katyfairman Feature, Formula E, Interviews, Q&A

Why Sam Bird is Formula E’s finest talent

Sam Bird has proved himself to be one of the fastest, highly competitive and most consistent drivers in the four season history of the Formula E Championship. Until Audi’s Lucas di Grassi won his first race of season four in Zurich, Bird had been the only driver to win a race in every single season of the all-electric championship. This consistency is what has lead Bird to be in with a mathematical chance of winning the drivers’ title at every single Formula E finale*: a pretty impressive statistic.

His seven Formula E wins places him joint-second with di Grassi in the ranking of most successful Formula E drivers, with 34% of his races in Formula E resulting in a win or podium finish for the British driver.

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katyfairman Feature, Formula E, news

5 Things We Learnt From The Zurich ePrix

It is well documented that this weekend FIA Formula E were to make motorsport history, hosting the first motor racing event in Switzerland in six decades. The all-electric racing series has taken to the bumpy streets of Zurich to break this ban that was imposed after a horrific accident at Le Mans in 1955.

The 2.465m track offered a series of long straights, 90 degree corners and a top speed of 215km/h. It brought us drama, unexpected penalties and a seriously dominating drive from Lucas di Grassi – handing him his first victory of the 2017/18 season.

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katyfairman Feature, Formula E

Everything we know about the Gen2 Car

As soon as the FIA ABB Formula E Championship was given the green light, the series knew it would have to be at the forefront of technology both in general and in their race cars. It was ‘driving the future’ as the series tagline stated and although the current race cars look fun, fast and futuristic, they are still very much a generic single-seater with a battery added in at a later date. However a new generation of Formula E car is on its way and it is here to change the game.

The slick, innovative and modern design of the second generation Formula E car, known as the ‘Gen2’, was finally revealed to the world at the end of January this year through a series of digital images and a video. The launch was a huge success with many praising the slick and Batmobile-esque design, however it was confirmed the official launch of the car would be held on Tuesday 6th March at the Geneva International Motor Show.

Despite having to wait on more key statistical information about the new Gen2 car, there is plenty that can be learnt from these digital images and previous news stories about the car that will come into effect from next season.

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