The Portuguese driver will not continue with the Jota Porsche Hypercar squad next season at the request of his employer in Formula E.
Da Costa, FE champion in 2019/20 with DS Techeetah and LMP2 WEC champion with Jota in 2022, admitted sadness that he will not be able to continue to race for the British team alongside his Porsche commitments.
“I am a little bit sad, but I understand why people higher up than me have decided this,” he said.
“Porsche has given me the opportunity to race its car in FE, so if I have to make this compromise, I will.
“But the name of my profession is racing driver, so in my eyes I should be racing every weekend.”
Da Costa, 32, suggested that he had no problems undertaking a double programme, something he has done since 2014 when he dovetailed racing in FE for the Aguri team with a DTM campaign driving for the BMW MTEK squad.
“I know myself better than anyone else, and I think I manage my fitness and fatigue levels well,” he explained.
“I have never missed a race in my career.”
Source: Autosport