Mahindra pit stop gaffe delivers ePrix win to Buemi

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Mahindra's Felix Rosenqvist missed out on a double whammy win in Berlin today because of a 10-second penalty handed to the Swede for a pit stop blunder committed by his team.

Rosenqvist, who won yesterday's event, lost no time in taking the lead at the start of Sunday's ePrix, manufacturing a comfortable advantage for himself in front of Sebastien Buemi and the DS Virgin Racing duo of Jose Maria Lopez and Sam Bird.

The Mahindra driver headed to the pits for the mandatory car rotation but was released right in the path of his pitting team mate Nick Heidfeld.

A 10-second penalty for unsafe release was confirmed shortly after by the stewards, transforming what looked like an easy second win of the weekend into an improbable challenge.

Buemi, in second place, just one second behind the Swede, played it safe in the second stint, with a distanced Lucas di Grassi hardly a threat to the e.dams driver.

The Swiss thus secured his win from Rosenqvist, di Grassi, Daniel Abt and Lopez rounding out the top five.

Despite his exclusion from yesterday's race for irregular tyre pressures, Buemi has extended his lead in the championship from second-placed man di Grassi by 32 points.

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Motor racing was a backdrop from the outset in Phillip van Osten's life. Born in Southern California, Phillip grew up with the sights and sounds of fast cars thanks to his father, Dick van Osten, an editor and writer for Auto Speed and Sport and Motor Trend. Phillip's passion for racing grew even more when his family moved to Europe and he became acquainted with the extraordinary world of Grand Prix racing. He was an early contributor to the monthly French F1i Magazine, often providing a historic or business perspective on Formula 1's affairs. In 2012, he co-authored along with fellow journalist Pierre Van Vliet the English-language adaptation of a limited edition book devoted to the great Belgian driver Jacky Ickx. He also authored "The American Legacy in Formula 1", a book which recounts the trials and tribulations of American drivers in Grand Prix racing. Phillip is also a commentator for Belgian broadcaster Be.TV for the US Indycar series.