Piquet has difficult opening ePrix in Beijing
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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.
Oliver Turvey claimed sixth position in the Formula E season opener around the streets of Beijing on Saturday.
Daniel Abt has lost his ninth place finish in the Beijing ePrix after being found guilty of an unsafe release during his pit stop, and drops to eleventh as a result behind Stephane Sarrazin and Robin Frijns.
Sebastien Buemi dominated the Beijing ePrix, leading from the front and securing maximum points ahead of Lucas di Grassi and Nick Heidfeld.
Sebastien Buemi led Nicolas Prost to a Renault e.dams 1-2 in qualifying in Beijing, with the team becoming the first to lock out the front row of a Formula E grid.
Sebastien Buemi led the way in free practice ahead of the Beijing ePrix, with Lucas di Grassi and Nicolas Prost second and third.
Salvador Duran and Vitantonio Liuzzi will miss this weekend’s ePrix in Beijing after their Trulli Formula E team failed to get their cars into scrutineering following delays in receiving their powertrains.
Nicolas Prost and Sebastien Buemi led the way in Beijing as their Renault e.dams team dominated the half hour Friday test session.
Nathanael Berthon has become the final driver to be confirmed to race in season two of the FIA Formula E championship after signing with Team Aguri.
Hong Kong will host its first ePrix in season three of the FIA Formula E championship after announcing a race for 9 October 2016.
Antonio Felix da Costa has become the penultimate driver to be confirmed for season two of the Formula E championship after re-signing with Team Aguri.
The FIA have announced the introduction of a Full Course Yellow ruling for season two of the Formula E championship, while tweaks have also been made to the penalty system and to FanBoost.
Former F1 driver and Virgin Formula E driver Jaime Alguersuari has announced his retirement from racing having ‘lost his love’ for the sport.
Michelin have extended their contract to exclusively supply Formula E with tyres until the end of the 2018/19 season after winning the latest tender process.
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Swiss officials have been given a two-month extension to raise the funds required to host an ePrix around the city of Lugano during the 2015-16 Formula E season.
A five-car pole position shoot-out is set to be introduced as part of several qualifying changes ahead of the second season of the FIA Formula E championship.
