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Da Costa holds on to thwart Vergne in Ad Diriyah ePrix

António Félix da Costa secured a maiden victory for BMW as a manufacturer in the ABB FIA World Championship, in the first race of the 2018/19 season of the all-electric series in Ad Diriyah using the new Gen2 car. Da Costa had earlier won pole position in a damp, disrupted qualifying session, but he had to work hard in the afternoon to hold off reigning champion Jean-Éric Vergne during the ePrix. Da Costa struggled to line up in the right place on the grid, but got off to a good start in the race itself. He was easily able to defend the lead in the early stages from Niussan e.dams' Sebastien Buemi, after Dragon's José María López lost a spot into the first corner. After crashing...
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