DS Virgin Racing ready for Rome as Formula E heads to Eternal City

– All-electric series makes inaugural visit to Italian capital on Saturday, April 14 for round seven of the FIA ABB Formula E Championship
– Team continue title push in both drivers’ and teams’ championship
– Race shown live and free-to-air in UK on 5Spike

From cobbled streets to Rome’s world-famous monuments, the Italian capital is set to host the inaugural Formula E race on April 14, with the DS Virgin Racing team looking to maintain its title bid in both the teams’ and drivers’ standings.

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Maiden run for the DS E-tense FE 19

– DS E-TENSE FE 19 became the first of the new-generation Formula E single-seater race cars for the 2018/2019 championship season to turn a wheel, when it was demonstrated close to the DS Performance factory near Versailles, France.

After its unveiling on 6 March, at the time of the Geneva Motor Show, DS E-TENSE FE 19 has now been driven for the very first time.

Podium for Bird in Punta del Este to maintain title bid

– Sam Bird secures third place during thrilling Formula E Punta del Este E-Prix
– Best ever result for fellow British team-mate Alex Lynn with sixth
– DS Virgin Racing move to third in both drivers’ and teams’ standings as series reaches halfway point

DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird made up six places to secure his twelfth career podium during the weekend’s thrilling Formula E race in Punta del Este, with teammate Alex Lynn producing his best ever finish with sixth. The results of the two British drivers moves the team into third position in the manufacturer standings – with Bird also third in the drivers’ championship – as the all-electric series reaches its halfway stage.

DS Virgin Racing completes move to new Silverstone headquarters

Leading Formula E Team DS Virgin Racing has completed the move of its operational arm to new state-of-the-art facilities at Silverstone Park – a stone’s throw away from Silverstone Circuit, the home of British motor racing.

The UK-based team, which has competed in the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship since its inception, moved into the premises last summer in preparation for the fourth season but has now put the finishing touches to the new premises.

Return to Punta del Este for DS Virgin Racing

– All-electric Formula E series returns to Uruguay on Saturday March 17
– Sam Bird is looking to continue his strongest ever start to a Formula E season
– Alex Lynn aims for Superpole shoot-out once more

DS Virgin Racing and the all-electric Formula E series concludes its Latin America tour with a return to the Punta del Este E-Prix, taking place on the streets of the Uruguayan city on Saturday 17 March.

Mexico City next stop for DS Virgin Racing

– All-electric Formula E series returns to Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez circuit for round five on Saturday, 3 March
– Team set to continue fight for both drivers’ and teams’ championship.

After one of their strongest starts to a Formula E season, DS Virgin Racing is once again in action as they continue their Latin America tour with the Mexico City E-Prix on 3 March.

Podium for Sam Bird in Marrakesh

DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird secured third place during Saturday’s Formula E Marrakesh E-Prix, with team-mate Alex Lynn once again securing a points finish. This result puts Bird just four points off first place in the drivers’ championship with the team second overall in the teams’ standings.

DS Virgin Racing set to continue winning ways in Marrakesh

– Sam Bird is aiming to extend his championship lead at round three of the FIA Formula E Championship.
– The all-electric series will be back in action at Moulay El Hassan circuit on 13 January.

Following Sam Bird’s victory during last month’s season opener, DS Virgin Racing is confident they can continue their winning ways during the next Formula E race, taking place in Marrakesh on 13 January.

DS Virgin Racing concludes positive Formula E testing programme

– Lynn Preparations on track for Hong Kong season opener
– DS Virgin Racing showed strong form across all three days of official pre-season Formula E testing at Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo Circuit, with preparations on track for the season opener in Hong Kong.

Driver pairing Sam Bird and Alex Lynn – the series’ first ever all-British line-up – racked up a sizeable tally of 440 laps around the 1.9-mile (3.09km) modified National Circuit in the team’s season four DSV-03 challenger (see technical specification below).

Alex Lynn steps up to full-time Formula E race seat with DS Virgin Racing joining Sam Bird for an all-British line-up

• Lynn joins team stalwart Sam Bird for all-British season four campaign
• 2017/2018 Season starts on 2nd December in Hong Kong
• This is the first ever all-British team line-up in the FIA Formula E Championship – now in its 4th Season

British racer Alex Lynn has been signed on a multi-year deal alongside Sam Bird to contest the forthcoming fourth Formula E season for DS Virgin Racing, marking the series’ first ever all-British driver line-up.