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Santiago ePrix 2019: From unusual opening lap to bittersweet result for Mahindra Racing, takeaways from Formula E race
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •The 2019 Santiago ePrix was a race of attrition - only 14 out of the 22 drivers completed the third round of the 2018-19 FIA Formula E Championship
Formula E Marrakesh ePrix talking points: Jerome D'Ambrosio claims first win of season, Pascal Wehrlein's woes and more
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Jerome D'Ambrosio finds himself leading the Drivers' Championship with 40 points, 12 points ahead of his nearest rival, Antonio Felix da Costa.
Interview with Formula E Drivers’ Champion Jean Eric Vergne: Learning from last year's mistakes helped win title
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Jean Eric Vergne won his maiden FIA Formula E World Championship in July with Techeetah Formula E Team. Firstpost caught up with the driver for an exclusive interview.
New York City ePrix: Jean Eric Vergne wins Formula E title, but Techeetah loses Teams' Championship to Audi
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Vergne, a former Formula 1 and Red Bull Racing junior driver, won his maiden Formula E title in his 4th attempt; finishing ahead of Audi’s Lucas di Grassi (also former Formula 1 driver) and Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird.
Zurich ePrix: Jean-Eric Vergne's worst finish takes title fight to New York; Lucas di Grassi finally wins a race
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Reigning world champion Lucas di Grassi claimed his first Formula E win of the season for Audi while Jean-Eric Vergne of Techeetah could only manage P10 - his worst finish of the season at the Zurich ePrix.
Paris ePrix: Techeetah's Jean-Eric Vergne strengthens grip on first Formula E title with maiden win at home
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Jean-Eric Vergne is having a thoroughly dominant season and with 147 points, he is the title favourite with four ePrix to go.
Rome ePrix: Mahindra Racing’s Felix Rosenqvist retires from the lead yet again, Sam Bird seals well-deserved victory
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •With only five races remaining, Mahindra Racing would be scratching their heads wondering what they would need to do to finish in positions they deserve to finish in.
Formula E: Jean-Eric Vergne holds off Lucas di Grassi to win Punta del Esta ePrix; extends lead on Mahindra’s Felix Rosenqvist
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne claimed a pole-to-flag win after fending off pressure from Audi driver, Lucas di Grassi for almost the entire race duration.
Formula E: Jean-Eric Vergne stretches lead with victory at Punta del Este ePrix; Lucas di Grassi finishes 2nd
•Jean-Eric Vergne won Uruguay’s Formula E round in Punta del Este from pole position on Saturday to stretch his overall lead in the all-electric series to 30 points.
Formula E: Mahindra Racing go from hero to zero in Mexico City ePrix; Audi's Daniel Abt emerges as winner
Mithila Mehta And Kunal Shah •Mahindra Racing were almost certain of victory but repeated system errors eventually saw the team score their first-ever double DNF (Did Not Finish) in Formula E history.