Bird prepares to complete 100 Formula E races in Diriyah: ‘I can’t believe it’

On his way to completing 100 races for Formula E in the first race at Diriyah next weekend, Sam Bird admitted the impact of the moment and highlighted fond memories at the Arabian track

owner of 11 wins And you are poles in Formula Ethe British Sam Bird get ready to complete 100 races disputed in the category next weekend, in Diriya, in the first race of the double round scheduled in Saudi Arabia. Member of the mode since its creation in 2014, the pilot of the Jaguar he admitted the emotion of the moment and said he would like to get a good result to save the opportunity.

“I’m in a positive mindset for the next two races,” said the Englishman. “It will be my 100th race in Formula E, which I can’t believe. I want to celebrate it with a good result,” she celebrated.

In fact, the brand should have already been beaten by the British in Seoul ep 2, which received closure last season. However, Bird broke his hand in the second race London and missed the South Korea double round. He will thus have the opportunity to complete the 100th race in the first race in Diriyah on Saturday (27).

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Mitch Evans’ partner, however, won’t be the only one to record the feat. Moreover Luca Digrassiwho completed 100 races last year, Jean-Eric Vergne And Sebastián Buemi they will be the other two riders on the track to reach the centenary milestone in Diriyah.

Bird also said he has fond memories of Diriyah, where he won twice [pela Audi, em 2019, e pela Jaguar, em 2020] and still holds the fastest lap record, with 1min08s723 in last year’s edition. After the frustrating abandonment at the debut, in mexico city epthe Briton expects a different result in Saudi Arabia.

“I have fond memories of racing in Diriyah because I won twice and have the fastest lap record, which I set last year,” Bird said. “As disappointing as the Mexico City result was, we learned a lot from the data,” concluded the British driver.

Now Formula E stops until the last weekend of the month, when the category lands in Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, for its first double round of the season. The two races are scheduled, respectively, for the days 27 And January 28thboth at 2pm (Brasilia time).

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