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Da Costa stripped of Long Beach pole position
Antonio Felix da Costa has been stripped of his pole position for Saturday’s Long Beach ePrix.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 2, 2016, 10:43 PM
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The Team Aguri driver was disqualified after post-qualifying checks revealed that his car’s tyre pressures were too low, after he had topped the Super Pole session.
Da Costa was the hero of qualifying, as his car relies purely on technology from season one against the more developed machines of rivals.
He will now start from the back of the grid.
"It's hard to swallow to be honest," he said. "I drove a good lap, very clean. All in vain, but rules are rules.
"The rear left was 0.05 too low than what's legally permitted. We just have to do a better job next time."
Sam Bird has been promoted to pole position, and been awarded the three points that go with it, with Lucas di Grassi moving up to the front row.
Points leader Sebastien Buemi will now start seventh, rather than eighth.
The new grid is as follows...
1 Sam Bird
DS Virgin Racing
2
Lucas di Grassi
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
3
Stéphane Sarrazin
Venturi
4
Nick Heidfeld
Mahindra Racing
5
Robin Frijns
Andretti
6
Daniel Abt
ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport
7 Sébastien Buemi
Renault e.dams
8
Nicolas Prost
Renault e.dams
9
Jérôme d'Ambrosio
Dragon Racing
10
Bruno Senna
Mahindra Racing
11
Jean-Éric Vergne
DS Virgin Racing
12
Simona de Silvestro
Andretti
13
Oliver Turvey
NEXTEV TCR
14
Nelson Piquet Jr.
NEXTEV TCR
15
Mike Conway
Venturi
16
Salvador Duran
Team Aguri
17
Loïc Duval
Dragon Racing
18
António Félix da Costa
Team Aguri
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