Senna finishes 4th in London E-Prix, Chandhok 13th

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Jun 29 2015 | 5:57 PM IST
Mahindra Racing enjoyed their best result of the season in the FIA Formula E Championship as Bruno Senna finished a crediatble fourth in the season-ending London E-Prix while his teammate Karun Chandhok of India finished 13th, here.
Senna's race included a solid pit stop by his mechanics and a strong few laps of defending his position.
The result meant that Mahindra Racing finished eighth in the championship standings with 58 points.
In the drivers' championhsip Senna finished 10th after amassing 40 points while Karun was 17th overall as he failed to score points in nine out of 11 rounds.
Changing weather conditions during qualifying left a tricky track to contend with, as a result Senna who was in an earlier group ended in fifth while Chandhok who was caught out with the rain ended the session in 19th.
As the lights went out the London crowd were welcomed to their first racing start of the weekend; and as the cars had made their way to the second lap Senna was in sixth while Chandhok had enjoyed a storming launch to lay in 15th - gaining a strong amount of places.
Over the next few laps the main drama came in the form of Nick Heidfeld who was stuck in the pit-lane entry and pushing his car back. This was cleared relatively easily and meant that the track was soon green to go racing on once again.
As the pit stop window was complete following two strong car changes from the Mahindra Racing team, the cars were released and soon enough a mistake from championship contender Sebasatien Buemi left the track clear for Senna to claim his fifth position back.
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First Published: Jun 29 2015 | 5:57 PM IST

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