Rast had to "creep" over Diriyah FE line to beat Bird to third

Rene Rast had to 'creep' over the finish line to secure a maiden FormulaE podium for McLaren after running out of energy in the DiriyahEPrix

and, although Bird tried a pass down the inside of Turn 18 on lap 33, the Jaguar driver could not stop the car in time and Rast got back ahead.

"My energy was dropping and everybody behind had more energy, so it was quite a tricky one, I knew that Pascal and Jake had more energy so I just let them go. "I ran out of energy just before the last corner and somehow I could creep over the finish line and save third place.Photo by: Alastair Staley /

His first attack mode came into play after then-leader Mitch Evans had used his, which allowed Rast to return to the racing line ahead of the New Zealander.

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