Mumbai, 24 April 2023.
The 43-lap race
provided gripping racing from start to finish. Sam Bird lined up on the front
row of the grid after making it through to the qualifying Duels finals. The
Brit topped Group B with a time of 1.05.975 before going on to beat the
Avalanche Andretti of Jake Dennis and the NIO 333 of Dan Ticktum but was pipped
by the Jaguar-powered Envision of Sebastien Buemi in the finals.
Mitch Evans lined up
P9 on the grid after he just missed out on the Duels by six-thousands of a
second and finished fifth in Group A.
With the lead
frequently changing in an action-packed E-Prix and in an effort to save energy,
Mitch was able to carve his way through the pack, carefully avoiding the
carnage along the way. Sam Bird took the lead of the race at the Tempelhof
circuit on four different occasions and both drivers worked together to
maximise efficiency. In total there were eight different leaders but Mitch took
the chequered flag, with Sam Bird just behind him. In an energy critical race
where the tow effect is strong, the Jaguar TCS Racing team executed a perfect
strategy and the superior pace and efficiency of the Jaguar I-TYPE 6.
Jaguar TCS Racing
remain third in the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship teams’ standings,
closing the gap to Tag Heuer Porsche to just 26 points.
James Barclay, Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal: “What a race! Our first 1-2 in the ABB FIA Formula E
World Championship. With Sam on the front row and Mitch back in P9 we knew the
race today would be all about a clever strategy. We needed to keep calm, work
together and progress and that’s exactly what we achieved. Everyone put in a
fantastic performance and these results don’t come without incredible effort from
the whole team. It was an incredibly challenging race with the amount of
overtakes and it was about making the right decisions at the right time,
avoiding any issues and having a car that could achieve the result that we did
today. I am so proud of all of the team, our first ever 1-2, some big points
towards our championship campaign and we hope to score more solid points
tomorrow. A 1-2 finish is something none of us will ever forget.”
Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing driver, #9:“It’s an incredible feeling to get back-to-back wins,
particularly in Formula E where it’s so challenging. I needed a couple of good
races and this is exactly what the team delivered today in Berlin. There is
still a long way to go this season but the main thing is we’re back in the
hunt. Both Sam and I are up there in the fight and we need to keep building on
what we’ve achieved so far.”
Sam Bird, Jaguar TCS Racing driver, #10:“We’ve made history again today. It’s the best result
Jaguar TCS Racing have ever achieved and it’s huge credit to all of the amazing
people that work in this team. I feel like we’ve been working towards this for
a while now but to get back-to-back double podiums feels incredible. We have a
competitive package and it was very well executed by the team and we hope to
fight for more points and podiums again tomorrow.”
Jaguar TCS Racing
will compete in the ninth round of the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
in Monaco on 06 May 2023.