By Joe Downes For Mailonline
Published: 23:29 GMT, 10 March 2019 | Updated: 23:29 GMT, 10 March 2019
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Formula E's landmark race in Hong Kong was overshadowed by controversy as Britain's Sam Bird was stripped of his victory.
The electric series' 50th race was also the first to be screened live on BBC television. But the result was not known until more than three hours after their broadcast had finished, as the stewards investigated a late collision between Bird and Andre Lotterer.
The German was leading on the penultimate lap but suffered a broken suspension and punctured tyre after Bird drove into the back of his Techeetah.
Formula E's landmark race was overshadowed as Britain's Sam Bird was stripped of his victory
The Virgin Racing driver went on to take the chequered flag and with it the championship lead after five of 13 races in season five, while Lotterer limped home in 14th.
But Bird's celebrations were muted on the podium from
