Evans: Cassidy Rome E-Prix break “genuinely s**t predicament”

The Jaguar driver lost aid watch over within the braking zone to the 90-stage left of Flip 7 on the 2nd lap of Sunday’s elope, having locked the rear axle when running within the support of championship opponents Jake Dennis and Cassidy. 

Evans hit the Envision Racing machine of Cassidy immediately forward, being launched into the air sooner than landing within the barrier whereas Cassidy took to the race avenue. 

Both drivers rejoined within the support of the field, with Evans pitting for a brand new front flit sooner than retiring three laps later resulting from suspension ruin. 

“They slowed up valuable extra than I was anticipating, and I reacted to it nevertheless then I locked the rears and once I locked the rears I lawful went into Reduce,” stated Evans, who had obtained Saturday’s Rome E-Prix.  

“As soon as I rode the wheel, it lawful exaggerated every little thing, it escalated the predicament.  

“Very minor thing after which, it lawful shot me over the kill of him and took me out of the elope, reasonably valuable took him out of the elope as effectively. Valid a truly s**t predicament.  

“Obviously I’ve obtained to rob it on the chin, and I’ve obtained to place my palms up nevertheless it’s now not love I was doing one thing queer or attempting to form one thing soiled. I’ve barely touched a automobile all of the Twelve months.  

“I lawful feel foul for taking me out of the elope for my workforce as effectively. Doubtlessly extra so for Reduce because he did nothing bad and with Jake a hit it’s genuinely damaged his probabilities.” 

Reduce Cassidy, Envision Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, Norman Nato, Nissan System E Team, Nissan e-4ORCE 04, Sam Bird, Jaguar Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, the rest of the field

Photo by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photography

Cassidy entered the elope two points earlier than Dennis within the standings and managed to form 14th having struggled to create ground within the pack and is below investigation after a final-lap collision with Dennis’ Andretti Autosport workforce-mate Andre Lotterer. 

Dennis went on to accumulate the elope having led every lap from pole, and now leads Cassidy by 24 points with simplest the London E-Prix double-header remaining. 

“He did so much of the talking,” stated Cassidy when asked about Evans speaking to him after the elope. 

“He’s a if truth be told perfect guy, he’s a if truth be told perfect driver. This stuff happen nevertheless it’s aloof heartbreaking. 

“My roll-hoop was taken off and the halo was damaged, I’m rather fortunate. Obviously, that wasn’t my first reaction nevertheless having a look for on the automobile now very fortunate. 

“I don’t genuinely know [if the performance of the car suffered], it might per chance per chance per chance well well be bad for me to whisper certain there was with out gleaming.  

“I was essentially aloof genuinely posthaste within the elope nevertheless couldn’t form one thing.”