UK's Bird wins in Santiago to take Formula E lead


Motor racing - Formula E - Santiago ePrix - Santiago, Chile - January 26, 2019 Envision Virgin Racing's Sam Bird celebrates on the podium after winning the race alongside Mahindra Racing's Pascal Wehrlein second-placed and Audi Sport ABT's Daniel Abt third-place REUTERS/Rodrigo Garrido

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Britain's Sam Bird won the third round of the Formula E season in Chile on Saturday to take the lead in the all-electric series.

The Virgin Racing driver now has 43 points, to Belgian Jerome d'Ambrosio's 41.

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