{"id":5157,"date":"2017-07-17T00:11:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-16T22:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/b106543.web05.cust.bluerange.se\/?p=5157"},"modified":"2017-07-17T00:12:55","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T22:12:55","slug":"felix-rosenqvist-powers-to-new-york-city-eprix-podium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/felixracing.se\/en\/felix-rosenqvist-powers-to-new-york-city-eprix-podium\/","title":{"rendered":"Felix Rosenqvist powers to New York City ePrix podium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"NYC45\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Felix Rosenqvist put on a bid for victory in the second race of the New York City ePrix double-header on Sunday, battling Britain\u2019s Sam Bird in a gripping event and finally coming home second to score the fourth podium of his Formula E career.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Determined to move on from the disappointment of Saturday\u2019s opening race at the Brooklyn street track, in which he languished to 15th after making contact with the wall, Rosenqvist sealed a front row grid slot for Sunday\u2019s encounter by going second fastest in the morning\u2019s qualifying session \u2013 just a mere 0.037s adrift of pole-setter Bird\u2019s benchmark time.<\/p>\n

Hopes of a race-winning performance were further boosted when Rosenqvist grabbed the lead courtesy of a swift start, but Bird remained in close pursuit and eventually regained the advantage with a dive down the inside of Rosenqvist on lap 11 out of 49.<\/p>\n

The pendulum then appeared to swing once again, with Rosenqvist \u2013 in turn closely followed by Mahindra Racing team-mate Nick Heidfeld (GER) \u2013 comfortably able to stay within a second behind Bird throughout the first stint before opting to take his compulsory pit stop during a Full Course Yellow situation.<\/p>\n

Bird pitted a lap later, also under FCY conditions, and retained the lead with Rosenqvist and Heidfeld still right on the Englishman\u2019s tail \u2013 setting up a potentially intense conclusion to the race.<\/p>\n

However, Rosenqvist later ran into technical drama with uncertainty surrounding his battery energy levels, forcing the Swede to slow while Mahindra Racing engineers worked frenetically to get on top of the situation. The team switched Heidfeld ahead of Rosenqvist to try and pressurise the fleeing Bird, but later reinstalled Rosenqvist in second in the closing stages once the battery issues had been addressed.<\/p>\n

By then, Bird had already carved out a decisive gap, going on to claim victory 11 seconds ahead of Rosenqvist.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s result means that Rosenqvist has now graced the Formula E podium in three out of the last four races.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool to be on the podium here in New York at such an important moment in the history of Formula E, and in motorsport at large,\u201d says Felix Rosenqvist<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s a bit disappointing having to let Sam go away like that in the end, but we had to make sure we made it to the finish and solved the issue we unfortunately encountered. We ran him close in the first stint and it would have been an interesting final few laps, but second is a good result and it\u2019s great for the team to have Nick up there on the podium as well. I think Formula E should be really proud about making this event happen, and I\u2019m certainly glad to have been a part of it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

With only one round remaining of the 2016-17 FIA Formula E Championship – the final double-header in the Canadian city of Montreal – Felix Rosenqvist holds third in the overall standings and is technically still in with an outside shot at the title during his rookie campaign in the series. The gap to championship leader S\u00e9bastien Buemi (SUI), however, amounts to 53 points with just a maximum 58 up for grabs in Montreal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s great to be up there and actually have a small chance of winning the title heading to the finale, but it\u2019s the longest of long shots and outside of my own control,\u201d Rosenqvist concludes<\/strong>. \u201cIt\u2019s not realistic and not something I\u2019m even thinking about to be honest. Sam (Bird) had a dream weekend here and is now just a few points behind me in the standings, and my main target in Montreal will be to defend my third place. It would be absolutely fantastic to achieve that in my rookie season, but I\u2019m fully aware that it\u2019s going to be a big fight. I will give it my all, that\u2019s a guarantee.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Montreal ePrix takes place on July 29-30.<\/p>\n

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RESULTS<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>(top five)<\/p>\n

FIA Formula E Championship<\/strong>
\nNew York City ePrix, USA<\/em><\/p>\n

1: Sam Bird (GBR), 49 laps
\n2: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), +11.381s<\/strong>
\n3: Nick Heidfeld\u00a0(GER), +12.319s
\n4: Pierre Gasly\u00a0(FRA), +12.355s
\n5: Lucas di Grassi (BRA), +23.451s<\/p>\n

View complete results<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS\u00a0<\/strong>(top five)<\/p>\n

FIA Formula E Championship<\/strong>
\nAfter 10\/12 races<\/p>\n

1: S\u00e9bastien Buemi (SUI), 157\u00a0p.
\n2: Lucas di Grassi (BRA), 147\u00a0p.
\n3: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), 104\u00a0p.<\/strong>
\n4: Sam Bird\u00a0(GBR), 100\u00a0p.
\n5: Nico Prost (FRA), 84 p.<\/p>\n

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