Lucas di Grassi has explained why his thinks his fellow Brazilians are struggling in Formula E

Di Grassi is enjoying a consistent season in the all-electric championship with the Audi Sport ace currently sat fifth in the Drivers’ Standings. The Brazilian, who lifted the Formula E title in 2016/17, notched solid points in the first two races of the campaign before stealing a superb victory from Pascal Wehrlein in Mexico and then finishing second in Hong Kong. However, compatriot Felipe Massa has earned just 15 points in his first season since switching from F1, while Nelson Piquet Jnr has a solitary point and Felipe Nasr has failed to score during the three races he has featured in. When asked why his fellow Brazilians were struggling during the opening half of the campaign, Di Grassi told Express Sport: “It’s difficult to say about the other guys.

“I don’t know exactly – everybody is fighting their own battles, inside the teams or inside their own heads. “What I can say is that I have been very consistent in the last four seasons – I have never finished outside the top three. “Me and Sam [Bird] are the only drivers to win in every season. That shows consistency and that shows that even if the championship is getting more difficult, we are always there fighting.” Di Grassi is eight points clear of Audi team-mate Daniel Abt, despite being taken out on the final lap of the Sanya ePrix when running in sixth, and appears confident in his own ability and secure in the position he holds within the team.

The Audi driver scored his first win of the season in Mexico

However, Massa is trailing his Venturi stablemate Edoardo Mortara by 37 points after the Swiss ace inherited victory in Hong Kong following a collision between Bird and Andre Lotterer. Piquet won the inaugural Formula E championship in 2014/15 but has been off the pace this season and is currently 35 points behind his Jaguar team-mate Mitch Evans. Despite their current struggles, Di Grassi is confident in the ability of his fellow Brazilians and is clear about why so many have gravitated to the electric series. “I think Brazil has a lot of good drivers so its natural that those drivers end up in top championships,” he said.

Felipe Massa has struggled in comparison to team-mate Edoardo Mortara