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Bird's penalty hands Hong Kong ePrix victory to Mortara

Virgin Racing's Sam Bird has been stripped of his victory in today's Hong Kong ePrix, the landmark 50th race of the ABB FIA Formula E all-electric championship. Bird had been trying to find a way past Andre Lotterer's Techeetah for most of the race, and in the closing minutes the two cars made contact as they jousted for position. Lotterer subsequently suffered a right-rear blow-out and suspension damage which allowed Bird to go on and claim his ninth career win in the series, and take what appeared to be a hefty lead in this year's championship standings. Formula E: Bird takes controversial win in Hong Kong But the clash with Lotterer was immediately placed under review by race stewards...
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