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Andre Lotterer: First corner Bern E-Prix accident was ‘inevitable’

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Andre Lotterer believes that the Turn 12 accident that caused a red flag at last weekend's Bern E-Prix was inevitable.

Starting from eighth on the grid, the DS Techeetah driver was one of a number of drivers caught up in the start crash which resulted in a red flag at the inaugural race in the Swiss capital.

The Turn 12/13/14 chicane was the site of two separate incidents, with contact between Jerome d'Ambrosio and Robin Frijns resulting in the latter spinning into the wall while contact at the front of the field between Pascal Wehrlein and Max Gunther resulted in an on-track blockage. 

Running into the accident site, Lotterer collided with the rear of Sam Bird which, in turn, handed the Envision Virgin driver a puncture while Lotterer required a new front wing.

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Reflecting on the incident, Lotterer believed that the incident at the start of the race was "inevitable" while other drivers such as the ill-fated Wehrlein also believed that a red flag was probable, given the tight nature of the circuit:

"It was pretty much inevitable to have that situation [in Turn 12],” Lotterer told Motorsport Week.

“This is the compromise we have to live with in Formula E and it’s linked with the privilege of racing in the heart of cities and the FIA is trying to the best job at homologating tracks.

"The chicanes are there to ensure that we don’t arrive at some corners too quick without enough run-off. They did the right thing with the red flag, regardless of rules or no rules."

While Lotterer took the chequered flag in fourth place, a 22-second post-race time penalty demoted the German racer to 15th, losing the 12 points that he registered in the provisional classification.

With two races remaining this season, Lotterer sits in fourth in the Drivers' Championship, 44 points adrift of team-mate Jean-Eric Vergne who currently leads while DS Techeetah continues to hold first in the Teams' Standings with 216 points. 

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