BEIJING, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's DS Techeetah Formula E racing team has announced that Portugal's Antonio Felix Da Costa will drive for them in the upcoming 2019-20 Formula E season.
Da Costa finished 6th in the 2018-19 Formula E championship while driving for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport squad, and his move to Techeetah sees him join up with reigning series champion Jean-Eric Vergne, who has won the previous two FE drivers' titles with the Chinese outfit.
"Getting the opportunity to join a double championship-winning team is very rare," said Da Costa. "It was very hard to leave my current position but it's an opportunity I couldn't say no to and I'm very excited to join Jean-Eric and everyone at DS Techeetah."
Frenchman Vergne took the opportunity to welcome his new teammate. "I'd like to extend a warm welcome to Antonio. We've been part of the same motorsport program in the past so it's great to be able to work together again. He will be a great addition to the team."
Da Costa arrives at DS Techeetah to replace Germany's Andre Lotterer, who moves to Porsche's all-new Formula E squad for the new season.
First joining the Formula E championship in 2016, DS Techeetah has since established itself as one of the series' most successful teams. It is owned by Chinese sports marketing firm SECA, and its investors include China Media Capital (CMC) Holdings and NBA Hall of Famer, Yao Ming.
