Sam Bird was delighted to win his home ePrix in London a week ago. The British driver felt that he deserved the victory despite crossing the line in second place behind Stephane Sarrazin.

However, with Sarrazin using more energy than he was allowed, the French driver was given a time penalty immediately after the race which handed the win to the Virgin Racing driver.

“I’m so happy with the win and we deserved it, I got the win and the fastest lap. The fans were great last weekend, there was a lot of support for me and Virgin Racing as well as a great support for Formula E,” said Sam Bird

The podium was also another special moment for the British driver. Bird was disappointed that he only had two wins this season, but the fact that he won the final race of the season in front of his home crowd was one way to make up for it.

“I have missed doing my jumps this season when I win. I did it five times in GP2, but only twice this year. Nevertheless, this is a very special moment. I have now won at home in GP2, World Endurance Championship and now in Formula E here in London.”

The British driver admitted that Sarrazin in the Venturi was an unbelievably tough driver to get past in the closing stages of the ePrix.

“Sarrazin was a tough nut to crack in the race. I tried to overtake him at turn 14—but I failed. Despite that, he ran out of energy which gave us the win which I think we deserved.