THE MOTORSPORT LAP
Cheetah speeds to red-hot victory in Chile
The Santiago leg of the 2018 Formula E championship took place this past weekend, and Bentley is going to Pikes Peak
As part of the 2018 race calendar, Santiago in Chile hosted the fourth round of the Formula E championship — the E-Prix if you will — where Jean-Eric Vergne (Techeetah) clinched victory, even after being fined for modification of his safety harness, which was against FIA rules. He was chased by Andre Lotterer (Techeetah) and Sebastien Buemi (Renault e.dams). While there might not be any engine noise emanating from the cars, the relevance of the series is growing in stature as this continues to be a test bed for many participating battery and vehicle manufacturers to further develop the technology for use in future road cars. The next race will take place in Mexico City, Mexico on March 3. The 12 Hours of Bathurst, Australia also took place over the weekend, which prematurely came to an end when Bryce Fullwood (Marc Focus) and Ash Walsh (Audi) crashed at the Sulman Park section of the track, which saw the race stopped 20 minutes before the finish. Walsh’s car was struck — in a second...
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