No points for BMW i Andretti Motorsport in fourth race of the Formula E season finale in Berlin.

Berlin. One day after Maximilian Günther’s (GER) acclaimed victory at the Formula E season finale at Berlin-Tempelhof (GER), the BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers failed to pick up points in the race on Sunday. Günther started from 21^st on the grid after a difficult qualifying session and got caught up in a collision on the very first lap. Alexander Sims (GBR) in 13^th place also finished outside the top-ten.

The problems started in qualifying when both BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers failed to get the perfect lap and qualified in 16^th and 21^st places. In the very first turns of the race Günther came into contact with the rear of Oliver Turvey’s (GBR, NIO 333 FE Team) car. That brought his race to an end. He hurt his wrist in the collision and had it checked out as a precaution. Sims battled for each position in the middle of the field, but ultimately couldn’t get any further up the field than 13^th place. The final two races of the season will be held in Berlin on Wednesday and Thursday.

Reactions to race 9 in Berlin:

Roger Griffiths (Team Principal BMW i Andretti Motorsport, team standings: 3^rd place):

“How things can change within the space of 24 hours. We were all on a high after our win yesterday, but today was hugely disappointing, firstly due to Maximilian Günther’s accident. Before that he was unable to take his good pace from the practice session, in which he finished second, with him into qualifying. Alexander Sims was unable to find a real rhythm throughout the entire day and had difficulties moving up out of the middle of the field in the race. We have two days off now. We need to use them to repair Maximilian’s car and to understand how we can win one day and not have the pace for the leading positions the next.”

Alexander Sims (#27 BMW iFE.20, starting position: 16^th place, race result: 13^th place, points: 49, driver standings: 11^th place):

“It was a difficult day. I had problems with the brakes in the practice session and was unable to drive any representative laps. That meant I had to go into qualifying without the optimum preparation. Despite that my lap felt good given the circumstances so I was disappointed with 16^th place. Then in the race I didn’t have the necessary pace to move my way far up the field. Overall we need to understand why we can’t show what we delivered earlier on in the season here in Berlin. We still have two races to do that. We have a good team and will give everything to finish the season on a high.”

The FANBOOST vote.

FANBOOST gives Formula E fans the opportunity to vote for their favourite driver and award them an extra boost of power during the race. The five drivers with the most FANBOOST votes receive an extra 100 kJ of power, which they can make use of during a brief time frame in the second half of the race. For the Berlin event, fans could vote for their favourite driver in the ten days prior to, and leading up to 15 minutes into, the first of the six races. Each fan can vote once per day. At the start of each of the races, voting will then start for the next race. There are three ways to vote: online at https://fanboost.fiaformulae.com/, via the official Formula E App or on Twitter using the hashtag #FANBOOST as well as the driver’s first and last name as a one-word hashtag.

Hashtags for the BMW i Andretti Motorsport drivers.

#AlexanderSims

#MaximilianGuenther

The BMW i Safety Cars.
BMW i is “Official Vehicle Partner” of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship in Season 6. Spearheading the fleet are two Safety Cars: The BMW i8 Roadster Safety Car (combined fuel consumption: 2.0 l/100 km; combined power consumption: 14.5 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 46 g/km)*, which has been specially modified for use at the racetrack, and the BMW i8 Coupé Safety Car (combined fuel consumption: 1.8 l/100 km; combined power consumption: 14.0 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 42 g/km)*. The BMW i fleet also includes the BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh; combined CO₂ emissions: 0 g/km)* as “Race Director Car” and the BMW 530e (combined fuel consumption: 2.2-2.1 l/100 km; combined energy consumption: 13.6-13.3 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 49-47 g/km)* in its role as “Medical Car”.