Despite a problem with the charging systems for his car just an hour before the race, Sam Bird found himself on the podium after he raced from 14th to second.
Williams Advanced Engineering have been awarded the Simms Medal for 2015 by the Royal Automobile Club due to the outstanding work put into creating the batteries which are currently used in Formula E.
2014-15 Formula E Champion Nelson Piquet had a difficult opening weekend after the Brazilian seemingly suffered from a number of technical issues throughout the Beijing ePrix.
Stoffel Vandoorne hopes that he can still gain a Formula One drive after he clinched the GP2 Series Championship in Russia at the weekend. The young Belgian admits that between now and the next round, he will be trying to secure himself a drive.