Environmentally unfriendly as Formula E race runs out of juice

Energy conservation: Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne and Nyck de Vries with team principal Ian James AFP/Tobias SCHWARZPARIS: Electrically-powered Formula E racing fell flat on Saturday when 12 of 24 cars taking part in the Valencia Grand Prix ran out of energy and failed to finish.AdvertisementHowever, the regulations provide that the level of energy available to the single-seaters is recalculated downwards during such pauses in racing.

Having underestimated the distance of the race and therefore the amount of energy needed to complete it, half of the field ground to a halt on the last lap. Race leader Antonio Felix da Costa of Portugal, in a DS Techeetah, was the most notable victim as Dutch driver Nyck de Vries in a Mercedes overtook him for victory.Advertisement"We were rather conservative and that paid off," said Mercedes team principal Ian James.

Switzerland's Nico Mueller, in a Dragon-Penske, was second while Mercedes' Stoffel Vandoorne was third.

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