Luna Rossa in control of America’s Cup Challenger final
Italian team extends its lead to 4-0 over Ineos Team UK, which suffered from poor starts
14 February 2021 - 18:10
Bengaluru — Italy’s Luna Rossa continued to dominate the Challenger Series final by winning both races on Sunday to extend their lead over Ineos Team UK to 4-0 at Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour.
Ineos, skippered by Ben Ainslie, had suffered from poor starts in losing the first two races on Saturday and they also found themselves playing catch-up in the third race. Taking a poor position in the pre-start, “Britannia” trailed by about 100m across the starting line and Luna Rossa coasted to victory by 13sec...
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