Formula E rookie Antonio Giovinazzi said he endured a “really difficult” debut in the series after he finished 20th and last in the first Diriyah E-Prix.
The former Alfa Romeo Formula 1 driver is competing for Dragon Penske this season having had only two days of running in a Formula E car at Valencia late last year prior to today’s opening race. Giovinazzi qualified slowest of the 22 drivers and finished 20th, the last driver running.
Asked by RaceFans how he would judge his first race in the series, Giovinazzi admitted he had found his debut “really hard”.
“It was really difficult. Really hard,” said Giovinazzi. “I think, overall, I was expecting it to be. I have not much miles in the car – especially in a race as well. In Valencia, we tried only one time and then it was only on the sim[ulator]. But then when we arrived at the track, it’s completely different.
“So yeah, it was really hard, especially at the of the race, trying to finish the race with the battery…