Cupra Kiro System E team-mates Dan Ticktum and Pepe Marti have drawn a line underneath their late-race conflict on the Jeddah E-Prix after clearing the air within the hours following Saturday’s spherical.
Marti was making an attempt to move Ticktum for fifth place on the penultimate lap on the Jeddah Corniche Circuit when the 2 got here to blows getting into the bus cease chicane.
System E rookie Marti subsequently brushed the wall on the exit of the nook, however each drivers continued with out severe harm to safe a double factors end for the American-flagged workforce.
Tempers flared within the speedy aftermath of the incident, with each drivers venting their frustration in expletive-laden workforce radio messages.
Nevertheless, having bought an opportunity to talk to one another after the race, Marti and Ticktum have been keen to bury the hatchet and have fun their finest particular person race outcomes of the season.
Marti defined that the conflict stemmed from a misunderstanding over vitality ranges, with TV graphics indicating he had marginally extra usable vitality than Ticktum within the closing laps.
“We talked very briefly. It was principally miscommunication as a result of he wasn’t conscious that I had extra vitality. On my aspect, I wasn’t conscious that he had a very completely different degree of vitality than me. So I simply went for the transfer,” Marti instructed Motorsport.com.
“Clearly, he wasn’t conscious that I had extra batteries. He simply closed the door on me, so no onerous emotions.”
Ticktum felt Marti’s tried overtake was overly optimistic given the circumstances and risked eliminating each drivers from the race.
Nevertheless, he was keen to look previous the incident after talking with Marti head to head.
“Look, there is a line with [being] opportunistic – after which he is simply gone a bit past it,” Ticktum instructed Motorsport.com.
“I’ve seen worse strikes. However I believe in your team-mate within the final laps – even when it is not in your team-mate – it was only a bit over the road.
“He is very keen and eager, which is an efficient factor. However I believe as a rookie, you be taught the place the road is on this class.
“The racing could be very unusual, with the lifting and all the things, and I simply do not assume he is bought that one fairly proper – and he admitted it.
“So it is simply fortunate that we each did not find yourself out of the race, as a result of if he locked up on the grime on the within and hit me, I believe this night would have been very dangerous.”
He added: “I’ve spoken to him. I’ve seemed him within the eyes and stated, ‘Do not do this once more’. So, yeah, however we’re nice. It is all good. Water underneath the bridge. It’s okay.”
Marti apologises for radio feedback
Marti, 20, got here underneath hearth for utilizing a slur after an unofficial clip of his radio alternate went viral on social media platform X (previously Twitter).
“We have to have a severe speak,” he instructed his workforce over workforce radio. “I don’t settle for that. I could also be a rookie however I’m not a r****d. That may be a r****d transfer.”
Showing for his post-race interview within the media pen, Marti instantly apologised for his feedback, saying: “To begin with, I have to apologise for the language I used on the radio. I used to be simply heated in the meanwhile. It was not the precise phrases I selected on the time.”
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