Stuart Rowles

Stuart Rowles

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Team Aguri finish outside the top ten
Formula E

Team Aguri finish outside the top ten

Team Aguri were unlucky this weekend after rear wing damage ruined René Rast’s debut race, whilst Ma Qing Hua had a solid first stint but finished 14th. Debutant Rast was putting in fast laps and working his way through the pack before being shown a black and orange flag, as his rear wing was damaged […]

First double points since Moscow for the Andretti team
Formula E

First double points since Moscow for the Andretti team

Amlin Andretti secured their first double points finish since Moscow last season, after Robin Frijns finished sixth and Simona de Silvestro came home in ninth. Qualifying was poor for the team in Berlin, but they were given an instant boost after four cars were penalised after qualifying, moving de Silvestro up to tenth and Frijns to 12th for the […]

DS Virgin move up to third in Teams’ Championship
Formula E

DS Virgin move up to third in Teams’ Championship

DS Virgin Racing moved up to third in the Teams’ Championship, thanks to Jean-Eric Vergne’s fifth place finish, whilst Sam Bird came home 11th. Vergne started on pole position and spent the first half of his race battling with the Renault e.dams of Sebastien Buemi, although he damaged his front wing after two collisions with the bollards […]

Sarrazin scores points in Berlin after starting in the pits
Formula E

Sarrazin scores points in Berlin after starting in the pits

Despite having to start from the pit lane due to an electrical issue, Stephane Sarrazin was able to maintain his record of scoring points at every ePrix after finishing tenth. Despite all the difficulties that faced him throughout Saturday, great battery management gave him the opportunity to battle through the field in his second stint, enabling […]

Heidfeld battles through the field in Berlin
Formula E

Heidfeld battles through the field in Berlin

Nick Heidfeld’s Saturday was certainly entertaining to say the least, going from fifth in qualifying to the back of the grid before the race, and back up to seventh overall. Both Mahindra Racing cars had pace on Saturday, which led to a stellar outing in the first half of qualifying, although mistakes on Heidfeld’s super pole lap […]

De Silvestro first woman to score points in Formula E
Formula E

De Silvestro first woman to score points in Formula E

After a season full of near misses and issues, Simona De Silvestro was able to pull it all together and pick up her first points in Formula E at Long Beach. De Silvestro has had a number of issues with the car this season, from energy saving issues to generally not having the pace during […]

Frijns’ Race Ruined by Buemi
Formula E

Frijns’ Race Ruined by Buemi

A promising day for the Dutchman was turned into a bad one, as Robin Frijns went from 4th to battling to finish the race after an altercation with Sebastien Buemi. An over-optimistic Buemi went for a move at the hairpin, making contact and riding Frijns’ right-rear momentarily, which dislodged Robin’s rear wing, forcing him to […]

A day to forget for da Costa in Mexico
Formula E

A day to forget for da Costa in Mexico

Antonio Felix da Costa had a day forget in Mexico, starting off with a battery issue, which was followed by gearbox troubles and then a broken front wing early on in the race leaving the Portuguese driver with a DNF. da Costa missed most of practice due to a battery issue, before suffering a gearbox […]

Andretti drivers reflect on Mexico ePrix
Formula E

Andretti drivers reflect on Mexico ePrix

Both Andretti drivers enjoyed a duel for 10th position during the first half of the race, but whilst Frijns continued to battle for points, de Silvestro fell off and a late off-track excursion dropped her down to 15th. The first half of the race for Andretti was positive, with both of their drivers (Robin Frijns […]

No power increase for season three of Formula E
Formula E

No power increase for season three of Formula E

Technical Regulations released earlier this week wrongly claimed power would increase from 200kW to 250kW for season three of the Formula E Championship. Wednesday’s incorrect claim has since been amended and the power output for season three will remain the same as season two (200kW). The series will now aim to phase in the power […]

Crazy race ends with double points finish for Mahindra
Formula E

Crazy race ends with double points finish for Mahindra

An array of problems affected both Mahindra drivers at the Putrajaya ePrix, yet the team were able to score their first double points finish of the season. Both drivers were hit with radio problems, leaving the Mahindra team unable to hear Senna in his first car, whilst Heidfeld was unable to hear or communicate with […]

Da Costa fights back to finish sixth in Putrajaya
Formula E

Da Costa fights back to finish sixth in Putrajaya

It was an eventful time for Antonio Felix da Costa at the Putrajaya ePrix, as he went from being a podium contender to salvaging as many points as possible. Da Costa surprisingly put his Aguri 4th on the grid during qualifying, which effectively became third after Sarrazin had to start from the pit lane following […]