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Bird holds off Wehrlein to win Santiago e-Prix

Sam Bird handled the heat under pressure from Pascal Wehrlein to win his first race of the season in the sweltering Santiago sunshine.

With Wehrlein hot on his heels in the closing stages of the warmest Formula E race on record, Bird held his nerve with a peerless performance around the perimeter roads of Parque O’Higgins in the centre of the Chilean capital.

Bird had to keep a close eye on his mirrors with both drivers on alternative ATTACK MODE strategies. Without any activations left, Bird found himself vulnerable from behind – as Wehrlein saved his final burst of energy in a bid to vault ahead with only minutes to spare.

Despite his best efforts and clawing Bird in, Wehrlein couldn’t make a move and had to settle for second as his hopes of victory faded with rising temperatures.

Fellow countryman Daniel Abt rounded out the podium places, inheriting a position from Alexander Sims after the BMW i Andretti Motorsport driver incurred a penalty for causing a collision with Edoardo Mortara.

Contact with Sims sent Mortara spinning, but the VENTURI Formula E Team driver valiantly fought back to finish fourth.

Buemi wasn’t so lucky to avoid the barriers, crashing out of the lead in close quarters with Bird at the Turn 6/7 chicane – the same corner he encountered trouble with in practice earlier in the day.

The 2015/16 champion led away from the front – after being promoted to Julius Baer pole position following the exclusion of Lucas di Grassi for an infringement in qualifying. However, Buemi couldn’t convert a first win for the newly-named Nissan e.dams outfit.

Winner in Marrakesh and championship leader coming into the race, Jerome D’Ambrosio came home in eighth – but later dropped to 10th after being handed a five-second penalty for speeding under Full Course Yellow.

The result means D’Ambrosio relinquishes his place to Bird at the top of the driver standings – with title protagonists Antonio Felix da Costa and Jean-Eric Vergne failing to add to their points tally.

After another searing showdown in Santiago, Formula E now heads to Mexico City and the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez for round four of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E Championship on February 16.


Race results

1Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing47:02.511s(25)
2Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING+6.489s(18)
3Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+14.529s(16)
4Edoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team+17.056s(12)
5Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing+20.276s(10)
6Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing+23.755s(8)
7Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport+27.590s(6)
8Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team+45.059s(4)
9Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON+45.376s(2)
10Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING+46.984s(1)
11Nelson Piquet Jr.Panasonic Jaguar Racing+48.635s 
12Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+1:03.552s 
13Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH+1:19.706s 
14Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB1 Lap 
     
DNFOliver RowlandNissan e.dams  
DNFAntonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport  
DNFJean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH  
DNFSebastien BuemiNissan e.dams (3)
DNFStoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB  
DNFMaximilian GuntherGEOX DRAGON  
DNFFelipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team  
DNFTom DillmannNIO Formula E Team  
 Driver standings
Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing43
Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING41
Antonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport28
Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing28
Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH28
Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing22
Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler21
Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH19
Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING18
Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport18
Sebastien BuemiNissan e.dams15
Edoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team12
Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler9
Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams6
Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team4
Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON2
Nelson Piquet Jr.Panasonic Jaguar Racing1
Maximilian GuntherGEOX DRAGON0
Tom DillmannNIO Formula E Team0
Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB0
Stoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB0
Felipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team0
Felix RosenqvistMAHINDRA RACING0
Team standings
Envision Virgin Racing71
MAHINDRA RACING59
DS TECHEETAH47
BMW i Andretti Motorsport46
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler30
Panasonic Jaguar Racing23
Nissan e.dams21
VENTURI Formula E Team12
NIO Formula E Team4
GEOX DRAGON2
HWA RACELAB0

 

Jan 27, 2019Blagojce Krivevski
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