Sebastien Buemi has admitted he initially thought pitting under the safety car during the Hong Kong ePrix was a mistake.
The Swiss driver started the 2016/2017 Formula E season opener from fifth place and made up ground early on.
A safety car for Jose Maria Lopez’s crashed DS Virgin Racing car opened up a strategy opportunity and Buemi pitted to change cars.
At the time he thought the decision to pit him was a mistake and wouldn’t work out, but he emerged in the lead and won the race in Hong Kong.
“Initially I thought we’d made a mistake when we made our pit stop under the safety car, but as we saw it all worked out perfectly,” he explained.
“I’m happy with today’s result but we certainly had to fight for it. We saw in qualifying just how hard everyone was pushing and the race was not easy for us.
“I felt a lot happier with the second car today as we made some set-up changes but overall this has been a great weekend and a superb way to start the season.”
