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He wins the Russian race in Brazilian hands

He wins the Russian race in Brazilian hands

Formula E
Moscow was the penultimate stop of the FIA ​​Formula E championship last Saturday and the scene of Nelson Piquet’s second win (Nextev TCR) of the season. With the victory, the Brazilian increased his advantage in the overall standings, the top of which is the same as the result of the Moscow race: Lucas di Grassi (Audi Sport Abt) was second and Sébastien Buemi (e.dams-Renault) third. The latter received a 29-second penalty mark-up after the race and therefore slipped to ninth place in the official standings. Nevertheless, the e.dams-Renault team, with Buemi's ranking and the fastest lap of the race and Prost's eighth place, won so many points that it has a solid advantage in the overall standings before the final races, which will take place in London at the end of the month. The Russian capital hosted the ninth all-electric Formula One race for the ePrix
Da Costa celebrated in a crazy Formula E race

Da Costa celebrated in a crazy Formula E race

Formula E
Antonio Felix da Costa became the fourth racer to win the new series of electric race cars in the fourth Formula E race in Argentina. Da Costa took the lead in the race in the final lap after former leaders Sebastien Buemi, Lucas di Grassi and Nick Heidfeld ran into trouble. Buemi started the race from the best starting position and also took the lead in the first lap, while Heidfeld overtook Jaime Alguersuari. The German chased the leading Buemi, but despite the additional engine power given to him by the viewers via the Fan Boost app, he could not break into the lead. With a great maneuver, Di Grassi first overtook Sam Bird for fourth place, then past Alguersuari, and soon he was offered the opportunity to overtake Heidfeld, which he easily took advantage of. It's Heidfeld
Di Grassi wins after a collision in the last turn

Di Grassi wins after a collision in the last turn

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Lucas di Grassi is the winner of the first race of the Formula E series, after the amazing last lap of the race on the streets of Beijing. It was in the last corner of the race that Nico Prost and Nick Heidfeld, who led most of the race, collided. Free led most of the laps, while Heidfeld made his way to second place after a mandatory stop in the pits, where racers swapped race cars. The duo escaped the rest of the pursuers in the last part of the race, with Heidfeld constantly attacking Prosta. The German tried again in the last corner of the race. He drove inwards and Prost tried to close the door in a narrow left turn, hitting Heidfeld's car. The German was bounced over the curbs into the air and into a protective fence. His car stopped overturned, but Heidfeld got out of it pov
Di Grassi got his first practice

Di Grassi got his first practice

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The first free practice before the opening race of the Formula E season in Beijing was given to Lucas di Grassi, who competes for the Abt team. The Brazilian was the fastest in the first, 1-minute free practice with a time of 41.937: 45. The second fastest on the Beijing ePrix track was Sebastien Buemi (E.Dams Renault) and the third was Sam Bird (Virgin Racing). Nicolas Prost was fourth in the second race of the E.Dams team, followed by Karun Čandok (Mahindra Racing). Bruno Senna was a bit disappointed with only fifteen times. Results of first training: Racer Team Time 01 11 Lucas di Grassi Audi Sport ABT 1.41.934s 02 9 Sébastien Buemi e.dams-Renault 1: 42.510s 03 2 Sam Bird Virgin Racing 1: 42.902s 04 8 Nicolas Prost e.dams-Renault 1: 42.9
Just a few weeks until the electrical revolution

Just a few weeks until the electrical revolution

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Motorsport will experience a renaissance next month, as with the race in Beijing, the "green" racing series - Formula E - enters the scene. The race calendar currently includes ten events, and the idea of ​​the electric car championship has its roots in 2012. The FIA ​​starts in September and ends in June next year, and despite the different roar of the propulsion engines, the birth of the new championship is accompanied by enthusiasm and interest, as motorsport turns in the direction of a new era - electric motoring. Motorsport has always served as a kind of platform for the development of technologies that then found their way onto the roads in the hands of ordinary mortals. It was with this purpose that Formula E was created. Not even the Formula One team turned its back on modern sports, as it is in