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  • Formula E Season 12 Rounds 4 and 5: Wehrlein and Da Costa claim victories across the weekend

    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.

    PositionDriverTeam
    1stPascal WehrleinPorsche Formula E Team
    2ndEdoardo MortaraMahindra Racing
    3rdMitch EvansJaguar TCS Racing
    4thNico MuellerPorsche Formula E Team
    5thAntonio Felix Da CostaJaguar TCS Racing
    6thNick CassidyCitroen Racing
    7thSebastian BuemiEnvision Racing
    8thJean-Eric VergneCitroen Racing
    9thJake DennisAndretti Formula E
    10thTaylor BarnardDS Penske
    11thMax GuentherDS Penske
    12thDan TicktumCupra Kiro
    13thNorman NatoNissan Formula E Team
    14thPepe MartiCupra Kiro
    15thFelipe DrugovichAndretti Formula E
    16thLucas Di GrassiLola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
    17thOliver RowlandNissan Formula E Team
    18thJoel ErikssonEnvision Racing
    DNFZane MaloneyLola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
    DNSNyck De VriesMahindra 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.

    PositionDriverTeamChampionship Position
    1stAntonio Felix Da CostaJaguar TCS Racing7th (+26pts)
    2ndSebastian BuemiEnvision Racing9th (+18 pts)
    3rdOliver RowlandNissan Formula E Team3rd (+15 pts)
    4thEdoardo MortaraMahindra Racing2nd (+15pts)
    5thDan TicktumCupra Kiro14th (+10pts)
    6thPepe MartiCupra Kiro11th (+9pts)
    7thMitch EvansJaguar TCS Racing5h (+6pts)
    8thPascal WehrleinPorsche Formula E Team1st(+4pts)
    9thJean-Eric VergneCitroen Racing15th (+2pts)
    10thTaylor BarnardDS Penske12th (+1pt)
    11thMax GuentherDS Penske16th
    12thFelipe DrugovichAndretti Formula E19th
    13thJoel ErikssonEnvision Racing10th
    14thNick CassidyCitroen Racing4th
    15thLucas Di GrassiLola Yamaha Abt Formula E20th
    16thNico MuellerPorsche Formula E Team6th
    17thNorman NatoNissan Formula E Team18th
    18thZane MaloneyLola Yamaha Abt Formula E17th
    19thJake DennisAndretti Formula E8th
    20thNyck De VriesMahindra Racing13th
  • Formula E Season 12 Rounds 4 & 5: Jeddah E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 12 Rounds 4 & 5: Jeddah E-Prix Preview and Predictions


    The first Formula E race weekend away from the Americas this weekend and its one that brings back pitstops in the form of pit boost! As well as this, evo sessions are coming back on the Sunday after the second race.

    Table Of Contents
    1. Circuit Preview
    2. Weekend Times:
    3. Predictions:

    Circuit Preview


    Circuit Preview: This will be the second time in Formula E’s history that the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be used to host a world championship event. The 19 turns which include a revised layout of the circuit used in F1, F2 and F1 Academy features 3 chicanes, 2 hairpins and 1 race where anything can happen.



    Formula E Season 12 Jeddah Circuit Map.

    Image Credit: Formula E

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    This will be a long weekend with the Evo sessions included:

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    Evo Sessions: Sunday – TIME TBC

    Predictions:

    I’ve not done too well with this topic throughout the season so far but lets see if it works out this time!

    Round 4

    Pole Position: Pascal Wehrlein
    The german driver has been quietly picking up the pieces throughout the season, with just one point separating him and championship leader Nick Cassidy. A pole position and 3 extra points will make him the new championship leader.

    1st Place: Pascal Wehrlein
    From pole to P1 is my Pascal predication at Porsche. While he did finish outside the points in Season 11, he is stronger now and with Mueller, they can help each other.

    2nd Place: Nico Mueller
    Mueller has been having a good season too, 7 points away from the lead of the championship. The Porsche powertrain has been strong this season and Mueller can be allowed to climb back up the championship order.

    3rd Place: Taylor Barnard
    Barnard’s race in Miami was hindered by setup and weather as the track didn’t dry out after the rain hit. However, I think a return to the podium at a place where he claimed his first ever pole position is on the cards.

    Round 5

    Pole Position: Taylor Barnard
    From P3 in the race to P1 in qualifying is my prediction for the young Briton. Taylor has done very well in Formula E so far and Jeddah will be a turning point for him.

    1st Place: Taylor Barnard
    Pole to P1 part 2 in the weekend and this time it will be a record breaking one for Taylor….unless I’ve jinxed him. In which case I’m sorry DS Penske and Taylor fans!

    2nd Place: Dan Ticktum
    The Cupra Kiro driver has had a horrible start to the season with 0 points to show so far. However, a P2 will help him and Cupra Kiro jump up the standings.

    3rd Place: Felipe Drugovich
    Similar to Ticktum, Drugovich’s season has been mainly down. But the Brazilian rookie has shown a lot of potential. Jeddah will be the weekend that it goes right for him.

     

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  • Formula E Season 12 Round 3: Evans Secures Race Win Record with Victory in Miami

    Formula E Season 12 Round 3: Evans Secures Race Win Record with Victory in Miami

    Formula E returned to the sunside state of Miami on January 31st 2026 and the race brought new records, a divide on setups and a difference from Mexico.

    Division in the race causes championship to heat up

    In between Qualifying and the race, the weather changed and the track was made wet. Due to this, teams and drivers decided to change setups to adapt to the wet while others stayed on the dry setups. The weather change led to the race also having 5 of the 39 laps behind the safety car before the race director called for a standing start.

    Once the race got going under green flag conditions, Drugovich immediately went for attack mode to get to the front of the pack. Other drivers like Evans, Da Costa and De Vries followed him while others opted for a different strategy. While they were on the wet setups this was the ideal setup and strategy as the track never dried up.

    The drivers who were further down the field on the start such as Dan Ticktum and Max Guenther opted for a dry setup in order to try and get up the field incase the track dried up. As a result, they ended up getting lapped with Ticktum retiring from the race and scoring 0 points again as a result.

    As a result of these 2 groups during the race, all 3 championships have had shifts.

    While Cassidy maintains the lead in the championship, Wehrlein has closed up to only 2 points behind him, Dennis is 1 point behind the German driver, Rowland is then 3 points behind Dennis with Mueller 1 point behind Rowland. To put it simply: the top 5 in the championship are within 1 race win between each other. Every other driver has scored at least 1 point this season apart from Drugovich, Di Grassi and Ticktum.

    Hero to Zero for Drugovich

    In his first home race for Andretti, Felipe Drugovich brought his Andretti (with the TWG AI livery) onto the front row of the grid and led the race for a few laps before remaining in a high points paying position throughout most of the racre.

    However, towards turn 13, the Brazilian crashed with the Jaguar of Da Costa and ended up falling down the grid, pitted for a new wing for received a 10 second time penalty which ultimately cost himself and Da Costa a better haul of points, considering Drugovich has scored…0.

    With a run of tracks Felipe has somewhat experience at (Jeddah is a modified version of F1/F2 layout), Madrid and Berlin(Where Felipe raced last year) he has to capitalise on these opportunities.

    Predictions Review:

    Lets see how the predictions did for the Miami E-Prix…

    Pole Position: Taylor Barnard ❌
    Barnard was showing speed in the group stages but sadly he couldn’t capitalise during the duels so he got knocked out early on.

    1st Place: Pepe Marti ❌
    I’m sorry if I jinxed Pepe for this prediction. He made some good moves during the race and had some good battles to score points again.

    2nd Place: Oliver Rowland ❌
    A weekend to forget for Rowland and Nissan in general. They just couldn’t get into the groove throughout the race whereas Nato made it through to the duels so that is some level of optimism.

    Race Result

    PositionDriverTeamChampionship Position
    1stMitch EvansJaguar TCS Racing6th (+26pts)
    2ndNico MuellerPorsche Formula E TeamP5 (+21pts)
    3rdPadcal WehrleinPorsche Formula E Team2nd (+15pts)
    4thJoel ErikssonEnvision RacingP8(+12pts)
    5thNyck De VriesMahindra RacingP11 (+10pts)
    6thEdoardo MortaraMahindra RacingP7 (+8pts)
    7thSebastian BuemiEnvision RacingP9 (+6pts)
    8thAntonio Felix Da CostaJaguar TCS RacingP14 (+4pts)
    9thPepe MartiCupra KiroP13 (+2pts)
    10thJake DennisAndretti Formula E3rd(1pts)
    11thZane MaloneyLola Yamaha AbtP16 (+0pts)
    12thOliver RowlandNissan Formula E4th (+0pts)
    13thLucas Di GrassiLola Yamaha AbtP19 (+0pts)
    14thTaylor BarnardDS PenskeP10 (+0pts)
    15thJean-Eric VergneCitreon RacingP15 (+0pts)
    16thNick CassidyCitreon RacingP1 (+0pts)
    17thNorman NatoNissan Formula EP17 (+0pts)
    18thFelipe DrugovichAndretti Formula EP18 (+0pts)
    19thMaximilian GuentherDS PenskeP12 (+0pts)
    DNFDan TicktumCupra KiroP20 (+0pts)
  • Formula E Season 12 Round 3: Miami E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 12 Round 3: Miami E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Formula E is back after a few weeks off with a new-ish circuit on the calendar, new drivers in the rookie Free Practice Sessions and more!

     


    Rookie Free Practice Session:


    The first rookie session of 2026 takes place this week at the Hardrock Stadium ahead of this week’s Miami E-Prix. These is a mixture of male and female competitors which is amazing for the sport. Here are the lineups:


    A vast range of talent across this rookie grid including champions, podium sitters and more! The future is bright for Formula E

    TeamDriver
    Lola Yamaha AbtHugh Barter
    Cupra KiroPepe Marti
    Citroen RacingTheo Pourchaire
    Envision RacingZak O’Sullivan
    AndrettiDennis Hauger
    DS PENSKENikita Bedrin
    Mahindra RacingChloe Chambers
    NissanGabriele Mini
    NissanAbbi Pulling
    Jaguar TCS RacingAlessandro Giusti
    PorscheAyhancan Gueven

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    Info on the Circuit and Event

    3 vowles in Miami, the 3rd time Formula E has raced in Miami. First at the Biscayne Bay Street Circuit where Nico Prost won the race with e.dams Renault! Last year was the second running with chaos towards the latter stage of the race and attack mode resulting in penalties for many drivers which led to Wehrlein taking the win.

    Now, we return to the circuit that hosted the evo sessions last year during Formula E’s massive mid season break. Although the layout is different, the tension is high.

    The layout consists of 14 turns with a 2.32km length. The layout is somewhat similar to Formula One but the majority of sector 1 is gone for Formula E. Sector 2 and 3 can be similar in parts but it will be interesting to see how this goes!

    Formula E’s Miami E-Prix in Season 12’s circuit.

    Image Credit: Formula E’s Website

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    Predictions:

    Pole Position: Taylor Barnard

    The young Briton has shown some very strong pace in just 2 races for his new team at DS Penske this year. Around a new track where most of the drivers will be new to this circuit, I think this will put most of the drivers on an even playing field….well most of them.

    Race Podium
    1st Place:
    Pepe Marti
    Is this a bold claim? Yes. However, as it was mentioned previously, Pepe Marti will be the only driver to take part in the the rookie test who is also a full time driver! This gives him an extra 40 minutes of driving time which is CRITICAL for all drivers. My gut is saying to go for this so I’m trusting my gut.

    2nd Place
    Oliver Rowland
    The reigning champion is quietly going about his journey of collecting podiums in every race this year. Sao Paulo and Mexico City are done now next on his list will be Miami.

    3rd Place
    Edoardo Mortara
    Initially, I was going to go for Dennis (which I could regret) but I think Mahindra could come alive at Miami. Of course, I could be right and I could be wrong but Mortara found form in Mexico to finish P2 so a step down on the podium after a chaotic race could happen.

  • Formula E Mexico City E-Prix: Cassidy emerges Victorious in Formula E’s 150th race

    Formula E Mexico City E-Prix: Cassidy emerges Victorious in Formula E’s 150th race

    Round 2 of Formula E’s 12th season concluded last Saturday with the new Citroen driver Nick Cassidy managing to make his way up the grid from P13 with a safety car and an incident prone race. Here are the main takeaways from the race:

    13 is lucky for some in the grid:

    13 can be seen as an unlucky number for many people. However, for Nick Cassidy and Pepe Marti, 13 was the number of the weekend for both drivers.

    For Kiwi and Citroen driver Nick Cassidy, starting P13 was a blessing in disguise as he managed to move up the grid by turn 1 as Buemi went deep into turn 1 on lap 1. He was then able to save energy by being behind drivers then make up paces after

    Pepe Marti entered the weekend already on the backfoot with a back of the grid penalty due to his monster crash under the full course yellow in Sao Paulo. On top of this, he also took a new pool of components and received a 60 place grid penalty. Of course, in a grid of 20, its impossible to take all of them so he received a 10 second stop and go penalty for this which he served at the end of lap 1 and dropped way behind the pack.

    However, when De Vries’ Mahindra decided to lose power at turn 1, he caught up to the rear of the field with more energy than others ahead of him. With the Spaniard using his skills and benefitting from others’ misfortune (most notably Cassidy, Guenther, Da Costa and Ticktum at turn 5 and 6), he managed to make up 13 places all the way up to P7 and score his maiden points in Formula E and a World Championship.

    MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – JANUARY 10: Maximilian Gunther of Germany driving the (7) DS Penske DS E-Tense FE25 leads Jean-Eric Vergne of France driving the (25) Citroen Racing e-CX during the Mexico City E-Prix at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on January 10, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Zak Mauger/LAT Images)

    The Rise and Fall of Teams

    Across both qualifying and the race in Mexico, teams both rose and fell across the course of those two sessions. The most notable were Citroen where both Cassidy and Vergne managed to make up many places up to P1 and P8 from P13 and P18 respectfully. These were the biggest gains from a single team with Rowland and Nato managed to make places up for the Nissan team to P3 and P10 from P8 and P12 respectfully. This helped move Citroen up to the top of the team standings with Nissan being P3 and tied with Porsche on 35 points.

    Porsche is in that odd section of being a win and a lose for the team. Wehrlein took attack mode early to make up places early which did work but while many drivers saved their attack mode for later on with the race and then the safety car coming out, it didn’t help the German champions’ chances. Mueller was more towards the loss of the race as he outqualified Wehrlein by qualifying P5 but it wasn’t meant to be as he dropped to P9 in the final classification.

    Now, towards the biggest loses of the race, Sebastian Buemi had the biggest loses of the weekend with the Envision Racing driver taking pole, leading towards turn 1 then out-braking himself and going from first to last at the first corner after he out-braked himself. A pitstop didn’t help either and with Eriksson getting a 5 second penalty due to gaining an advantage off track, the customer team of Jaguar didn’t go according to plan.

    The factory team of Jaguar TCS Racing didn’t have a great weekend either with Da Costa having to retire due to the multi car collision at turns 6 and 7. The Portugese driver also missed FP2 due to a brake by wire issue so he was always on the backfoot. Evans was one of the victims falling down the pack with the Kiwi qualifying P4 but finishing P11, 0.3s behind P10. It was not what the Jaguar team needed.

    Race Result

    PositionDriverTeam
    1Nick CassidyCitroen Racing
    2Edoardo MortaraMahindra Racing
    3Oliver RowlandNissan Formula E Team
    4Taylor BarnardDS Penske
    5Jake DennisAndretti Formula E
    6Pascal WehrleinPorsche Formula E Team
    7Josep Maria “Pepe” MartiCupra Kiro
    8Jean-Éric VergneCitroen Racing
    9Nico MuellerPorsche Formula E Team
    10Norman NatoNissan Formula E Team
    11Mitch EvansJaguar TCS Racing
    12Maximilian GuentherDS Penske
    13Lucas Di GrassiLola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
    14Joel ErikssonEnvision Racing
    15Felipe DrugovichAndretti Formula E
    16Zane MaloneyLola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
    17Sebastian BuemiEnvision Racing
    DNFDan TicktumCupra Kiro
    DNFAntónio Félix Da CostaJaguar TCS Racing
    DNFNyck De VriesMahindra Racing

    Prediction Verdict:

    Prediction Verdict:
    A few days before the weekend, I predicted the weekend to see how it would go.

    Pole Position: Pascal Wehrlein. ❌
    I was…kind of right as Wehrlein qualified P11…so 2 P1s? A stretch but wasn’t meant to be for the Porsche driver.

    Race Winner: Nick Cassidy ✅
    This was a shock to me! I make these for fun but I guess in an unpredictable sport such as Formula E, it can work out!

    2nd Place: Mitch Evans ❌
    This one was….not so good. Finishing all the way down the order didn’t help my chances of getting this prediction.

    3rd Place: Jake Dennis ❌
    This one didn’t work out either, with the Andretti driver finishing P3.

    Up Next:

    The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship arrived at the end of January in Miami at the hardrock stadium where the F1 is also hosted. The circuit layout has not been fully disclosed by Formula E yet but stay tuned to our preview and predictions to see what it will look like!

  • Formula E Season 12 Round 2: Mexico City E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 12 Round 2: Mexico City E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    The first single seater world championship round in 2026 kicks off this weekend with Formula E at the iconic Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigos circuit with a slightly revised layout!

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    Info on the track

    The Autodromo Hermanos Rodrigues has under seen many refinemenets since the first E-Prix in 2016, with the Season 12 iteration seeing the removal of a section which has seen incidents. 

    Image of the Formula E Mexico City Circuit Map for Season 12. Source: Formula E’s website.


    The removal of the chicane in sector 2 is a major change to this circuit. As this race will now be even more flat out with a breaking zone now gone, this could spice up the race a lot.

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    Pole Position

    Pascal Wehrlein
    The German World Champion will be wanting to get back onto the  pole position after his 3 place grid drop in Sao Paulo denied him. Finishing P4 in Sao Paulo will fuel Wehrlein to get pole in Mexico and the first pole of 2026.

    Race Podium

    1st Place: 
    Nick Cassidy
    Yes, I am predicting the citeron driver will take P1 and continue his podium streak of Season 12. Do I think the Mexico City win to the championship win will happen? Its certainly possible and with Cassidy’s multiple teams and seasons in his bag, he is one of the many who I believe can do it!

    2nd Place:

    Mitch Evans
    Another podium for the Kiwi behind his former teammate who switched teams last summer. While Evans will still outpace and outrace his experienced teammate Da Costa, it won’t be enough. 

    3rd Place:
    Jake Dennis
    The Season 9 champion will continue his podium streak in 2026 with a 3rd place but still win over his teammate and at the circuit where a win managed to start the trending of becoming world champion. 

  • Formula E Season 12 Round 1: Sao Paulo E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 12 Round 1: Sao Paulo E-Prix Preview and Predictions

    Its time for the most exciting moment of 2025: the start of a new Formula E season! I am very excited to see how all teams work across the final season of GEN3 EVO but until then, its time for round 1!

    Sao Paulo Preview:

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    This track contains 11 corners, all packed with memories and drama across the years. In Season 10, we saw Sam Bird take McLaren’s first Papaya win in Formula E with an incredible last lap overtake! Sadly, both of these important assets to Formula E have departed.

    Season 11 saw Sao Paulo as the season opener and oh boy we had a season opener and a half! Between red flags, safety cars and red cars, Mitch Evans grabbed Jaguar’s first win of Season 11 and looked to be the only win for the season. Will the Jaguar driver be able to do the double this year? Lets see!

    Predictions:

    For Season 12, the predictions will be done in a more structured way. Kieran will predict which driver takes pole position and the podium and which team will be the biggest shock of the round. This can be a good or bad shock depending on the team and the impact.

    Pole Position:

    Oliver Rowland

    Rowland and his team, Nissan, are one of the only 3 teams (apart from Lola Yamaha Abt and Mahindra) to keep their lineup from Season 11. As Rowland is the reigning world champion and has the number one on his car, he will want to show why he has the number one so starting from P1 with number 1 will demonstrate that!

    Race Winner:

    Pascal Wehrlein

    The German driver is not the only German in the team anymore as Nico Mueller has slotted in beside him. Wehrlein will be on a mission to not only beat his new teammate but to reclaim his crown which he achieved in Season 10. Whether this is possible based on the power trains is another thing but he did it once so another reclaim is within his reach.

    Second Place:

    Mitch Evans

    The Kiwi is one of the only drivers to remain at their team and will also have a new teammate in Season 6 champion Antonio Felix Da Costa. Similar to Wehrlein, getting one instantly on your new teammate will help the confidence aspect so Evans will want to return to the podium of a track he has won at before.

    Third Place:

    Taylor Barnard

    The young Brit switched teams to DS Penske and he will be passionate to restart his sophomore season within the electric motorsport strong so a return to a podium will boost his confidence, similar to his competitors in P2 and P1 while also beating his experienced teammate Maximilian Guenther.

    Biggest Team Shock:

    Andretti

    While Andretti will be hoping to hit the ground running with the final year of GEN3 EVO and new rookie Felipe Drugovich’s home race, my gut is telling me that this track will be an anomaly for the American team as Dennis suffered a red car last year.

    What do you think will happen during the Sao Paulo E-Prix?

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  • Formula E Season 12: Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 12: Preview and Predictions

    After ending Season 11 in London, Formula E is back for pre-season testing in Valencia next week with the final era of Gen3 Evo. With this, we have MANY driver changes, team changes and livery changes!

    Team changes:
    Over the off-season between Season 11 and Season 12, there have been some BIG changes in the driver market.

    To start off, the biggest move over the season was Antonio Felix Da Costa leaving Porsche and moving over to Jaguar TCS Racing. This seat was freed up after Nick Cassidy moved to Citroën Racing, which took over from Maserati MSG Racing. Filling in Da Costa’s seat at Porsche is Nico Mueller. After a disappointing season at Andretti last year, the German lines up alongside Pascal Wehrlein at the German team. For Andretti, they have recruited the F2 2022 Champion Felipe Drugovich after his sensational debut at Berlin in Season 11.

    Joining Cassidy at Citroën will be the only 2 time champion of Formula E, Jean-Eric Vergne. This of course, left a seat open at DS Penske, which is filled by the Formula E Rookie of the Year of 2025: Taylor Barnard!

    The other teams remain mostly the same with Mahindra Racing, Lola Yamaha Abt and Nissan. Although we have lost a few drivers from the series, including Season 8 champion Stoffel Vandoorne, multiple race winner Sam Bird and Robin Frijns. Frijns’ seat will be overtaken by Joel Eriksson, who will partner Sebastian Buemi.

    Team Drivers Changes
    Porsche Formula E Team Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Mueller Mueller in, Antonio Felix Da Costa out
    Andretti Formula E Jake Dennis and Felipe Drugovich Drugovich in, Nico Mueller out
    Jaguar TCS Racing Mitch Evans and Antonio Felix Da Costa Da Costa in, Nick Cassidy out
    Envision Racing Sebastian Buemi and Joel Eriksson Eriksson in, Robin Frijns out
    Nissan Formula E Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato No changes
    DS Penske Maximilian Guenther and Taylor Barnard Barnard in, Jean-Eric Vergne out
    Citroën Racing Nick Cassidy and Jean-Eric Vergne Cassidy and Vergne in, Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes out
    Lola Yamaha Abt Racing Lucas Di Grassi and Zane Maloney No changes
    Mahindra Racing Nyck Cassidy and Edoardo Mortara No Changes
    Cupra Kiro Dan Ticktum and Josep Maria “Pepe” Marti Marti in, David Beckmann out

    Calendar:
    The Season 12 calendar has had some quite big changes compared to the predecessor. To start off with: We go to Sao Paulo first at the start of December before going to Mexico City in January, with the first race at the Miami Autodrome at the end of January.

    February begins and concludes with the first doubleheader in Jeddah before the first trip to Madrid in March. We then have a big gap before the start of May for a double header in Berlin, then go to a double header in Monaco to finish Formula E’s month of May.

    June and July have an Asian collection with a return to Sanya, Changhai and Tokyo. Formula E concludes the final rounds in London.

    Round number Race Dates
    1 Sao Paulo E-Prix 6th-8th December 2025
    2 Mexico City E-Prix 10th January 2026
    3 Miami E-Prix 31st January 2026
    4 and 5 Jeddah E-Prix 13th-14th February 2026
    6 Madrid E-Prix 21st March 2026
    7 and 8 Berlin E-Prix 2nd-3rd May 2026
    9 and 10 Monaco E-Prix 16th-17th May 2026
    11 Sanya E-Prix 20th June 2026
    12 and 13 Shanghai E-Prix 4th-5th July 2026
    14 and 15 Tokyo E-Prix 25th-26th July 2026
    16 and 17 London E-Prix 15th-16th August 2026

    Regulation Changes:
    One of the biggest regulation changes in Season 12 is that paternity and maternity leave does NOT count towards the Formula E cost cap, which is big for inclusivity within the championship.

    In terms of the sporting regulations, the qualifying format has been revised in order to increase the speed and make it easier for viewers to watch.

    The rule to set a lap time in the first 10 minutes in the group sessions has been removed. As well as this, the overall timing for each group session has been reduced to 10 minutes, with the overall qualifying session aimed to be concluded in around one hour.

    As well as this, the attack mode regulations have been adjusted to work with the pit boost races even more. Within pit boost races, only ONE attack mode activation is allowed, while 2 remain for non-attack mode races.

    In addition to these changes, if a driver fails to complete their full attack mode before the race ends, the driver will NOT be penalised. This is likely in response to Miami in Season 11 due to so many post-race penalties as a result of a red flag.

    Pre-Season Testing:
    The electric pinnacle returns to Valencia after missing the circuit due to the horrific scenes of disaster last year. Kicks off on 27th October 2025 with the ability to gain information and track times and familiarity with the final year of Gen3EVO.

    Women’s Test
    Formula E also brings back the all-women’s test for pre-season testing, which is due to take place on 31st October 2025. Many drivers have already been confirmed, including the F1 Academy reigning champion Abbi Pulling, Rodin Motorsport driver in F1 Academy Ella Lloyd, Super Formula star Juju Noda and ELMS winner Jamie Chadwick.

    Team Driver  Driver
    Porsche Formula E Team Gabriela Jilkova Janina Schall
    Andretti Formula E Nerea Marti N/A
    Jaguar TCS Racing Jamie Chadwick Juju Noda
    Envision Racing Alice Powell N/A
    Nissan Formula E Abbi Pulling N/A
    DS Penske Jessica Edgar  Lindsay Marie Brewer
    Citroën Racing Tatiana Calderon N/A
    Mahindra Racing Chloe Chambers N/A
    Cupra Kiro Bianca Bustamante N/A

     

    Kieran’s Predictions for Season 12: 

    Season 12 will be one which I am really looking forward to. As teams focus on Gen4 and beyond (with the car reveal confirmed to be in April next year), this year is still important for the rookies in particular. 

    I’ll be doing 3 season predictions as well as predictions at each weekend!

    Prediction 1: At least 2 new race winners

    With the amount of driver changes happening in Season 12, I expect some drivers to take to their new teams easier than others. With drivers to top teams like Mueller and Drugovich, I think these drivers are most likely to take maiden victories, although drivers like Eriksson and Marti could take surprising wins. 

    Prediction 2: Mexico City Victory does NOT translate to the world champion.

    Ever since Gen3 began, there has been a trend that whoever won Mexico City that season won the title. 

    Season 9 was Jake Dennis, Season 10 was Pascal Wehrlein and Season 11 was Oliver Rowland. I think with the amount of driver changes and the notice of this link, the possibility of the translation happening is unlikely. 

    Prediction 3: Every driver scores at least 10 points

    Throughout Season 11, we had many drivers storm away with points such as Oliver Rowland and Nick Cassidy (although Cassidy was towards the end of the season.) Some drivers didn’t even score one point (sorry Zane Maloney!). However, with the amount of experience, young blood and talent on the grid for Season 12, scoring 10 points across all 22 drivers is something which could happen and keep the championship going until London! 

    What are you most excited for in Formula E Season 12? 

  • BREAKING: Felipe Drugovich joins Andretti Formula E

    BREAKING: Felipe Drugovich joins Andretti Formula E



    The Formula 2 2022 champion has been off many grids full-time in the hope of landing a Formula 1 seat. However, this was not meant to be as many drivers managed to get their way into a seat, including Drugovich’s fellow Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto.


    Instead, Drugovich has opted to join the Andretti Formula E Team, joining Season 9 world champion Jake Dennis and continuing the trend of the Andretti having a new driver beside the British driver throughout each season of the Gen3/Gen3 EVO era. It is speculated that Nico Mueller will make the move to Porsche.

  • Formula E Season 11 Rounds 15 and 16: Nick Cassidy Ends his Jaguar Chapter With The Double

    Formula E Season 11 Rounds 15 and 16: Nick Cassidy Ends his Jaguar Chapter With The Double

    The last dance for season 11 has happened and Nick Cassidy topped it off in style with a double win in the British Capital. How did he do it? This is how:

    Round 15:
    Mitch Evans started the race from pole, and as we went green, it was clean until Max Guenther had an issue and caused a brief traffic jam, including the McLarens of Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard as well as the Lola Yamaha Abt of Zane Maloney. The safety car was brought out due to this, and Guenther sustained suspension damage. We went green again on lap 5.

    It stayed as it was for several laps before Bird was the first driver to react to the pit boost window opening prior to Beckmann and Maloney taking attack mode. Pit Boost and Attack Mode would be the catalysts for the chaos of this race, as De Vries led Evans and Wehrlein at the midpoint while Beckmann and Rowland fought before Evans took his attack mode and interrupted the battle.

    Frijns managed to lead the race as the top 4 of De Vries, Wehrlein, Evans, Rowland, and Barnard all pitted. Eventual race winner Nick Cassidy took control on lap 28 before Da Costa’s front wing broke as a result of contact before receiving the black and orange flag. During the front wing chaos, Evans got spun around by Dan Ticktum before karma hit the Briton, with him going into the barriers and deploying the safety car.

    We went racing once again on lap 35 of 38 as we got one added lap with all remaining attack modes being taken before Nico Mueller went into the barriers but kept it going.

    However, Cassidy was able to dominate the race and win the London E-Prix! Nyck De Vries finished P2 and Pascal Wehrlein P3. Stoffel Vandoorne finished P4, Jake Dennis P5, Jean-Eric Vergne P6, Edoardo Mortara P7, Robin Frijns P8, Norman Nato P9 and Mitch Evans P10.

    Round 16:
    We went green in London, and it was a disaster for Mortara as he got going due to a mechanical error causing him to DNF after just 1 lap of racing. Evans managed to jump up to P2 to make it a Jaguar 1-2 before De Vries went for a lunge for P2 on Evans and made it work.

    Vandoorne had to come into the pits before Ticktum followed the Season 8 champion in. Rowland and De Vries were battling and nearly made contact before Rowland’s teammate Norman Nato and Taylor Barnard collided. Barnard had to retire, but Nato carried on. The full course yellow was brought out before De Vries took attack mode on lap 12 but struggled to pass Evans. Disaster hit for Evans as he came under investigation and then received a 5-second time penalty for overspeeding under yellow. Just before the midpoint, Rowland and Mueller collided, which brought out the safety car.

    At the restart on lap 20 of 34, Cassidy and De Vries occupied the front 2 rows with 1 attack mode remaining, ahead of Evans in P3 with both attack modes. Evans made his way up to P2 and took attack mode to remain in P2. It was a bad race for McLaren, as Bird had a DNF in his final Formula E race. Both Jaguars took their final attack mode before Cassidy took off like a rocket ship and Wehrlein fell down the grid.

    Nick Cassidy gave Jaguar TCS Racing the best send off with a final win. De Vries finished P2 and Buemi P3 after Evans’ penalty. Jake Dennis finished P4, Mitch Evans fell down to P5, Antonio Felix Da Costa P6, Maximilian Guenther P7, Pascal Wehrlein P8, Lucas Di Grassi P9 and David Beckmann P10.

    Porsche managed to secure the teams and manufacturers championships.

    Formula E returns in December for Round 1 in Sao Paulo!