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8.30pm, 3 December 2017Oh dear, better put a cork in those champagne bottles. Daniel Abt has had his birthday win snatched away, after a disqualification from the second race of the Hong Kong Formula E round.Following post-racing scrutineering, the FIA"s technical stewards said the barcodes on the MGU and inverter did not match those on the FE04"s Technical Passport".Abt"s disqualification promotes Mahindra"s Felix Rosenqvist to the top spot, while Mortara moves up to second, and Jaguar"s Mitch Evans takes the third spot."We want the opportunity to be able to clarify all details," explains Audi FE team boss Allan McNish, "that"s why we"ve announced the intent to appeal."5.30pm, 3 December 2017"It"s quite heart-breaking," 25-year Daniel Abt told TopGear.com ahead of this weekend"s Formula E race, noting his poor run of luck last season. "All you can do is try and prepare the best. Hopefully it"ll pay off one day."Welcome to pay-day, Danny. At the second race of the Hong Kong round of Formula E"s fourth season, Dan ran in second place for much of the race before a mistake by leading man and pace setter Edoardo Mortara who unfortunately spun out with just three laps to go allowed him to squeeze past to take the lead. And his first ever win in FE.It means he takes the full 25 points. On his 25th birthday. And his performance across the weekend means that at the end of the first round, he is leading the championship ahead of race one"s winner, Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird."I just tried to do the best I could, make no mistakes. Actually I remember two weeks ago at the Macau race, I said that kind of stuff never happens to me", when you"re second or third and you suddenly get first place. It happened today.
Date written: 3 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10169
8.30pm, 3 December 2017Oh dear, better put a cork in those champagne bottles. Daniel Abt has had his birthday win snatched away, after a disqualification from the second race of the Hong Kong Formula E round.Following post-racing scrutineering, the FIA"s technical stewards said the barcodes on the MGU and inverter did not match those on the FE04"s Technical Passport".Abt"s disqualification promotes Mahindra"s Felix Rosenqvist to the top spot, while Mortara moves up to second, and Jaguar"s Mitch Evans takes the third spot."We want the opportunity to be able to clarify all details," explains Audi FE team boss Allan McNish, "that"s why we"ve announced the intent to appeal."5.30pm, 3 December 2017"It"s quite heart-breaking," 25-year Daniel Abt told TopGear.com ahead of this weekend"s Formula E race, noting his poor run of luck last season. "All you can do is try and prepare the best. Hopefully it"ll pay off one day."Welcome to pay-day, Danny. At the second race of the Hong Kong round of Formula E"s fourth season, Dan ran in second place for much of the race before a mistake by leading man and pace setter Edoardo Mortara who unfortunately spun out with just three laps to go allowed him to squeeze past to take the lead. And his first ever win in FE.It means he takes the full 25 points. On his 25th birthday. And his performance across the weekend means that at the end of the first round, he is leading the championship ahead of race one"s winner, Virgin Racing driver Sam Bird."I just tried to do the best I could, make no mistakes. Actually I remember two weeks ago at the Macau race, I said that kind of stuff never happens to me", when you"re second or third and you suddenly get first place. It happened today.
Date written: 3 Dec 2017
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 10169
