New Delhi

Depending on the result of the next race in London this month, Formula E championship will be decided after Antonio Felix da Costa moved to the fifth place after the Portland double-header where he claimed two wins. Another win in his third straight Oregon triumph, and fourth in five races, moved the Portuguese driver to fourth overall with 134 points total, all while being categorised as the most successful driver of the season with wins.

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On the other hand, Jaguar’s leading contender, Nick Cassidy, did not achieve any result in the U. S. round, which allowed his team-mate Mitch Evans and the Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein to put the distance to 155 points each. As many as 58 points are still to be awarded with the two final races set for July 20 and 21 in London, which means the title race is still on. Indeed, in Formula E, much like in Formula One, drivers’ scores 25 points for victory and more points for a pole position as well as for the fastest lap.

In the teams’ point, Jaguar tops with 322 points while Porsche occupies the second position with 289 points. Cassidy is confidence even as the latest results may seem to indicate otherwise, he reminds his lead man of his performance, or lack of it, in the last two races where he scored zeros. Despite the disappointment at Hungaroring, Rosberg insists he, and his teammates, are looking forward to the two races in London, which he has a particular like for and expects a tough fight at.

Cassidy struggled in Portland, making a mistake to spin off the lead on the last lap of Saturday’s race, while on Sunday also collided which forced him to pit and had to repair the car. But a safety car period on lap 19 enable him to come back to the pack from 17th place of the race, a fact that depicted the fluidity and unpredictability of Formula E before the seasons reaches a climax.