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Buemi back to winning ways as Vergne crashes to take title to the wire in New York

Sebastien Buemi returned to winning ways in New York for Nissan e.dams and boosted his championship chances with a first Formula E win in over two years.

Without a win since Berlin in season three, Buemi ended the barren spell to bag a maiden victory for the Nissan e.dams outfit in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

Buemi led from Julius Baer pole position, but it was far from comfortable to the chequered flag with Alex Lynn and Mitch Evans keeping him company.

With Lynn limping to a stop at the side of the track due to a technical problem, it opened the door for Evans to pile on the pressure.

However, Buemi battled to the end and escaped any previous misfortune that prevented him from winning earlier in the season – crashing out of the lead in Santiago and suffering a puncture in Paris.

Reigning champion and favourite for the title coming into the race, Jean-Eric Vergne still holds a sizeable lead in the standings and sits 22-points clear of nearest rival Lucas di Grassi.

Starting down the order after struggling with a slippery surface in the first qualifying group, Vergne was caught out in a mid-field melee causing him to pit early with a punctured tyre. Sam Bird sent Jose Maria Lopez into a spin at Turn 7 and left drivers behind taking avoiding action.

Vergne slowed to steer clear of stationary cars but was subsequently hit from behind by team-mate Andre Lotterer. Both DS TECHEETAH drivers were forced to pit and dropped to the back of the pack.

Despite the puncture, Vergne’s chances to wrap-up the title weren’t totally deflated, with a safety car mid-way through the race to recovery Lynn’s stricken car helping to close the gap to the points-paying positions.

Vergne vaulted up the leaderboard and looked set to score points, but collided with Felipe Massa on the final lap of the race. Vergne went wide into Turn 1 going wheel-to-wheel with Massa and ran out of road on the apex of the right-hander at Turn 2 – hitting the wall hard and ending up facing the wrong way.

Without any points to his name so far in New York and one round remaining, the championship continues to the final race with four drivers still in mathematical contention.

Four drivers, one race, one champion. Who’ll win the ABB FIA Formula E Championship? Tune in later today to find out.

Race results
1Sebastien BuemiNissan e.dams46:16.399s(28)
2Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing+0.932s(18)
3Antonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport+1.216s(15)
4Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport+2.971s(12)
5Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+3.537s(10)
6Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler+4.380s(9)
7Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING+6.543s(6)
8Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing+13.829s(4)
9Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING+23.719s(2)
10Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team+25.038s(1)
11Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB+27.831s
12Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON+34.729s
13Stoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB+50.564s
14Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams+1:23.962s
15Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH+1:34.508s
16Felipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team1 Lap
17Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH1 Lap
DNFMaximilian GuntherGEOX DRAGON28 Laps
DNFEdoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team27 Laps
DNFAlex LynnPanasonic Jaguar Racing18 Laps
DNFRobin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing15 Laps
DNFTom DillmannNIO Formula E Team1 Lap
Driver standings
Jean-Eric VergneDS TECHEETAH130
Lucas di GrassiAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler108
Mitch EvansPanasonic Jaguar Racing105
Sebastien BuemiNissan e.dams104
Antonio Felix da CostaBMW i Andretti Motorsport97
Andre LottererDS TECHEETAH86
Daniel AbtAudi Sport ABT Schaeffler84
Robin FrijnsEnvision Virgin Racing81
Sam BirdEnvision Virgin Racing73
Jerome D’AmbrosioMAHINDRA RACING67
Oliver RowlandNissan e.dams63
Pascal WehrleinMAHINDRA RACING58
Edoardo MortaraVENTURI Formula E Team52
Felipe MassaVENTURI Formula E Team36
Alexander SimsBMW i Andretti Motorsport36
Stoffel VandoorneHWA RACELAB31
Maximilian GuntherGEOX DRAGON20
Alex LynnPanasonic Jaguar Racing10
Gary PaffettHWA RACELAB8
Oliver TurveyNIO Formula E Team7
Jose Maria LopezGEOX DRAGON3
Nelson Piquet Jr.Panasonic Jaguar Racing1
Tom DillmannNIO Formula E Team0
Felipe NasrGEOX DRAGON0
Felix RosenqvistMAHINDRA RACING0
Team standings
DS TECHEETAH216
Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler192
Nissan e.dams167
Envision Virgin Racing154
BMW i Andretti Motorsport133
MAHINDRA RACING125
Panasonic Jaguar Racing116
VENTURI Formula E Team88
HWA RACELAB39
GEOX DRAGON23
NIO Formula E Team7
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July 14, 2019 Electric Car Newsformula e, New York City ePrix, New York e-prix, New York ePrix, Nissan e.dams, Sebastien Buemi
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