“ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge”: Bad luck for Maximilian Günther – victory for Kevin Siggy.

Munich. BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver Maximilian Günther (GER) was unlucky in the sixth race of the “ABB Formula E Race at Home Challenge” on the virtual track in New York City (USA): After second place in qualifying, he started from the front row of the grid, but dropped to the back of the field through no fault of his own after a collision at the start and crossed the finish line in 12^th place. Alexander Sims (GBR) in the second BMW iFE.20 finished in 14^th place. In the Challenge Grid Race, Team Redline driver Kevin Siggy (SLO) extended his lead in the overall standings with his third win of the season after a commanding performance. Cem Bolukbasi (TUR) finished fourth in the second BMW iFE.20.

Günther spun in the first turn after Neel Jani (SUI, Porsche) hit the rear of his car. As a result he had to let the whole field pass him. He went on to fight his way back up into 12^th place, but, like Sims in 14^th place, finished outside the points. Victory went to Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL, Mercedes).

Siggy pulled away quickly from pole position in the Challenge Grid Race and drove a lonely race at the front. He now has a comfortable lead in the overall standings, with a total of 129 points to his name. Bolukbasi finished fourth, narrowly missing out on the podium in only his second race in the colours of BMW i Andretti Motorsport.

The season finale will be held next weekend, when there will be a race on both Saturday and Sunday.

Reactions to Round 6:

Maximilian Günther (#28 BMW iFE.20, race result: 12^th place, overall standings: 73 points): “To be taken out from behind in the first turn after such a good qualifying session and a good start is a real shame. Unfortunately this wasn’t the first time in recent races that I have been hit by rivals when I was in a promising position. But I won’t give up. I will go on the attack again on the final weekend and will give it my all to bring home another few good results. I had no chance today after the accident. My car was so badly damaged that my steering wheel was totally crooked. I couldn’t do any better than 12^th place.”

Alexander Sims (#27 BMW iFE.20, race result: 14^th place, overall standings: 1 point): “It was fun once again. I got through the first turn really well from the start and was in tenth place. Unfortunately my car was damaged after coming into contact with the wall and I wasn’t able to keep hold of the position. Then, during the race I let Maximilian go past because he was much faster than me. It’s a shame that he had such a difficult race. I’m not ever usually in the position of being ahead of him in the simulator and being overtaken by him.”

Kevin Siggy (#28 BMW iFE.20, Team Redline, 1^st place, overall standings: 129 points): “Everything really did go perfectly. Fortunately, at the start I got away well from pole position, which meant I didn’t get caught up in the huge crash in the first turn. From that point on, I drove a few fast laps to pull away from the others quickly. That worked really well, and I was able to bring the win home safely in the end.”