French team E. Dams seem to have a gift of finding ways of making a base car that every team will start the season with, into one of the best cars on track.

This year in Formula E, E. Dams have been one of the quickest teams on the grid, whilst having an identical car to the rest of the teams.

The French team also competes in GP2 and World Series By Renualt. In both of these series, like in this years Formula E championship the French team are given a base car and they have managed to find a way to be successful in every series they have competed in.

In pre season testing Sebastian Bumei was quickest in four of the five pre season tests the teams had before the start of the season.

The team showed that their car was one of the quickest on track by grabbing pole position in Beijing and in Putrajaya with Nicolas Prost.

However, the team has fallen short on reliability this season, as well as a few incidents that have stopped them from winning races.

In Beijing we had the huge coming together between Nicolas Prost and Nick Heidfeld, which cost the French driver the first ever win of the Formula E series. Prost was at fault for the accident between the two drivers and was handed a 10 place grid penalty for the Putrajaya race. Therefore, Prost’s pole position was taken away from him in Malaysia as he had to serve his grid penalty meaning that he would start from 11th place.

Prost has been one of the most consistent drivers this season; at the moment this is proving to be a valuable tool, as the series seems to be very unpredictable. The 33 year old also finished second in Buenos Aires, which was his first podium of the season, but due to his high points scoring positions in the last three rounds Prost sits 4th in the drivers standings only 16 points off Lucas Di Grassi in first.

Prost’s teammate Sebastian Buemi did not have the best start to the season, despite his form going into the championship the Swiss driver qualified in ninth place in Beijing, but his rear wing collapsed in the race meaning that he was unable to score any points in the first race of the season.

In Putrajaya, Buemi started on the back foot after not getting in a clean lap in qualifying, thus leaving him in 17th place going into the race. However, Buemi managed to pull off a great recovery drive and finish in third place.

Buemi’s luck would finally turn in Punta Del Este, as he finally took his first victory of the season. The 26 year old started form 4th on the grid and was able to fight off strong pressure from Jean Eric Vergne to take the chequered flag first.

However, his luck would soon suddenly change for the worse again in Buenos Aires, as a driver error whilst in the lead of the eprix cost him victory. At the last corner chicane Buemi clipped the wall, which caused his front right suspension to break leading Buemi to retire from the race.

E.Dams will be hoping to pick up a number of wins going into the final seven rounds of the championship. They will be looking to capitalise on the quick car that they have at the moment in order to keep them at the top of the constructors championship.