The Portuguese driver was stripped of his win in the inaugural Misano E-Prix earlier this month after his Porsche car failed post-race checks. This was after FIA scrutineers found an ineligible throttle damper setting related to the spring was fitted to the car. The part in question had been previously used on the Gen2 machines but its inclusion in the “GEN3 Spark Catalogue” was removed when the new car was introduced for the 2022-23 season.
Photo by: Simon Galloway / Motorsport Images “It was also a great opportunity for us to relaunch the championship, I would have been about fifth or sixth now and maybe 20-30 points away. Now I’m 69 points away. “We should be doing these penalties better just for the good of the sport, I think. He added: “Try explaining to someone how I lost the win , it’s impossible. People don’t understand.