Sam Bird believes that imminent Formula E victories are “not expected again” ahead of the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix this weekend, following his success in Brazil.
The Briton claimed his first win in the all-electric championship for more than two years in the Sao Paulo E-Prix with a last-lap overtake for the lead, which also marked McLaren’s maiden victory in Formula E. But ahead of the first Formula E race in Japan, Bird was quick to dismiss that he and McLaren would now be able to challenge for wins at every race going forward. “Podiums at some point were expected and that was the goal, but wins for this season were not expected,” said Bird.
“We’re doing some amazing work here at McLaren in conjunction with Nissan to try and find little bits of speed where we can, but there’s no silver bullet, we can’t go and find a bucket full of efficiency and lob it into the race car,” added Bird. “I think we’re working well and we’re extracting good performance out of the car at the right times and if we can continue to do that then there will be races and race weekends where we can fight.
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