Diriyah E-Prix – Sam Bird has won the first race of season 6 of the 2019/2020 ABB FIA Formula E Championship for Envision Virgin Racing. Bird’s victory comes exactly five years to the day of his and Virgin Racing’s very first win in Formula E at the second round in the inaugural season, the Putrajaya ePrix. As the Virgin team race with an Audi power train it means that it was an all-German podium with Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche were all represented. Starting from fifth after a mistake during his Super Pole run, Bird and the rest of the top seven held position at the start before setting his sights on and making his way past Edoardo Mortara’s ROKiT Venturi. The Brit then...
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