A look at Antonio Felix Da Costa's casual day at a Grand Prix: '30 percent style, 70 percent sweat'
Antonio Felix Da Costa continues to hold third place in the 2025 Formula E Driver Standings. He missed out on the podium at the recently held Jakarta E-Prix by just one position, but he did give race winner Dan Ticktum a hug on his first-ever Formula E victory.
The Porsche driver has now revealed his race routine with a pinch of humour. His fans obviously loved the video shared by Porsche on its official Instagram handle.
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Porsche has shared a short, fun video featuring Antonio Felix Da Costa's race routine on Instagram with the caption: 'Race day with António – stay close or stay back.'
The video starts with Da Costa waking up at 6:29 a.m. for media day and cruising to the circuit, as it was a casual Monday.
There's then a glimpse of the garage, which smells like 'focused rubber and podium energy.' He even has his own name for media day, which he calls 'Smile until your face hurts.'
It's also revealed that Da Costa sits with the engineers to understand the data – and he actually gets it. As he suits up in his race gear, it's said to be '30 percent style and 70 percent sweat.' The video also offers a close look at his Porsche electric car, which he races in the Formula E Grand Prix this season.
His fans loved the fun video and called it 'awesome'. One fan wrote, 'Cool guy, super driver!' Another reacted, 'That's our Antonio!' with fire and heart emojis. A third fan wrote in Portuguese (translated to English), 'The purest reality! Go, Da Costa!'
Antonio Felix Da Costa misses out on podium in Jakarta
Antonio Felix Da Costa finished fourth in Jakarta. Sharing a few images from race day, he wrote on Instagram, 'P4 today. A well-executed race, with a hint of a podium finish but we fell short.
Let's keep fighting, guys! Let's go. Congrats @dan_ticktum on your first victory in @fiaformulae.'
At present, the Porsche driver sits third in the Driver Standings with 100 points. He is behind championship leader Oliver Rowland and his own teammate Pascal Wehrlein. The latter is just three points ahead of him, suggesting that Da Costa could move up a place in the upcoming races.
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