Daniel Abt h💟as been retained by the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffle🔥r Formula E squad for the fifth season of the all-electric championship. 

The German, who has claimed a breakthrough pa🍌ir of wins this season in the Mexico and Berlin rounds, was out of contract at the end of the 2017-2018 campaign but Audi has opted to renew his deal to keep the team’s driver line-up unchanged for next season, with reigning champion Lucas di Grassi’s position already being confirmed. 

Abt won his home race in Berlin last time out by leading a one-two finish for the Audi squad and heads into this weekend’s inaugural Zurich e-Prix fourth in the drivers’ championship, nine points clear of di Grassi.🃏 

“It was always part of the plan and was not influenced by hi🦹s performance in Berlin,” team princip♕al Allan McNish said. 

“Berlin just really cemented everything on it and w𒊎e knew we s♔hould put that to bed so there were no unnecessary questions as he needs to focus on Zurich and New York.”

Abt also took first place win on the road in the second race in Hong Kong until later beꦅing disqualified from the race. 

“For me, it continues to be an honor to represe𝓰nt the four rings in Formula E,” Abt said. “I am delighted about the trust that Audi and the entire team places in me and am trying to give my all to reward this trust with good results.”

Meanwhile, DTM’s Nico Mueller has been named as Audi’s test and reserve driver and will play a supporting role carrying out simulator preparations in Audi’s new e-tron FE05, ahead of 🎶the ‘Gen2’ car’s ༺introduction for 2018-19.