Lucas Di Grassi’s podium at Miami E-Prix was an emotional moment: “You need to have lot of discipline to be able to work when you have bad results”

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Apr 21, 2025, 13:37 IST

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Lucas Di Grassi’s podium at Miami E-Prix was an emotional moment: “You need to have lot of discipline to be able to work when you have bad results”

Lucas Di Grassi’s podium finish at the Miami E-Prix wasn’t something he or his team, Lola Yamaha ABT, had expected. Overwhelmed with emotion, Di Grassi was heard screaming with excitement in the car as it crossed the finish line and headed to the paddock. His family also joined him on the podium to share the special moment.
Lucas Di Grassi opens up on his long journey to podium
Lucas Di Grassi had not scored a podium in the last two years with Lola Yamaha ABT, and he expressed the frustration that had been building up during that time, as his hard work wasn’t translating into results. His last podium came in Season 9, when he was part of Mahindra Racing.

The 40-year-old shared his journey to the podium after the win. He said, “It’s very hard to start the project from zero so in the four races, I had four critical problems that pretty much didn’t allow me to finish the race. So I was like, it’s extremely (tough), you need to have a lot of discipline to be able to continue the work and continue to push when you have bad results.”
“When you have good results, it’s very easy. But when you have bad results, to go back home, keep the focus, keep the head down and keep doing the work that you do that at one point it’s going to pay off. It’s hard because you work, it doesn’t. Then you work again, it doesn’t pay off again. And then you keep working until it pays off. And today was a day it paid off. So I am very happy.”
It was also emotional to see Di Grassi’s wife, Bianca Diniz Caloi, and their young children standing alongside him on the podium as they popped the champagne. Buzzing with confidence, the driver is now aiming to keep the momentum going at the next race in Monaco. The double-header is scheduled for May 3 and 4.
Di Grassi was promoted to second place after a series of post-race penalties altered the fate of several drivers who had finished ahead of him, including the original winner, Norman Nato. As Pascal Wehrlein was declared the official winner, Di Grassi was moved up to second place.
Also Read: Lucas Di Grassi on Lola Yamaha ABT's second-place finish at the Miami E-Prix: "It's a very special podium for many reasons”

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