Johan got off to a great start and it was a great team effort. It’s great to bring home the win. “Champion. I am happy to be leading the ship and hope to carry this momentum into the next race,” said Orin Kotulinski.

Johan Kristoffersson highlighted his fight with Matthias Ekström. ”That fight was really fun.Then watching Michaela and Laia drive was really impressive. “Tomorrow is a new day and we are currently at the top of the championship so it will be an exciting showdown,” he said.

”It’s a bittersweet feeling after the grand final because the victory was so close. An unfortunate change of pilots occurred due to a sudden sandstorm. That’s where I lost first place,” Sanz explained.

“The good thing is that Matthias and I both know that we had the pace to go further.. I’m very happy that we were only six points behind, because everything looked even worse in the morning because we had a technical problem in the first qualifying. Tomorrow I will give everything. We have to do everything we can to win,” he added.

This Saturday’s podium was taken by X44 Vida Carbon RacingHowever, there is no title option.

NEOM McLaren Extreme E finished in 4th place, along with Tanner Faust and debutant Hedda Hosas, finished the day with a solid performance. Veloce Racing, on the other hand, will be forced to relinquish the title and will no longer be able to pursue it.