Antonio Felix da Costa handled family arrangements himself for Madrid E-Prix: “I’m glad it paid off”

Antonio Felix da Costa is the only Formula E driver this season to have secured back-to-back victories. After moving to Jaguar TCS Racing from Porsche, the 34-year-old has been in fine form and ensured his 150th race at the maiden Madrid E-Prix was a special one. What made it even more memorable was the presence of his family and friends, who travelled to Madrid to watch him race. Da Costa has now revealed that he was personally in charge of organising everything for them, from arranging tickets to sorting out merchandise.Antonio Felix Da Costa followed up his Jeddah victory with another win in Madrid. Joining him on the podium was his Jaguar teammate Mitch Evans, who pushed him hard in the closing stages of the race. Reflecting on the experience of racing in front of his loved ones, Da Costa told FormulaE.com, “Honestly, it’s a dream day. To win in front of so much of my family, they see me leave the house and come back, sometimes happy, sometimes sad, sometimes healthy, sometimes not so healthy, and they only hear about it or we discuss it at the dinner table. But they were here today and don’t often get to see me race. So to do it in front of them is just amazing. I’m very happy with that and, you know, I am an emotional guy and today we just took it up a notch.”ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.Speaking about his mother, who was seen waving the Portuguese flag during the race, he added, “My mum is a real character. I’m just so happy to see her enjoying it and happy to provide her with these moments, and everyone else. It was a busy week for me as I had to take care of all their tickets and merchandise. I had to do all of that myself, so I’m glad it paid off and everyone looked good. Now we can celebrate together.”After his second consecutive win this season, Antonio Felix Da Costa shared pictures from his podium celebrations. He captioned the post in Portuguese: “WE WON IN MADRID!!!! I have no words. Moments like today - the happiness is indescribable!”ID@undefined Caption not available.ID@undefined Caption not available.From Williams driver Carlos Sainz to Max Verstappen’s partner Kelly Piquet, several figures reacted to his post with applause emojis. Dan Ticktum commented: “Congrats, good job, old chap!” The Cupra Kiro rookie also added: “Congrats, champ!”Da Costa is currently fourth in the 2026 Formula E Drivers’ Standings with 64 points. One more victory could propel him to the top, where his former teammate Pascal Wehrlein currently leads with 83 points.Also read: Mitch Evans says he should have won the race, in place of Jaguar teammate Antonio Felix da Costa: “Team got the result they wanted”