“I will continue to work at INEOS, but I don’t know in what role”

INEOS Britannia chief helmsman Ben Ainslie said this Saturday after the America’s Cup final defeat by Emirates Team New Zealand (7-2) that he will continue to play for the British team, but he does not know about it yet. “with what role.”

Following the conclusion of the 37th offshore competition, the four-time Olympic champion assured that he would continue to use INEOS “one hundred percent”, without specifying whether they would be on or off the boat, and confirmed that the British would repeat: “Record contender” ( first applicant).

“Emirates are the best team in the history of the competition because they played an incredible championship and are fair winners.”

Ben AinslieChief helmsman of INEOS Britannia

“We are going to learn from the experience we had in Barcelona. This was one of the best publications in recent times. There are very good possible sites in Europe, I hope it will be British in the future,” emphasized the INEOS helmsman, winner of the “round robin” (qualifying group) and the Candidates tournament.

Regarding the final, Ainslie stressed that they lost to “the best team in the history of the competition” and that the Kiwis “had an incredible championship and are fair winners” because they had “the best performances, maneuvers and control”. wind.”

The British sailing star made special mention of Barcelona as a venue and highlighted the celebration of the first Women’s America’s Cup and the return of the Young America’s Cup, which she said “saw incredible talent.”

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