Virgin Racing were satisfied with their race weekend in Miami, despite mistakes that cost them a chance to battle at the front of the race.

Sam Bird had a strong race and took the lead of the race just before the car had to pit. Sadly for Bird, in the excitement of taking the lead he did not here that he had to pit that lap; therefore the British driver had to crawl round the circuit to get back to the pits.

“The start of the race was very strong and we fought hard for the lead which I took from Vergne just before the mid-point of the race. We executed our race strategy today, but this time we did not get it as right as previous races where we have won podiums. I pitted a lap later than most of my competitors and had very low energy levels on my in-lap to the car changeover which lost me time.” said Bird.

Sam came out of the pits in ninth place and was only able to gain one position in his second car, which meant the British driver finished the race in eighth place.

Alguersuari just missed out on the points again in Miami. The Spanish driver had a difficult race and was unable to overtake the drivers in front due to the tight and twisted nature of the Miami track.

Alguersuari also struggled with energy consumption during the race, which meant he was unable to push as hard as he would have liked in order to put himself into the points scoring positions.

“Coming into the Miami race was so exciting because this city has an infectious atmosphere that is hard not to love. We did not have enough time in the delayed practice to work on our qualifying pace as much as we would have liked and so qualifying was difficult. Starting on the grid in ninth I was still confident of being able to get a good result from this ePrix, but unfortunately I struggled with my energy consumption.” said Alguersuari

The team was also joined by its owner for the first time this season. Sir Richard Branson was impressed with what he saw from his team and is hoping to return to the podium in Long Beach.

“It has been a privilege to be here today with the team to see the backstage action, the working of the garage and to support the drivers. This has been a great day all round even without finishing on the podium and Miami has been such a great venue for this ePrix,” said Sir Richard Branson