https://www.scmp.com/rss/316031/feed The 2014-15 Formula E season is the inaugural season of a new championship for electric cars, beginning on 13 September 2014 in Beijing and culminating on 27 June 2015 in London after 10 races. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Swiss ace Sebastien Buemi won the opening round of the second season of motor racing’s Formule E Championship in commanding style in Beijing yesterday. After taking pole position in the new super pole shoot-out, the Renault e.dams driver went on to dominate the SWUSP Beijing ePrix, setting the fastest lap in the process to complete a hat-trick. I’m happy, the team has done a great job and Renault has done a good power train so I’m just looking forward to the next races Sebastien Buemi “It’s a... https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1871867/sebastien-buemi-claims-season-opening-formule-e-race-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/article/1871867/sebastien-buemi-claims-season-opening-formule-e-race-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 25 Oct 2015 04:00:30 +0000 Brazilian Nelson Piquet Jnr became the first Formula E champion on Sunday as the new electric series wrapped up its debut season with a race that had the crowd making more noise than the cars. Piquet, whose father and namesake was a triple Formula One world champion, finished seventh in the final race in London’s Battersea Park to beat Switzerland’s Sebastien Buemi by one point overall. I only knew I had won the championship when the commentator went onto the radio and said, ‘Can we interview... https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1829092/nelson-piquet-jnr-crowned-first-formula-e-champion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/other-sport/article/1829092/nelson-piquet-jnr-crowned-first-formula-e-champion?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:45:30 +0000