Why 'demolition derbies' threaten FE's perfect Gen2 start

Formula E has had six races this season, and none have disappointed thanks to an ideal format that promotes close racing. But one factor threatens to sour the show unless the FIA clamps down on it.

Alex Kalinauckas Mar 27, 2019, 1:17 PM

Upd: Mar 27, 2019, 1:21 PM

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There was a moment in last Saturday's Sanya E-Prix where there was a possibility that the driver running in fourth, Andre Lotterer, would finish in that position and yet win the race.

This was because the drivers ahead of him - his DS Techeetah team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne, Oliver Rowland and Antonio Felix da Costa - were all being investigated for possible driving infractions.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.