The Virgin Racing team were hopeful that they could have a good weekend in the Russian capital, but their day ended in frustration.

The British team were looking at trying to get a double points finish in Moscow to help their chances in the team championship,but instead they failed to pick up a single point and move down to sixth position in the constructors championship.

The morning started with difficulties for British driver Sam Bird as his rear right wheel came loose on the first turn in practice one and throttle sensor failure in session two preventing him from having time on the track and also stopping him from pushing for pace.

Bird’s struggles continued in the race as he hit the wall on the outside of turn one, which forced him to pit, which meant that the British driver would retire from the race. Bird tried to go for fastest lap to try and secure two points for the team, but he was unsuccessful in his attempt.

The British driver just wants to put today behind and fully focus for his home race in London and he hopes to make the British crowd smile in three weeks time.

“In motorsport, you have days like today where things just do not go your way. From the very moment I stepped in the car for the first time this weekend we had difficulties. From P12 may aim was to push on and get in the top five, which would have been excellent. Today did not go to plan. This has been a day to forget for me, but I have to look ahead to the London ePrix – my home race where I know I will put on a great show for the home fans., said Bird.

Alguersuari also had a difficult race as he was given a drive-through penalty for exceeding the maximum power usage in the race, which meant the Spanish driver finished in 14th place.

“In other racing series when you put two and two together you get four. In Formula E, it is a lot more complicated than that because we still have a lot to learn about these cars which is exciting, but it is also challenging. I felt so confident with our race strategy and we were working our way up the places nicely, pushing hard and racing clean but getting the drive-through penalty really ruined our chances of a good race.” said Alguersuari.