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FIFTH FOR BIRD DURING FRANTIC SANTIAGO ALL ELECTRIC E-PRIX

03/02/2018

DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird picked up further championship points to keep up his title bid in the all-electric Formula E series, during today’s frantic inaugural race in Santiago, Chile.

- Briton keeps up title bid after points finish and fastest lap in Chilean capital - Third spot for DS Virgin Racing in closely fought teams' standings

The British racer finished fifth, as well as securing the fastest lap of the race, to secure yet more vital points to lie in third place in the drivers’ standings, with DS Virgin Racing also in third spot in the teams’ standings.

Bird and Alex Lynn

Both Bird and team-mate Alex Lynn began the day strongly with Bird topping the opening practice session and Lynn finishing the second session in P2. Come qualifying, both racers again looked quick with Bird finishing in the top five Superpole shoot-out, a feat he has achieved in every race since the Berlin race last season. After grid penalties elsewhere in the field, Bird would start the race P4 with Lynn in P6.

An incident-packed first lap led to an early safety car period with Bird and Lynn running fifth and sixth respectively. Bird worked hard on passing Sebastien Buemi ahead but was unable to get by, whilst Lynn was able to hold off a charging Lucas Di Grassi as the pit stop window approached. Opting for different strategies, Lynn went for the undercut with Bird going a lap longer.

First Race

In the first race without minimum pit stop times, both drivers made good stops, but Lynn’s race was disappointedly cut short soon after when he suffered a mechanical failure. Meanwhile, Bird continued to push on and, despite a brief loss of telemetry by all teams in the garage, battled hard until the chequered flag.

Sam Bird said: “It was a frustrating race, but we still came away with good points today. We tried something different with the pit stop strategies which sadly didn’t quite come off. It’s also a shame with what happened to Alex, but I know he, and the team, will come back even stronger at the next race in Mexico.”

Alex Lynn said: “Today has been a disappointing note to end on given we were competitive all day. We were looking strong in the race and on course for good points, but the mechanical issue forced us to retire. It’s still been a great event with plenty of atmosphere and on a street track with plenty of character.”

Team Principal Alex Tai commented: “From the off, we showed we had the pace today to challenge at the top, but sadly the race result didn’t reflect this. We were strong in all sessions leading up to the race, with Sam yet again making it into Superpole and Alex just missing out. Both of them drove great races on a challenging street circuit. Of course, we still managed to come away with good points and remain in the mix in both the driver and teams’ championship.”

DS Performance Director Xavier Mestelan Pinon added: “The weekend has not lived up to our expectations but nevertheless we once again showed our speed from the start. We are now third in both championships, and therefore still in the hunt for both titles. This is a fiercely competitive championship where the slightest mistakes are punished and, for sure, we’ll come out fighting again in Mexico.”

The next round of the 2017/2018 ABB FIA Formula E Championship takes place in Mexico on March 3. For more information on the DS Virgin Racing Formula E Team, visit: http://map.ds-virginracing.com/

2018 ABB FIA Formula E Championship
Santiago E-Prix – Race results (37 laps):

  1. Jean Eric Vergne, Techeetah, 37 laps (25pts, P)

DNF. Alex Lynn, DS Virgin Racing

Drivers’ standings (after Rd 4):

  1. Jean Eric Vergne, 71pts

Teams’ standings (after Rd 4):

  1. Techeetah, 89pts

Sources: DS Virgin Racing, DS Automobiles,.DSautomobiles.com, The FIA Formula E Championship

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