HONG KONG—Sam Bird of Envision Virgin Racing made a robust move with just one lap remaining of the Hong Kong leg of the Formula E series to overtake Techeetah’s Andre Lotterer, and pass the winning line first in the Hong Kong Leg of the Formula E 2018-19 Series.
The two drivers had been locked in a close battle for most of the race and Bird had tried a few times to pass, but was denied each time, but on the final occasion Bird successfully passed Lotterer during which contact took place. Shortly afterwards Lotterer suffered a rear tire blowout causing him to drop down the order. At the end of the race there was a protest lodged against Bird. After due consideration, Stewards placed a five second penalty on Bird for causing the crash, demoting him to sixth place and leaving Mortara of Venturi team the winner.
