e.dams-Renault have wrapped-up the Formula E teams championship with one race to spare after Sebastien Buemi’s emphatic race one win around the serpentine confines of Battersea Park.
Buemi’s win effectively handed his team, e.Dams-Renault the team’s title with one more race in hand to play out on Sunday. Alain Prost, four-time Formula One champion and team principal of the e.Dams-Renault team was ecstatic with the result.
It’s fantastic” said Prost. “The season was difficult but we dominated a little bit. It’s good to have a double event, so we keep motivation for tomorrow. The team has done a great job and we did what we wanted to do. There is only a few points difference and as what I liked in Formula 1, stealing the championship in the last race is how you keep motivation.”
The final this Sunday now sees a three-way fight for the title with Nelson Piquet Jr leading the chase on 138 points. Sebastien Buemi on 133 points while Lucas di Grassi is third on 125 points. While the double header format represents a clean slate for every team on Sunday, on form Buemi looks best placed to take the title, having had speed to spare and with a clearer directive than his rivals di Grassi and Piquet.
“It’s a great day and good to be back in the title fight” said Buemi. “It’s going to be tough tomorrow as it’s difficult to beat the others, but we have strong pace and we take it session by session. We have nothing to lose tomorrow, so we go for another win.”
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