SAM BIRD SEALS VICTORY IN PUTRAJAYA ePRIX,Virgin Racing driver wins ahead of di Grassi and Buemi
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PUTRAJAYA, MALAYSIA (November 22 2014): Sam Bird cruised to victory in the 2014 FIA Formula EYcapital Management Putrajaya ePrix ahead of championship-leader Lucas di Grassi and SebastienBuemi. The Virgin Racing driver crossed the line to pick up the full 25 points and clinch his maidenePrix win.
Bird dedicated his win to former GP2 team-mate Jules Bianchi, who was severely injured in theJapanese Grand Prix: "I have to dedicate this win to a good friend of mine who is very ill. It's very sadwhat's happened to him and this one is for Jules. The weekend went really well, we were quick fromthe first outing and we were quickest in practice. Qualifying didn't quite go our way as I think wewere not in the best group for doing a fast lap time but we put that right in the race. The first stint Iwas able to get a very good gap which meant we could take it easy and not make any silly mistakes,do some lift and coasting, and coast to the finish."
Audi Sport ABT driver Lucas di Grassi and e.dams-Renault's Sebastien Buemi both managed to fighttheir way through the field to stand on the podium despite starting at the back of the grid.Di Grassi, who started 18th, said: "For sure this was beyond my expectations. Everyone is here to win,everyone is pushing to the limit as this track has proven once and for all this car is very tricky to driveeven if you have done all the testing. The tiniest margin can ruin your whole weekend and that'swhat happened in qualifying from my side and then to come all the way from the back of the grid ona street track to second is an amazing feeling. I felt I had a much better race than in Beijing where Iwon."
"I'm really happy I have to say," said Buemi, who lined up 20th. "We were really good in testing andthen when we came to the first race it just didn't go well. It went bad today in the qualifying whichis quite strange, we did some set-up changes that didn't work so well but I felt the strongest in thiscar and finished third."Bird's win means he moves up to second place in the championship standings just three points behindBeijing race-winner di Grassi.Nicolas Prost continued the strong form he showed in qualifying.
Nicolas Prost continued the strong form he showed in qualifying to finish fourth. The Frenchmanstarted from 11th position after carrying over a 10-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable collisionin Beijing.
Oriol Servia, who inherited pole position, made a good getaway to retain the lead at the start but wassoon overtaken by Bird, who pulled off a well-judged move before streaking away to victory.
Dragon Racing's Jerome d'Ambrosio showed his reliance rising from the back row of the grid to comehome in fifth. D'Ambrosio qualified in the top-three only to be penalised for exceeding the maximumpower usage.
There were mixed fortunes for the FanBoost winners. Amlin Aguri's Katherine Legge was involved ina first-lap tussle with Michela Cerruti that effectively ended her hopes. Venturi's Nick Heidfeldcrashed out of the race while battling with Andretti's Franck Montagny.
Bruno Senna used one of his FanBoosts to overtake e.dams-Renault's Nico Prost for fourth, but theMahindra Racing driver lost out on the final lap as he was preparing to overtake Buemi for third andhit the wall. Senna said: "I saw Buemi and had an opportunity to get a podium but I made a mistake. Ijust went for it and got out on the marbles when I lost the car."
Overall the feeling was that the local promoter has done an excellent job with creating a brand newstreet circuit. "Well done to everyone who has helped this track happen," said Bird. "It was extremelychallenging and a great layout and made for some exciting racing."
FIA Formula E Championship - Putrajaya ePrix (Rd 2) - Results:
1. Sam Bird, Virgin Racing, 51:11.979
2. Lucas di Grassi, Audi Sport ABT, +4.175s
3. Sebastien Buemi, e.dams-Renault, +5.739s
4. Nicolas Prost, e.dams-Renault, +9.552s
5. Jerome d'Ambrosio, Dragon Racing, +13.722s
6. Karun Chandhok, Mahindra Racing, +17.158s
7. Oriol Servia, Dragon Racing, +18.621s
8. Antonio Felix da Costa, Amlin Aguri, +19.926s
9. Jaime Alguersuari, Virgin Racing, +20.053s
10. Daniel Abt, Audi Sport ABT, +45.663s
11. Ho-Pin Tung, China Racing, +55.833s
12. Stephane Sarrazin, Venturi, +56.626s
13. Matthew Brabham, Andretti, +1:05.036s
14. Bruno Senna, Mahindra Racing, +1 lap
15. Franck Montagny, Andretti, +1 lap (penalty)
16. Katherine Legge, Amlin Aguri, +3 laps (penalty)
17. Jarno Trulli, Trulli, +3 laps (penalty)
18. Nelson Piquet Jr, China Racing, DNF
19. Michela Cerruti, Trulli, DNF
Nick Heidfeld, Venturi, excluded (penalty)
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