Sam Bird is hopeful that he can win the Long Beach ePrix, and thereby kick-starting his championship push from now until the end of the season.

The British driver currently sits in third in the championship with 52 points to his name. Birds only victory came in Putrajaya and the 28-year-old has come close to winning again in Formula E, but mistakes have cost the Virgin Racing driver a chance to claim his second victory of the season.

“I will have great memories of Los Angeles and Long Beach if I pick up a win on Saturday, which I hope to do. We have worked hard since Miami to learn how to better our strategy and we are confident of achieving big things here,” said Sam Bird

Jamie Alguersuari is also confident that he can have a good result this weekend, as the Spanish driver has not yet stood on the podium like his teammate has. However, the Spanish driver feels that if he has a clean race in Long Beach then there is no reason why he should not be on the podium.

“This is a track that really has a bit of everything so it is definitely going to make for an interesting race. If we have a clean race and be smart with our race strategy then I think I can be on the podium,” said Jaime Alguersuari.