Tim Lumb

Tim Lumb

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Rosenqvist grabs pole for second Hong Kong race
Formula E

Rosenqvist grabs pole for second Hong Kong race

Felix Rosenqvist grabbed pole position for the second Hong Kong ePrix of the weekend and the second round of the 2017/18 Formula E championship. The Swede had a scrappy final sector on his super pole lap, but it was enough to grab his fourth pole position in his FE career. It was the first qualifying […]

Kobayashi joins Andretti FE for Hong Kong ePrix
Formula E

Kobayashi joins Andretti FE for Hong Kong ePrix

Former Formula 1 driver Kamui Kobayashi will race in the Hong Kong ePrix in two weeks with Andretti Autosport, the team has recently announced. The Japanese star will join Antonio Felix da Costa for just the first race weekend of the Formula E season. Tom Blomqvist will still compete for the team during the rest […]

Filippi joins Turvey as NIO Formula E confirm lineup
Formula E

Filippi joins Turvey as NIO Formula E confirm lineup

NIO Formula E has announced that Luca Filippi will be joining the team for the 2017/18 Formula E season, with Oliver Turvey also being retained. Filippi will take over Nelson Piquet Jr’s spot in the team, with the Brazilian having decided to make the move to Jaguar. The Italian has previously finished on the podium […]

Andretti retains da Costa for upcoming FE season
Formula E

Andretti retains da Costa for upcoming FE season

MS&AD Andretti has announced that Antonio Felix da Costa will continue to drive for the team ahead of the 2017/18 Formula E season. Da Costa joined Andretti before the start of the last FE season after competing for two years in the series with Team Aguri. The Portuguese driver endured a difficult FE campaign last […]

Haryanto to test Formula E car in Valencia
Formula E

Haryanto to test Formula E car in Valencia

Former Formula 1 driver Rio Haryanto will test a Formula E car in Valencia next week during the collective pre-season test ahead of the series’ fourth season. It’s unknown whether the Indonesian star will test with one of the 10 FE teams or whether he will use the demonstration car. Haryanto took part in 12 F1 […]

Vergne wins season finale, di Grassi crowned champion
Formula E

Vergne wins season finale, di Grassi crowned champion

Jean-Eric Vergne won the final race of the 2016/17 Formula E season in Montreal while Lucas di Grassi was crowned drivers’ champion. The win is Vergne‘s first in the series after finishing on the podium eight times over the last three seasons, including the first race in Montreal this weekend. Di Grassi took the lead […]

2017 Berlin ePrix weekend recap
Formula E

2017 Berlin ePrix weekend recap

The first double-header of the 2016/17 Formula E season has now concluded, with the Berlin ePrix more successful for some than others. The addition of the second race at the Tempelhof circuit came about due to the cancellation of the  Brussels ePrix earlier this year. Originally only the final two race weekends in New York […]

Buemi saw no need to overtake Rosenqvist
Formula E

Buemi saw no need to overtake Rosenqvist

Sebastien Buemi said that he didn’t see the need to take the lead from Felix Rosenqvist due to the penalty he sustained. The Swedish driver won the race on the track, but picked up a 10 second time penalty for an unsafe release into his incoming Mahindra team-mate during the pit stops. Buemi finished the […]

Abt suffered damage in incident with Bird
Formula E

Abt suffered damage in incident with Bird

Daniel Abt sustained damage to his car from contact with Sam Bird during the race, but went on to finish fourth. Sam Bird made contact with his team-mate Jose Maria Lopez during the first stint of the race, which led Bird to go off track. The Brit hit Abt when returning back onto the track […]

Buemi wins after Rosenqvist penalty in Berlin
Formula E

Buemi wins after Rosenqvist penalty in Berlin

Sebastien Buemi picked up the win in race two in Berlin after Felix Rosenqvist picked up a 10 second time penalty. Rosenqvist finished the race ahead of the championship leader but Buemi was able to stay two seconds behind to be given the race victory. The incident came in the pits when Rosenqvist was let […]

Rosenqvist takes pole ahead of second race in Berlin
Formula E

Rosenqvist takes pole ahead of second race in Berlin

Felix Rosenqvist took pole position ahead of the second race of the weekend in Berlin, with Sebastien Buemi one tenth behind. The 25-year-old picked up his and Mahindra’s first race in Formula E on Saturday and is now in prime position to win both races in Berlin this weekend. Buemi will be happy to start […]

Lopez tops final practice in Berlin
Formula E

Lopez tops final practice in Berlin

Jose Maria Lopez went fastest in the final practice session of the weekend ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and Sebastien Buemi. The Argentinian set a lap time of 1m07.670 seconds, the fastest so far of the weekend. Lopez and Rosenqvist had their quickest laps in the first half of the session, while Buemi left it to […]