Round 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has just finished and oh boy was it crazy! Lets run through the main points:
bWhile the race start was clean, it wasn’t long until a collision was created. Nick Cassidy and Jake Dennis collided after the tunnel with Dennis ending up out of the race. Cassidy received a drive through penalty as a result of this but managed to drive his way back to P10.
At the end of the race, Ticktum and Da Costa were fighting for P3 before at the same part of the track that Dennis and Cassidy were too, they both crashed and Da Costa ending up stopping on track and leading to a full course yellow until De Vries was half way done the final lap. Ticktum was blamed for this incident and received a drive through penalty which was converted to a 33 second penalty which dropped him to P12.
Different strategies make or break at Monaco:
There were a various amount of strategies displayed throughout the first of two races this weekend. Many drivers such as De Vries, Evans and Barnard pitted for their pitboost several laps before Ticktum which worked out in some of their favors with clear air and Ticktum w as jumped by many drivers and, despite taking a later attack mode and managing to get up to P3, its still a “what might have been” moment for Ticktum.
Tyre Trouble:
There was a surprising amount of punctures throughout the race with Wehrlein and Rowland suffering from them early on in the race with Mortara and Nato then suffering drive through penalties for tyre pressure infractions and ultimately ruining their chances of any points.
Championships Heats up:
Before we entered this weekend, Wehrlein, Evans and Mortara were all within 10 points of each other. Due to Wehrlein and Mortara not scoring any points and Evans getting 18, he jumps to 15 points ahead of the Season 10 champion. Rowland, Cassidy, Dennis and Da Costa score no points so Mueller and Evans capitalise as much as they can.
In the teams championship, Jaguar now lead Porsche by 3 points with Mahindra maintaining their lead over Nissan. Envision climb above Andretti AND Citroen.
Manufacturers sees Porsche maintain their lead ahead of Jaguar, Stellantis, Mahindra, Nissan and Lola.
Kieran McDonnell
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Formula E Season 12 Round 9: De Vries Masters Mayhem at Monaco
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Formula E Season 12 Rounds 9 and 10 Monaco E-Prix Preview and Predictions
Its the Principalty week for Formula E as we head to the iconic Monaco circuit for a double header weekend!
Circuit Information:
This 19 turn circuit follows the similar layout from other circuits! This iconic circuit has delivered drama, debuts, history and overall entertainment!
We have 2 different numbers of laps for both rounds:
Round 9: 29 laps with pit boost and 1 attack mode activation for 6 minutes.
Round 10: 28 laps with 2 attack mode activations for 6 minutes.
These differences will be big for the races and energy strategyRound 9 Predictions
Pole Position: Taylor Barnard
This track is very special for the most recent DS Penske newest driver. He won his maiden F2 race at the Monaco 2024 sprint race and replaced Sam Bird on the same year when he hurt himself during a free practice session. He got pole last year so I think he will do it again!
1st Place: Taylor Barnard
Pole to win for Barnard? I think so! Barnard’s maiden victory is a “when” not “if” in this writer’s opinion. Monaco is the best place for this to happen for Taylor!
2nd Place: Oliver Rowland
Rowland and Barnard share a history together. A mentor-mentee style of relationship. Rowland has also had good history around here so a podium with his young protégé is likely.
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – MAY 03: Race winner Oliver Rowland of Great Britain and Nissan Formula E Team in parc ferme during the Monaco E-Prix, Round 6 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Circuit de Monaco on May 03, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images for Formula E)
3rd Place: Sebastian Buemi
Buemi’s run of form around Monaco is something sensational. Managing to win last year in his Envision was incredible, especially as he started P8. I think it will be close between the top 3, with the Swiss driver only claiming P3.Round 10:
Pole Position: Oliver Rowland
As the reigning world champion, Oliver Rowland will have some extra power so I think a pole position is likely!
1st Place: Nick Cassidy
Is this an odd choice? I don’t think so. Nick has always been very strong with strategy and around Monaco, Citroen could very well take his talk and execute it so they learn more and take them into the final 7 rounds of the season.
2nd Place: Mitch Evans
The most recent Berlin E-Prix winner and after a race where he finished off the podium the day before, a strong bounce back is what I think will happen for Evans.
3rd Place: Pascal Wehrlein
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Formula E Season 12 Round 7 and 8 Berlin E-Prix Predictions and Preview
After 6 long weeks, Formula E finally returns this weekend in Berlin! Ahead of this iconic circuit’s final venture of Gen3 Evo, Kieran has looked ahead to the weekend!
Circuit Preview:This 15 turn 2.345km long, anti clockwise circuit has seen it’s fair share of Formula E drama, races, controversy and history.
Templehof airport has always sent emotions high for everyone watching the Berlin E-Prix and this double header will certainly do that!
Countdowns for all sessions are down belowRound 7:
Free Practice 1
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSFree Practice 2
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSQualifying
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSBerlin E-Prix
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSRound 8:
Free Practice 3
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSQualifying
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSBerlin E-Prix
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSRound 7:
Pole Position: Oliver Rowland
Oliver Rowland managed to qualify in the top 3 on both occations last year in Berlin. Can he go one better at the circuit that he claimed his world championship at? I think so!Podium prediction:
1st Place: Pascal Wehrlein
German driver leading the world championship with a German team entering the German race. Is an extention of this lead likely? Yes. While Wehrlein hasn’t been on the top step of the podium for a bit of time, but I think his home race is the perfect time to return.2nd Place:Antonio Felix Da Costa
Da Costa has had a fantastic run of form but all good things must come to an end. I think Berlin will be that time and place. However, a podium is still strong!
3rd Place: Nico Mueller
Mueller has put in very solid performances this year in the factory Porsche team and moving onto the podium to make it a Porsche 1-3 is possible to happen!
Round 8:
Pole: WehrleinAfter Wehrlein ‘s win in round 7, he will be on a momentum high and grab pole position at the second round in his home race!
Podium Predictions:
1st Place: Nico MuellerThis one has been a long time waiting for Mueller who has managed to put in some great performances over his Formula E career so far. A win is a matter of “when” not “if” for the Swiss driver and I think it happens this weekend!
2nd Place: Nick Cassidy
Cassidy has had amazing performances in Berlin, claiming many victories here. While Round 7 may not go in the way he wants, I think a podium is quite possible for him in Citroen !
3rd Place: Mitch Evans
The news of Evans leaving Jaguar TCS Racing at the end of the season was both a surprise and not a surprise to the Formula E community. As rumours emerged that Evans has not tested Jaguar’s Gen4 car as his contract is expired after this season, the likely good of him leaving became more likely.
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BREAKING: FIA announce new rules changes for Formula One 2026 Season
As the F1 Spring Breakn has gone on, many talks have been underway with drivers, teams and other stakeholders in relation to some key concerns that have been brought up as a result of the first 3 rounds of the Formula One 2026 season.
Today, the FIA met with all teams and came to a conclusion that the following changes will be made:
Qualifying:
The maximum reduction from 8MJ to 7MJ with an aim at reducing the excessive harvesting and encouraging more consistent flat out.
Peak superclip increased to 350kW in order to reduce the time spent recharging and in order to reduce the driver workload on the energy management. This will also happen in races.
Race:
The maximum power through boost mode has been capped at 150kW limiting the sudden performance differences.
The MGU-K is maintained at 350kW in key zones but will be limited to 250kW in other zones.
A new “low power start detection” has been developed for the starts so it is easier to identify cars with a low acceleration after clutch release.
An automatic MGU-K deployment will be triggered in these cases to ensure a minimum power of acceleration and to mitigate any start-related risks without any advantage.
A new visual warning system has also been introduced for activating flashing lights on the affected cars.
A reset of the energy counter at the start of the formation lap has also been introduced in order to correct an issue.
Wet Conditions:
The tyre blanket temperatures for intermediate tyres will also be increased following driver feedback.
ERS deployment has been reduced for these conditions to limit torque and improve car control.
The rear light system will also be simplified with more visual consistency to improve visibility and reaction time.
All changes will be presented to the FIA World Motorsport Council with a view to implement them before May 3rd which is the Miami Grand Prix apart from the race starts will be tested and alaysed during the weekend.
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Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix Preview and Predictions
4 races (including sprint races) within 4 weeks for Formula 1 before a month long break and it is almost time for Japan to take centre stage. Many teams and drivers will be wanting this break, others will want to go racing immediately after but all recognise why there is such a long gap. Lets preview this race, shall we?
Japanese Grand Prix Track Preview
This famous track in Japan has seen champions crowned, teammate controversy and iconic moments between world champions happen.
5.807km around this circuit sees 22 drivers take on 18 corners a total of 53 times. Thats 954 corners for the race winner and 20,988 total corners taken if all 22 drivers finish the race without being lapped. Of course, given the last 2 Grand Prixs has seen at 2 and 4 drivers not even start the formation lap respectfully (both including Oscar Piastri and one Audi) so we could see 6 or 8 drivers not start the race if this record continues.
Image Credit: Formla One’s Japanese Grand Prix section of their website 2 Straight Mode Zones within this weekend:
– 1 on the start/finish straight
– 1 after turn 14 all the way up to 130R.
The Overtake Mode is activited on the start/finish straight too so expect a lot of overtakes there.Rookie Free Practice
Its only round 3 but we already have a rookie taking part in free practice. At the home race of Honda, Aston Martin have chosen Fernando Alonso to sit out FP1 and elected to put the teams third driver Jak Crawford into the seat to fullfil 1 of 4 required replacements across the season. The cancellation of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia could have accelerated this but that hasn’t been confirmed.
Schedule for the Weekend
A finale for everyone living in the Asia/Oceanic region of the world for good timings across the weekend, not so much for other parts of the world.
Free Practice 1
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSFree Practice 2
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSFree Practice 3
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSQualifying
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSJapanese Grand Prix
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSTeam Predictions
Kieran and Jack have attempted to look into the weekend to see who will take the podium and 1 surprise!
Prediction Chris Jack Kieran Winner N/A George Russell Lewis Hamilton Podium N/A Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc, Andrea Kimi Antonelli Surprise Oscar Piastri completes a racing lap Alonso gets into Q2 Mercedes Mechanical trouble in qualifying or the race -
Adrian Newey To Step Down As Aston Martin F1 Team Principal
Adrian Newey will step down as F1 Team Principal at Aston Martin’s F1 team principal.
The 67-year-old world renowned designer, who replaced previous Team Principal Andy Cowell four months ago, will continue in his work as Aston Martin’s F1 Managing Technical Partner, with Audi’s Jonathan Wheatley – himself less than a year into his role – most likely to replace him.
Wheatley and Newey spent almost two decades working together at Red Bull Racing before both announcing their own departures in the wake of the Christian Horner misconduct scandal in 2024.
The news comes after a disastrous start to the Aston Martin-Honda partnership, largely on the engine side, which has seen repeated reliability issues and a lack of performance at the start of a new era of F1 technical regulations, which has aimed for a near 50/50 split between the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) and the battery powered by the MGU-K.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll have been unable to finish a Grand Prix due to excessive vibrations that have shaken the engine to the point of failure, with Newey revealing that the drivers risked long term damage to their health in a pre-weekend press conference at the season opening Australian Grand Prix.
Kieran’s Analysis:
This entire Newey/Wheatley/Aston Martin news came out of NOWHERE from my side. Two races into the season and a big change already?! Deja vu from 2025 in the Red Bull stables!
In all seriousness, this change shapes 2 teams futures: Audi and Aston Martin.
Firstly the positives from my side: Aston will have 2 of the biggest personnel at their best areas which will be a MAJOR boost for the entire team and drivers Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll. Newey is widely regarded as the best car designer in the business and Wheatley, in this writer’s opinion, is one of the best team principals in F1 with DTS showing behind the scenes of the private man who would have been ideal for Red Bull to promote to succeed Christian Horner.
Now the negatives and it will come primarily from the Audi side: losing a key figure to their long term project is a MAJOR negative for their plan. Wheatley was imagined to be the leading man in the case for Audi to become world champions in Formula One. However, it seems that train has been derailed which is not good for Audi. The question then remains: who will take over the seat? They could place Binotto who has experience as being a team principal but is overseeing the engine development. Could Audi promote someone with experience like Andreas Seidl who left the Audi project in 2024? Could we see a name like Allan McNish jump into that seat? Or is there another name in the hotseat? This writer is certain of something: shockwaves will be sent around the paddock as this could shape silly season for both team principals and drivers!
Jack Prentice:
On the face of it, this adds more chaos to an already unstable start to 2026 and the partnership between Aston Martin and Honda.
After firing shots in the pre-weekend press conference at the first round in Australia by telling the world’s media that Aston Martin weren’t aware of how different the makeup of this Honda engine department was from the successful team that powered Red Bull to victory, and that the engine represented a danger to the driver’s long term health, Newey left observers in no doubt as to his feelings on a torrid start to the season.
That however is not thought to be behind Newey looking for a new Team Principal, as is thought to have been leading the process for as long as he has been in that very role and it is coincidental that Aston Martin’s start has been as bad as it has.
Formula One being Formula One, this does increase the spotlight on an already beleaguered partnership with the team 11th in the Constructors’ Championship following well documented inabilities to get the car to the finish.
While this is undoubtedly going to create even more noise around the team, it does not alter or solve Aston Martin’s current problems with the engine and understanding of its car, and while Honda have made progress in identifying the root cause of its well known vibrations that could still take months to get on top of.
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Formula E Season 12 Round 6 Madrid E-Prix Preview and Predictions
Round 6 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship takes place this week with many talking points ahead of the weekend. With pit boost inside a single race this will be a good race!
Track Preview
Most of the grid have experience around this track as the Season 11 pre season testing took place around this circuit at Jarama due to the disasterous weather conditions at Jerez.
Formula E’S Madrid E-Prix Circuit Map.
Image Source: Formula E’s Madrid E-Prix Ciruit PageA temporary chicane on the main start/finish straight in order to help with the energy regeneration is an important area to note.
Turn 1 and turn 12 seem to be the best place for overtaking opportunities as well as the run up to turn 6 and 7.Rookie Test
The second and final rookie test takes place on Sunday with 20 rookies taking part with a variety of talent including Formula 2 and Formula 3 podium sitters, various championship winners and an overall pool of talent.
Driver Team Abbi Pulling Nissan Formula E Team Victor Martins Nissan Formula E Team Freddie Slater Andretti Formula E Callum Voisin Andretti Formula E Biance Bustamante Cupra Kiro Cian Shields Cupra Kiro Nikita Bedrin DS Penske Daniil Kvyat DS Penske Juju Noda Jaguar TCS Racing Bryce Aron Jaguar TCS Racing Hugh Barter Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team Richard Verschoor Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E Team Kush Maini Mahindra Racing Theophil Nael Mahindra Racing Théo Pourchaire Citroen Racing Joshua Durksen Citroen Racing Elia Weiss Porsche Formula E Team Ayhancan Gueven Porsche Formula E Team Ella Lloyd Envision Racing Zak O’Sullivan Envision Racing Predictions
Pole Position: Mitch Evans
The Jaguar TCS Racing driver went well here at pre season testing in Season 10 and I think a pole Position here is likely.
Race Winner: Oliver Rowland
The reigning world champion has not had the best of starts at the final year of the GEN3 EVO era in Formula E. With a long break ahead of us before the double header at Berlin, Rowland will want to go into the break with a victory.Podium: 1 Porsche and 1 Jaguar
Attempting to predict the full podium is near impossible given the nature of Formula E. However, a porsche-nissan power train 2-3 is likely for me given how strong the porsche and jaguar power trains and teammates are.Kieran’s socials:
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Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix Qualifying Report: Antonelli makes history at China as the youngest pole sitter
Q1
Piastri set the early benchmark from Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Hadjar and Norris in the top 5. Russell and Antonelli waited until the clock ticked down a bit before getting their laps in. Hamilton, Verstappen and Hadjar started on the mediums before Hamilton had a spin. Russell and Antonelli then set the times up at the top for a 1-2. Alonso went P17 as the clock ticked to 7 minutes 30 seconds remaining. Hamilton manages P3 as both Williams, Aston and Cadillac were the bottom 3 in the dropzone as 6 minutes remained. Lindblad then had to box as they had an issue. As drivers like Hamilton, Norris and Gasly crossed the line, no one could dethrone the silver arrows until Leclerc went ahead by about 1 second.Lindblad managed to get out onto the track with around 3 minutes remaining as the final laps came in with Albon moving up to P16, Hadjar up to P7, Verstappen P4, Sainz P14, Lindblad P11, Stroll and Alonso remain P21 and P19 respectfullt, Bortoleto up to P7 and Bottas remains P20.
Out in Q1:
Sainz
Albon
Alonso
Bottas
Stroll
PerezQ2
Q2 got underway and Bortoleto and Hadjar were marked as “No Further Investigation” for an impeding incident. Russell set the earl;y pace ahead of Hamilton, Leclerc, Antonelli with Verstappen, Norris, Hadjar all qualifying P5 and dethroning each other. Bearman manages to go P6 with Bortoleto only managing P6. Gasly manages P8, Colapinto P13, Lindblad then ahead of Bortoleto before the two Alpine times with Lawson P14.
In the final laps of Q2, Piastri had the most amount of pressure and went out to get clean air earlier than most drivers to manage P5 before Leclerc manages to go P1. Norris then managed to get P5. Hulkkenberg missed out on Q3 by 0.002s as Antonelli managed P1. Hadjar only managged P10 with Verstappen to P6. Bortoleto then spun at the final corner and ruined laps for many drivers as Colapinto wasn’t able to get through.
Out in Q2:
Hulkenberg
Colapinto
Ocon
Lawson
Lindblad
BortoletoQ3
Q3 saw Russell’s car get a new rose but then his car stopped on track and then get going but being unablce to change gears. Antonelli manages a 1:32.332 with Leclerc manages P2, Hamilton P3 and Bearman P4. Norris and Piastri manage P3 and P4 respectfully with Hadjar P7 before he goes P6.
Drivers headed out to qualifying with just over 3 minutes 30 seconds remaining that Russell was ale to make it out of the pitlane. Purple sectors were being traded between Antonelli and Norris and Leclerc. Antonelli was the first to cross the line and extend his gap ahead as Norris remained P3, Leclerc P2, then Hamilton P2, Gasly P6, Bearman P7, Hadjar managed P7 then Verstappen P7. Russell managed to get a lap in for P2 so Andrea Kimi Antonelli managed to become the youngest pole sitter in F1 history!
Image Credit: Mercedes-Benz MediaFull Qualifying Finishing Order
Position Driver Team P1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes P2 George Russell Mercedes P3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari P4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari P5 Oscar Piastri McLaren P6 Lando Norris McLaren P7 Pierre Gasly Alpine P8 Max Verstappen Red Bull P9 Isack Hadjar Red Bull P10 Oliver Bearman Haas P11 Nico Hulkenberg Audi P12 Franco Colapinto Alpine P13 Esteban Ocon Haas P14 Liam Lawson VCARB P15 Arvid Lindblad VCARB P16 Gabriel Bortoleto Audi P17 Carlos Sainz Williams P18 Alex Albon Williams P19 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin P20 Valtteri Bottas Cadillac P21 Lance Stroll Aston Martin P22 Sergio Perez Cadillac -
Formula One Australian Grand Prix Preview and Predictions
After 85 days, Formula One finally returns this week to the homeland of Oscar Piastri, Jack Doohan and Mark Webber! The Australian Grand Prix marks Formula One’s 76th season and the second year since 2019 that the country has hosted the opening round, the first of a new engine era since 2014…the last era. Not many driver changes this season with Arvid Lindblad being the best (and only) rookie this season, Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez returning to the sport with Cadillac and Isack Hadjar moving up to the main Red Bull team.
Track Preview
This 5.278km long circuit displays the 30th anniversary since the first Grand Prix held here. There are 5 “Straight Mode Zones”:
- Main straight
- Turn 2 to turn 3
- Turn 5 to turn 6
- Turn 8 to turn 9
- Turn 10 to turn 11
Formula One Australia Grand Prix Circuit Map. Image Credit: Formula One’s website The active aero side of the cars, which is new for this season, will impact the races in a way we have never seen it before.
Along with Formula 1 starting, Formula 2 and Formula 3 also return this weekend which will see more drivers and teams take to the track and attempt to make their way to F1!Countdown to the Weekend
Its a dream weekend for viewers in the oceanic region of the world and one of the rare weekends that happens before sunrise for many sections of the world.
Countdown to FP1
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSCountdown to FP2
–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSCountdown to FP3
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–DAYS–HOURS–MINUTES–SECONDSCountdown to the Australian Grand Prix
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The Crew over here at Crew Towers have made predictions of the top 5 ahead of the Grand Prix.
Kieran:
P1. Leclerc
P2. Russell
P3. Verstappen
P4. Norris
P5. AntonelliTaras:
P1. Hamilton
P2. Russell
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Formula E Season 12 Rounds 4 and 5: Wehrlein and Da Costa claim victories across the weekend
Editor’s Note:
I apologize for the long delay for his article. I’m trying to see the best way forward for these race reports in the future, especially with double headers. Feedback is appreciated!
Rounds 4 and 5 have come and gone from Formula E A few days ago with many storylines happening and coming out of the race weekend.
Round 4:
Mahindra Highs and Lows
Oh boy, what a wild race for the Mahindra guys. Before we even went racing, De Vires had an issue that he could not even do a burnout or engage drive so that delayed the start and reduced the grid down to 19. Once the race got going though, Mortara had a MASSIVE amount of wheelspin and fell down a few places off the start. Thankfully for the Indian team and Swiss driver he climbed back up to P2, although it was a big “what might have been” for Mortara.
Marti vs Maloney Part 1:
First lap and first contact between the full time rookie and sophomore rookie in the electric pinnacle of motorsport. On lap 1, Marti was fighting for position but Maloney went up the inside, Marti didn’t see him and ended up causing the boy from Barbados to DNF on lap 1 of race 1 of the weekend while Marti finished outside the points.
Pit Boost Change of Positions:
Due to the safety car for Maloney’s Lola Yamaha Abt stuck at the side of the road, pit boost activation didn’t occur until lap 16. Rowland, Eriksson and Barnard were the first to take their pit boost but Eriksson went too far wide in his pitstop and received a penalty due to this.
Wehrlein Takes Off:
After all of the pit boosts and attack modes were taken, Wehrlein had already reached a large gap between himself and the eventual P2 finisher of Mortara. Wehrlein eventually built an 8 second gap before Mortara took a late attack mode to get within 3 seconds of Wehrlein.Position Driver Team 1st Pascal Wehrlein Porsche Formula E Team 2nd Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 3rd Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 4th Nico Mueller Porsche Formula E Team 5th Antonio Felix Da Costa Jaguar TCS Racing 6th Nick Cassidy Citroen Racing 7th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 8th Jean-Eric Vergne Citroen Racing 9th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 10th Taylor Barnard DS Penske 11th Max Guenther DS Penske 12th Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro 13th Norman Nato Nissan Formula E Team 14th Pepe Marti Cupra Kiro 15th Felipe Drugovich Andretti Formula E 16th Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team 17th Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 18th Joel Eriksson Envision Racing DNF Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team DNS Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing
Round 5:
Maloney vs Marti Part 2
The battle of the 2 F2 graduates from 2024 has taken shape as they both had small contact going into the final chicane. It wasn’t as big as yesterday but this battle could rage on.
Cupra Kiro Controversy:
At the latter stages of the race, the two cupra kiro teammates Dan Ticktum and Pepe Marti nearly collided and threw away a double points finish for the team. Marti used an expletive which was not good but he seemed very heated about it. Thankfully the situation didn’t result in either teammates DNFing but the debrief should have been spicy.Championship Heats up
Da Costa’s Jaguar journey had a slow start with not scoring points until Miami at the previous venue. However, his form has returned with Jaguar now winning 2 of the past 3 races and the battle for the championships heating up.
With Wehrlein then scoring 4 points in the final race of the weekend, the top 2 in the championship are seperated by 6 points with P3, P4 ,P5 and P6 seperated by 4 points.Position Driver Team Championship Position 1st Antonio Felix Da Costa Jaguar TCS Racing 7th (+26pts) 2nd Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 9th (+18 pts) 3rd Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 3rd (+15 pts) 4th Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 2nd (+15pts) 5th Dan Ticktum Cupra Kiro 14th (+10pts) 6th Pepe Marti Cupra Kiro 11th (+9pts) 7th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 5h (+6pts) 8th Pascal Wehrlein Porsche Formula E Team 1st(+4pts) 9th Jean-Eric Vergne Citroen Racing 15th (+2pts) 10th Taylor Barnard DS Penske 12th (+1pt) 11th Max Guenther DS Penske 16th 12th Felipe Drugovich Andretti Formula E 19th 13th Joel Eriksson Envision Racing 10th 14th Nick Cassidy Citroen Racing 4th 15th Lucas Di Grassi Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E 20th 16th Nico Mueller Porsche Formula E Team 6th 17th Norman Nato Nissan Formula E Team 18th 18th Zane Maloney Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E 17th 19th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 8th 20th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 13th