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Sam Bird
United Kingdom

Sam Bird

Date of birth
1987-01-09
Age
39
Nationality
United Kingdom

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McLaren Formula E team set to close without buyer

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McLaren Formula E team set to close without buyer

Top 10: Ranking the best GP2 non-champions

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Top 10: Ranking the best GP2 non-champions

Five things we learned from the Mexico City E-Prix

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Mexico City ePrix
Five things we learned from the Mexico City E-Prix

Bird: “What goes around comes around” after helping McLaren FE team-mate Barnard

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Sao Paulo ePrix
Bird: “What goes around comes around” after helping McLaren FE team-mate Barnard

The rise of the racing driver injury caused by cockpit constraints

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Shanghai E-Prix
The rise of the racing driver injury caused by cockpit constraints

McLaren's Bird returns to Formula E action in Shanghai after injury

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Shanghai E-Prix
McLaren's Bird returns to Formula E action in Shanghai after injury

Bird undergoes surgery as Barnard steps in at McLaren for Formula E Berlin races

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Monaco ePrix
Bird undergoes surgery as Barnard steps in at McLaren for Formula E Berlin races

Bird to miss Monaco E-Prix due to hand injury, Barnard set to make Formula E debut

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Monaco ePrix
Bird to miss Monaco E-Prix due to hand injury, Barnard set to make Formula E debut

Bird: Imminent Formula E victories “not expected again” ahead of Tokyo E-Prix

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Tokyo ePrix
Bird: Imminent Formula E victories “not expected again” ahead of Tokyo E-Prix

Bird: McLaren's maiden Formula E win in Sao Paulo "one of the more special"

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Sao Paulo ePrix
Bird: McLaren's maiden Formula E win in Sao Paulo "one of the more special"

Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird seals McLaren's first Formula E win with last-lap pass

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Sao Paulo ePrix
Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird seals McLaren's first Formula E win with last-lap pass

Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird tops FP2 as Evans suffers problems

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Sao Paulo ePrix
Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird tops FP2 as Evans suffers problems

Sam Bird's move to McLaren in Formula E announced

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Sam Bird's move to McLaren in Formula E announced

Bird and Buemi call for Rome circuit changes after Formula E pile-up

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Rome ePrix I
Bird and Buemi call for Rome circuit changes after Formula E pile-up

Rome E-Prix: Evans beats Jaguar team-mate Bird to pole

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Rome ePrix I
Rome E-Prix: Evans beats Jaguar team-mate Bird to pole

Second all-Jaguar FE collision "hurts" as Bird again takes out Evans

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Jakarta ePrix I
Second all-Jaguar FE collision "hurts" as Bird again takes out Evans

Bird "could've won" second Diriyah FE race if FIA added further extra lap

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Diriyah ePrix II
Bird "could've won" second Diriyah FE race if FIA added further extra lap

Bird rues "proper s***" Mexico FE weekend after driveshaft issue DNF

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Mexico City ePrix
Bird rues "proper s***" Mexico FE weekend after driveshaft issue DNF

Bird: Difficult to discount anybody from Mexico City FE opener

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Bird: Difficult to discount anybody from Mexico City FE opener

New quali system produced "top quality" racing in Formula E - Bird

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New quali system produced "top quality" racing in Formula E - Bird

Bird out for Seoul Formula E finale, Nato to cover at Jaguar

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Seoul ePrix I
Bird out for Seoul Formula E finale, Nato to cover at Jaguar

Bird drove in London Formula E race with broken hand

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London ePrix II
Bird drove in London Formula E race with broken hand

New York City E-Prix: Bird flies to fastest lap in Sunday practice over Cassidy

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New York City ePrix II
New York City E-Prix: Bird flies to fastest lap in Sunday practice over Cassidy

Bird: Qualifying deficit to Evans behind Formula E "blip"

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New York City ePrix I
Bird: Qualifying deficit to Evans behind Formula E "blip"

Riley Ferrari lacked "oomph" to fight works GTE Pro cars at Le Mans

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24 Hours of Le Mans
Riley Ferrari lacked "oomph" to fight works GTE Pro cars at Le Mans

Bird confident privateer Riley Ferrari can target Le Mans GTE Pro win

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24 Hours of Le Mans
Bird confident privateer Riley Ferrari can target Le Mans GTE Pro win

Evans "owes" second Rome E-Prix win to Jaguar Formula E team-mate Bird

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Rome ePrix II
Evans "owes" second Rome E-Prix win to Jaguar Formula E team-mate Bird

Bird hopes Jaguar pace gives him "enough" for good Mexico FE result

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Mexico City ePrix
Bird hopes Jaguar pace gives him "enough" for good Mexico FE result

How Bird's crash recovery became Formula E's fairytale of New York

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New York City E-Prix II
How Bird's crash recovery became Formula E's fairytale of New York

Bird: New York FE win aided by Grealish-like Evans

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New York City E-Prix II
Bird: New York FE win aided by Grealish-like Evans

New York turnaround shows Jaguar's 'resilience' in Formula E

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New York City E-Prix II
New York turnaround shows Jaguar's 'resilience' in Formula E

New York E-Prix: Bird leads all-Jaguar front row in Sunday qualifying

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New York City E-Prix II
New York E-Prix: Bird leads all-Jaguar front row in Sunday qualifying

The silver bullet signing that has launched Jaguar into title contention

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The silver bullet signing that has launched Jaguar into title contention

Vergne, Bird call on FIA to move Rome start-line after FE crash

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Rome ePrix
Vergne, Bird call on FIA to move Rome start-line after FE crash

Frijns: Bird smart with energy management in Diriyah FE victory fight

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Frijns: Bird smart with energy management in Diriyah FE victory fight

Diriyah FE II: Bird beats Frijns to secure victory in red-flagged race

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Diriyah FE II: Bird beats Frijns to secure victory in red-flagged race

Bird and Lynn disagree over Diriyah FE collision

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Bird and Lynn disagree over Diriyah FE collision

Bird believes barriers should be installed at Valencia for FE race

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Bird believes barriers should be installed at Valencia for FE race

Bird: Formula E world championship status "long overdue"

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Bird: Formula E world championship status "long overdue"

Bird completes first Formula E test with Jaguar

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Bird completes first Formula E test with Jaguar

Nick Cassidy joins Envision Virgin to replace Sam Bird

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Nick Cassidy joins Envision Virgin to replace Sam Bird

Why Bird at Jaguar will help the team fly in Formula E

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Why Bird at Jaguar will help the team fly in Formula E

Bird to leave Virgin for Jaguar for 2020-21 Formula E season

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Bird to leave Virgin for Jaguar for 2020-21 Formula E season

FE driver Bird launches Just Giving campaign with racers to help NHS

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FE driver Bird launches Just Giving campaign with racers to help NHS

Bird laments "waste of time" Marrakech FE battles

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Bird laments "waste of time" Marrakech FE battles

Mexico Formula E: Bird fastest in practice as Abt flown to hospital

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Mexico Formula E: Bird fastest in practice as Abt flown to hospital

Formula E driver Bird back at Ferrari WEC squad for Sebring/Le Mans

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Formula E driver Bird back at Ferrari WEC squad for Sebring/Le Mans

Evans wanted Bird to leave more room before Diriyah Formula E clash

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Evans wanted Bird to leave more room before Diriyah Formula E clash

Diriyah FE: Bird wins as Porsche, Mercedes score podiums on debut

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Diriyah FE: Bird wins as Porsche, Mercedes score podiums on debut

Diriyah Formula E: Bird fastest in practice as season gets underway

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Diriyah Formula E: Bird fastest in practice as season gets underway

Valencia Formula E test: Bird fastest, de Vries issue limits Mercedes

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Valencia Formula E test: Bird fastest, de Vries issue limits Mercedes

Ferrari drops Bird for Molina in GTE line-up over FE clash uncertainty

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Ferrari drops Bird for Molina in GTE line-up over FE clash uncertainty

Full-time Ferrari seat unlikely for Bird in 2019/20 over FE clashes

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Full-time Ferrari seat unlikely for Bird in 2019/20 over FE clashes

Bern FE eight-car pile-up an "accident waiting to happen" - Bird

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Bern FE eight-car pile-up an "accident waiting to happen" - Bird

Jose Maria Lopez: Rome Formula E Sam Bird penalty was unfair

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Jose Maria Lopez: Rome Formula E Sam Bird penalty was unfair

Lotterer ignored initial Bird calls after Hong Kong Formula E clash

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Lotterer ignored initial Bird calls after Hong Kong Formula E clash

Bird hopes not to be seen as 'dirty driver' after Lotterer FE crash

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Bird hopes not to be seen as 'dirty driver' after Lotterer FE crash

DS Techeetah pushed for Bird to get bigger penalty for Lotterer hit

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DS Techeetah pushed for Bird to get bigger penalty for Lotterer hit

Formula E Hong Kong: Bird loses win after clash, Mortara promoted

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Formula E Hong Kong: Bird loses win after clash, Mortara promoted

Hong Kong Formula E: Bird wins amid Lotterer clash investigation

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Hong Kong Formula E: Bird wins amid Lotterer clash investigation