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Bird captures Santiago E-Prix win after Buemi throws it away

Virgin Racing's Sam Bird clinched his first win of the 2018/19 ABB FIA Formula E season in Santiago de Chile, the Brit inheriting the lead when Sebastien Buemi succumbed to pressure and crashed. The race got underway in a sweltering 37° Celsius heat, the highest temperatures in FE history which generated a few worries among the teams which anticipated potential battery issues. Drivers were allowed two mandatory attack mode periods worth four minutes each and an additional 25kW of power. Di Grassi counters Marko's heavy criticism of Formula E Polesitter Sebastien Buemi led the field as it blasted off the grid while Bird lost no time in getting the jump on Audi Sport's Daniel Abt. While the...
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