Oliver Turvey surprised many in the paddock during the London ePrix in how competitive the Englishman was as he adapted amazingly quickly to life in Formula E.

Turvey was one of five newcomers to the sport over the final two British rounds of the championship.

The Brit was easily the best rookie on the grid in London as he picked up four points over the two races. The Jota Sport Le Mans driver was delighted with how quickly he learnt the Formula E car.

“It was always going to be difficult coming in at the final two rounds when everybody else has completed a whole season. I think with my experience with McLaren and Le Mans, I believe this championship is something I can do well in and I’m happy that I was competitive,” said Turvey.

The British driver scored points in both rounds of the London ePrix but felt that if he did not have a pit stop problem in the first race he could have scored a lot more.

“It was great to score points in my opening race, but I felt it could have been a lot better. We had a problem in the pit stop in the first race—which was a timing problem. It is a shame because we were running well inside the points in seventh and I felt that I was keeping pace with the front runners. In my head, I was thinking for my first race this is pretty good,” said the Englishmen.

Normally when drivers make their Formula E debut they only have the one day to learn the track and the car in order to find their maximum potential for the weekend.

However, due to the doubleheader in London, Turvey had the chance to have another go at the track to see if he could find any extra speed—which he did on the second day of running.

“It was important to learn more about the brakes, which was important for the second race and I realised that I could take a lot more kerb in these cars than I thought I could.”

The 28-year old was quicker than Nelson Piquet Jr in the practice sessions before qualifying on Sunday, and the Brit was hoping for a dry qualifying in the second race, as he felt that he could challenge for the front rows.

“After practice, I thought I had the speed to try and qualify on the front rows, however, we had rain in my qualifying group. I still thought I could have improved my lap, as sector one and two were strong, but I lost a lot of time in the final sector to everybody else,” said the NEXTEV TCR driver.

Nelson Piquet Jr was really impressed with Turvey’s performance in London. With NEXTEV TCR now looking to find a second driver to partner the new world champion for season two; Piquet feels that Turvey could be a very suitable fit for the team which pleased the British driver when we told him.

“It’s always nice to hear that he was happy with me and the job I did. To be fair, Nelson really helped me this weekend and I think we worked well together. He has been giving me some great advice over the Friday and the Saturday, in order to help me adapt to the car as quickly as possible.”

Turvey feels that he did everything he could this weekend to get the best out of himself and the car. The Englishman hopes that he advertised himself well for a possible drive next season.

“It is nice to get a good result and I think I did everything I could, and I’m happy with my performance. If the team is also happy with my results then that is good, but we will have to wait and see if it was the perfect advertisement over the next few months.”