Alinghi Red Bull Racing is back in the America's Cup. The Swiss syndicate wins the basement duel against Orient Express Racing Team and scores its first point against the French team.
03.09.2024, 14:39
03.09.2024, 14:57
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Ernesto Bertarelli's team thus took revenge for the defeat in the first round robin. In the second round robin, which started on Tuesday, all teams will once again compete against each other. Provided there are no changes to the strength ratios, Alinghi Red Bull Racing and Orient Express Racing Team are likely to end up with one win each. An extra duel will then decide who will be allowed to enter the semi-finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup as the fourth-placed of the five challengers.
The Swiss got off to the better start on Tuesday afternoon, although they briefly fell off foils again. After that, they coped better with the difficult conditions with quite high swell and changing winds than the French, who had to end their "flight phase" at a tack and bobbed in the sea off Barcelona.
