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BMW i Berlin E-Prix thrills German Formula E fans.
Tue May 22 13:53:23 CEST 2018 Press Release
On Saturday, the BMW i Berlin E-Prix at Tempelhof Airport (GER) attracted plenty of Formula E fans to the circuit and provided a great atmosphere to match the summer temperatures. In the ninth race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship season, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E drivers missed out on a points finish. After 45 laps, António Félix da Costa (POR) and Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA) finished in 15th and 20th positions.
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Berlin. On Saturday, the BMW i Berlin E-Prix at Tempelhof Airport (GER) attracted plenty of Formula E fans to the circuit and provided a great atmosphere to match the summer temperatures. In the ninth race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship season, the MS&AD Andretti Formula E drivers missed out on a points finish. After 45 laps, António Félix da Costa (POR) and Stéphane Sarrazin (FRA) finished in 15th and 20th positions. Victory went to Daniel Abt (GER, Audi).
Reactions to the BMW i Berlin E-Prix.
António Félix da Costa (#28 Andretti
ATEC-003):
“What an event! Berlin has always been a
great race but there were even more people here this time and the fans
were really enthusiastic. It is great to see such positive development
for Formula E. Unfortunately, we weren't quite able to keep up with
the leaders on this circuit. Last year's experience already showed us
that we can struggle here. Sadly, that was confirmed this time. Of
course, we want to do better than 15th place, so we will be
working hard to improve.”
Stéphane Sarrazin (#27 Andretti ATEC-003):
“I am
happy to be back and driving in Formula E. I have done a lot of
testing this year but competing in a race again is something a bit
different. The field was tightly-packed in qualifying and we weren’t
far off the lead. Unfortunately, I had some problems with energy
management during the race. I will have to work on that with the team
before the next race in Zurich.”
The BMW i Fleet
BMW i is once again “Official Vehicle Partner” of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 4. Spearheading the BMW i fleet is the new BMW i8 Coupé, modified with BMW M components (combined fuel consumption: 1.9 l/100 km; combined energy consumption 14.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 42 g/km)*. As well as the BMW i8 Coupé, the BMW i fleet for the ABB Formula E Championship also includes the new BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g/km)* as “Medical Car” and “Race Director Car”, and the BMW X5 xDrive40e (combined fuel consumption: 3.4 – 3.3 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 15.4 to 15.3 kWh/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 78 – 77 g/km)* in its role as “Rescue Car”.