Nelson Piquet Jr. has become Formula E’s first ever drivers championship winner after finishing in seventh place in the final race at the London ePrix. The final standings ended with Piquet Jr. just a single point ahead of Sebastien Buemi. Saturday’s race saw Buemi lead a rolling start-to-flag victory. The cars had to start behind the […]
Nelson Piquet Jr took an important win in terms of the championship standings at the Moscow ePrix. With Piquet Jr’s 2nd Formula E victory, he leads with a sizeable gap into the final two rounds. Jean-Eric Vergne secured pole position but it was wasted as he spun his tires at the start which allowed Piquet Jr to out […]
Lucas di Grassi took a strong second win at the Berlin Tempelhof Airport but controversy followed post-race as he was disqualified by the FIA due to a modified front wing. The Audi Abt team had the choice to appeal the decision but didn’t due to sportsmanship reasons. Jarno Trulli took his first Formula E pole position for the race. […]
Sebastien Buemi became the first driver to win two Formula E races at a busy inaugural Monaco ePrix. Buemi led a light-to-flag victory and was joined on the podium with Lucas di Grassi and Nelson Piquet Jr. The race got off to a chaotic start as a multi-car pile up on the exit of Saint Devote brought […]
35 years ago, Nelson Piquet Sr took his first ever Formula 1 win at the 1980 United States West Grand Prix. So it was poignant win for Nelson Piquet Jr, taking his first Formula E victory at the very same circuit. Sebastien Buemi initially qualified on provisional pole position but was later penalised for exceeding maximum power usage whilst qualifying. He then started […]
e.dams driver Nico Prost became the fifth different winner in as many Formula E races. This win makes him the new leader in the championship. Jean-Eric Vergne was once again on pole and led the field for a good amount of time. He received a nudge from Prost approaching the first corner and almost created a potential pile up but […]
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The London ePrix will be held around the perimeter edge of Battersea Park, after plans were given the go ahead by the local council. The 1.8 mile track which features 15 turns was designed by Formula E’s London event team and British architect Simon Gibbons. It’s also been announced that London will host a “double […]
Amlin Aguri’s Antonio Felix Da Costa became the fourth different winner in as many Formula E races after a chaotic ePrix in Buenos Aries. The race started with Buemi on pole with Jaime Alguersuari and Nick Heidfeld in 2nd and 3rd respectively. It was the German who got the better start taking up one spot by […]