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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Karl Matchett

Formula E thrives as Brazilian tradition meets innovation on streets of Sao Paulo

Karl Matchett

Five races and five faces on pole. Four different winners. Eight names on the podium so far. And after this weekend in Sao Paulo, three brand new cities hosting an E-Prix on their streets in the opening six rounds of the year.

Formula E (FE) has started its ninth season in exciting, intriguing and exasperating fashion, with the jaw-dropping moments already coming via both the sublime and the surreal: Antonio Felix Da Costa’s magnificent manoeuvre to take first place in Cape Town; Sam Bird taking out his own Jaguar teammate in Hyderabad; rookie Jake Hughes’s magnificent start to the season and there’s last year’s title challenger Edoardo Mortara failing to finish three of the five races so far.

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