The DS Techeetah driver’s race was over on the first lap following a string of misfortune, in which he suffered with power issues on the line which meant he was slow to get away from 16th on the grid.
At the first corner he was then caught between debutants Oliver Askew on his left and Ticktum on his right, with the latter stuffing his NIO 333 car down the inside of the 2019-20 FE champion.
The Portuguese was left with terminal suspension damage and had to retreat immediately to the pits, suggesting afterwards that Ticktum should have dialled down his aggression at the start.
“As soon as I got off the line, my car switched off – some kind of software problem – and then it came back on,” da Costa explained.
“But obviously you’re very vulnerable at that moment with just cars coming across you.
“I got to T1 and [Ticktum] on my inside locked up, which then hit me. I hit another guy and I broke my front left suspension.
“I was a bit unlucky because I got put in the middle of two…
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