Bird ruled the risk to be 'not worth it' after Jaguar instructed him to hunt Dennis at the RomeEPrix ⬇️
Sam Bird believes that he would have had to risk “absolutely everything” to take victory in the second Rome E-Prix this weekend, as the Jaguar driver eventually finished third.The Briton was battling for the lead against eventual winner Jake Dennis at the midpoint of Sunday’s race and made several attempts to overtake the Andretti Autosport driver.
“My role obviously was always to finish behind Mitch as it had been in qualifying the last two days. Norman Nato, Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan e-4ORCE 04, Sam Bird, Jaguar Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, Edoardo Mortara, Maserati Racing, Maserati Tipo Folgore“I gave it a good shot but the guys I was racing against boxed really smart and placed their car exactly where they needed to.
Following the race Bird was self-critical of his performances this season as he sits only ninth in the standings with four podiums to his name. “There’s been a lot of times recently where I have looked in the mirror and seen a very mediocre racing driver and yesterday was one of those, and it’s been very difficult to pick myself up,” added Bird.
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