Abt boss Thomas Biermaier says his team hasn’t been sleeping much due to its late return to Formula E 🥱 Full story ⬇️
Formerly operating the works Audi team, Abt spent a season on the sidelines following the departure of the German manufacturer, but has made its way back into Formula E as a Mahindra-powered customer outfit.Robin FrijnsExplaining the work required to get Abt's Formula E squad back up and running, Biermaier said it was similar to putting the team together for the start of the championship's first season in 2014-15, and admitted that sleepless nights had been common in the camp.
"Mahindra helped us, big thanks to them to get the powertrain. But yeah, we are missing time, especially track time and so the last six weeks were not easy. "So it's a little bit similar, but clearly on a completely different level. Working level is the same, but the professional level is a huge difference - the competitive difference is quite high. We are the underdogs, I would say."Biermaier explained that Abt had made sure to retain many of the same personnel from its initial tenure in the series, and had also been able to recruit personnel from other teams with experience in Formula E.
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