Nelson Piquet Jr became the first ever Formula E champion after he claimed seventh position in a thrilling London ePrix to see off the threat from Sebastien Buemi who pushed hard to take it away from the Brazilian driver.

Piquet Jr was ecstatic with winning the first ever Formula E championship. The Brazilian driver felt that he got his job done this weekend, even if he had to do it the hard way from 16th position on the grid.

“It feels like my homework is done. Ever driver wants to win, and when you win your ok because you have won and then you think about the next one. I know that sounds cold, but it is something I have learnt with my father.”

“A lot of people celebrate second or third place, which is ok, but I was brought up with second being the first of the losers from my father. I think I got used to that mentality and that’s why people think I don’t celebrate too much. Second is ok but this is emotional and it’s what we are all fighting for and I am really happy to accomplish this,” said Piquet Jr.

Piquet Jr was told by the team not ask questions going into the final round in London, as the team would tell him when to save energy and when to push. The Brazilian driver also had no idea what the strategy was going to be in the race as the team told him to drive and that they would figure out the rest.

“The team told me, Nelson, don’t ask questions just drive and we will tell you what you need to do. They also didn’t tell what the strategy might be. I thought our aim would be to push at the beginning and save at the end, but it was the other way round,” said Piquet Jr

The 29-year old was not worried when he saw his teammate Oliver Turvey was five seconds up the road from him in the first stint, as he was confident that the team had his race under control.

“With Oliver, I could see that we were on different strategies, so there was nothing really to worry about because I knew I would have the pace in the second half of the race.”

The new Formula E champion was also really pleased with the work that his teammate did in the London ePrix weekend. The Brit was extremely quick ever since he stepped into the car for the first practice session, which caught the eye of the championship winner.

“Oliver Turvey was fantastic this weekend considering that he did not know the car at all going into the race weekend. His pace was amazing in practice and he adapted to the car like Jean-Eric Vergne did in his first race, but it’s difficult to compare the two as they joined at different stages, but he did an awesome job and I hope I have him for next season,”said Piquet Jr.