Sam Bird has dedicated his victor🍷y i𒉰n the Putrajaya ePrix to former team-mate Jules Bianchi, who was seriously injured in an accident during the Japanese Grand Prix two months ago.

The Virgin Racing driver dominated the Malaysian Formula E street race, snatching the lead from Oriol Servia shortly after an 𓆏early safety car period before pr🔴oceeding to win by a substantial margin.

Following the success, Bird dedicated the victory to Bianchi, a rival throughout the junior ranks and his team-mate at ART Grand Prix during the 2011 GP2 Series. The Frenchman remains unconscious after suffering serious head injuries in a collision with a recovery vehicle during the 🍌Japanese Grand Prix in September.

"I have to dedicate this win to a good friend of mine who is very ill," the Englishman said. "It's very sad what's happened to him and this one is fo🥃r🎐 Jules."

Reflecting on the wi🅰n itself, Bird was delighted with his performance having topped free practice, qualifi🙈ed on the front row and won comfortably.

"The weekend went really well, we were quick from the first ♛outing and we were quickest in practice," he said. "Qualifying didn't quite go our way as I think we were n𓆏ot in the best group for doing a fast lap time but we put that right in the race.

"The first stint I was able to get a very good gap which🌱 meant we could take it easy and not make any silly mistakes, do some lift and coasting, and coast to the finish."

Following a third place finish in the inaugural Beijing r♉ace, Bird is on the tail of championship leader Lucas di Gras✤si heading to the third round in Uruguay.