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The "big relief" that soothed a motorsport giant

A year ago one particular ABB FIA Formula E manufacturer had a minor presence on the grid. Now, it's one of the championship's major players. Here's how this famous motorsport marque adapted to life in its new surroundings

Alex Kalinauckas Jun 20, 2019, 1:30 PM

The former Andretti ABB FIA Formula E squad has come quite a way in one year. The American outfit ended the 2017/18 season last in the teams' standings, some way adrift of its closest rival, Dragon Racing, with just five points finishes across the campaign.

But things are different this time around. In terms of results, with three races of the 2018/19 season still to go, starting with the Swiss E-Prix in Bern this weekend, what is now BMW Andretti is currently sixth in the teams' standings.

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Author Alex Kalinauckas

Alex Kalinauckas is Autosport's Grand Prix Editor, covering every Formula 1 race since the start of 2020. After completing a master's degree in journalism at Goldsmiths College University of London in 2014, he worked for a range of motorsport and technology publications while covering national racing as an Autosport freelancer.

A lifelong motorsport fan - no one in his family can explain quite how or why such a development first occurred - Alex joined the Autosport staff in April 2017 as the magazine’s Assistant Editor covering Formula 2 and GP3, before being made Formula E correspondent and Autosport.com’s Plus Editor in March 2018. He lives in north-east London and is constantly frustrated by the Central Line.