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Formula E Season 11 Portland EPrix: Championship Battle Horrors for Cassidy as Da Costa Bounces Back in America

Round 13 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship introduced some hope for Nick Cassidy and Jaguar at Portland until a  penultimate lap error caused Cassidy to fall down the grid, leading to his teammate Mitch Evans taking the win on the road but falling down to P8 due to a 5 second time penalty.

As for round 14,  chaos ensued as there was more contact, more penalties but another Da Costa win!

Roundup of Round 13:

  • Hughes led into turn 1 after starting P2.
  • Sebasitan Buemi pitted very early on due to a penalty for taking extra components.
  • The start of the race saw something common to Formula E in the gen 3 era: no one wanting to lead!
  • Many drivers took attack mode on lap 5.
  • Hughes and Evans collided which led Evans to receive a 5 second time penalty and Hughes dropped down the grid.
  • Cassidy went up to the lead on lap 12.
  • Collet missed the chicane on lap 17 and dropped down the grid.
  • Da Costa went for the lead but Cassidy retook it!
  • Daruvala spun later on in the race but got going again.
  • 3 laps to go and Evans made it a Jaguar 1-2.
  • Guenther retired from the race later on.
  • Nick Cassidy then lost his car on the penultimate lap and lost the race win!
  • Evans took the win but his 5 second time penalty dropped him down to P8!
  • Da Costa took the win!

 

Roundup of Round 14:

  • Vergne started on pole ahead of Da Costa.
  • Da Costa took the lead from Vergne with both McLarens going up to the top 5.
  • Hughes made his way from P5 to P1 on 1 lap!
  • Both Vergne and Vandoorne had issues which led them to falling down the field.
  • Early on in the race, the 2 Andretti cars, Collet and Guenther had issues as they were all at the back of the field.
  • Later on, Wehrlein got his front wing stuck under his car! It eventually became dislodged but it when it did, Sam Bird was caught it and that ruined the Brit’s race.
  • Mueller led on lap 9 with the 10th lap having Wehrlein with no front wing.
  • Cassidy was still P16 by lap 11 with Wehrlein making up places.
  • MULTIPLE drivers made pitstops including Cassidy, Dennis, De Vries, Collet and Hughes.
  • Mortara ended up onto the grass on lap 15 and had to pit while Hughes and Fenestraz were under investigation.
  • Fenestraz received a 5 second penalty for pushing a driver off the track.
  • The Safety car was then deployed for debris on the track and brought many drivers back into the race.
  • The safety car came in on lap 21.
  • We received 1 added lap due to the safety car.
  • It was all quiet despite Cassidy not making up enough ground, Frijns managing to get P2 from Evans and multiple notes inclduing Da Costa on Mortara and Dennis on Mortara.
  • On the last lap, Di Grassi received a 5 second time penalty for pushing a driver off the track.
  • Da Costa make it 3 wins in a row ahead of Frijns and Evans!

     

    Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3
    Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

    Formula E Season 10 Championship Standings after Round 14

    Position Driver Team Points
    1st Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 167
    2nd Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 155
    3rd Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 155
    4th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 134
    5th Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 131
    6th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 129
    7th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 122
    8th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 73
    9th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 60
    10th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 55
    11th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 46
    12th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 46
    13th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 44
    14th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 36
    15th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 26
    16th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Fortmula E Team 26
    17th Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Formula E Team 19
    18th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 12
    19th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 11
    20th Jehan Daruvala Maserti MSG Racing 8
    21st Nyck De Vries Mahindra Formula E Team 6
    22nd Taylor Barnard Neom McLaren Formula E Team 5
    23rd Joel Eriksson Envision Racing 2
    24th Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 2
    25th Kelvin Van Der Linde Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
    26th Jordan King Mahindra Formula E Team 0
    27th Paul Aron Envision Racing 0
    28th Caio Collet Nissan Formula E 0
           
           

    Driver of the Weekend:

    The driver of the weekend has to be Da Costa. After so many rumours of him leaving Porsche after a hard start to the season and losing that win in Misano to win 3 races in a row and have an outside chance of the championship is very impressive.

    Driver who needs to improve the most:

    I think this has to go to Nick Cassidy. While he still has a 12 point lead over Evans and Wehrlein, he could have tied up the entire championship in Portland but a few mistakes could cost him and Jaguar BIG TIME! 

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Formula E Season 11 Driver Line Up Predictions: Staff and Community

As the 10th Season of Formula E draws to a close, I thought it would be fun to go through the grid and see what driver changes could happen based on my (Kieran) opinion and the Formula E Community!

Andretti Formula E: Jake Dennis and Zane Maloney

With the American team of Andretti, I believe a big change will be made in terms of the seat beside the world champion of Jake Dennis with Norman Nato not fullfilling up the expectations, in my opinion, that FIA Formula 2 current championship contender Zane Maloney will be unable to find a seat in F1 and move to Formula E. As Maloney has been with the Andretti for some time, taking part in rookie FPO sessions.

Jaguar TCS Racing: Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy. 

With the strongest lineup in Season 10, there is no reason for Jaguar to change its New Zealand lineup. They are both doing as they want and even though Evans is significantly down in comparison to Cassidy, changing the line up with arguable the strongest lineup would be insane.

DS Penske: Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne

After a somewhat optimistic season with podiums for DS Penske, I suspect they will be maintaining consistency throughout the first season of Gen3Evo.

Maserati MSG Racing: Maximilian Guenther and Jehan Daruvala

Over at Maserati, I don’t anticipate a change for the Maserati team as Guenther is a proven team leader and Jehan Daruvala is picking up speed and pace with multiple points scoring finishes in his rookie season. 

Nissan Formula E Team: Oliver Rowland and Caio Collet

Over at the Japanese manufacturer team of Nissan, I am anticipating a BIG change with Rowland being a top team leader over there with Sacha Fenestraz being let go from the team after a…less than optiminal season sophmore season and then Caoi Collet joins the team after taking part in Indy NXT over in America. 

Abt Cupra Formula E Team: Antonio Felix Da Costa and Lucas Di Grassi

Over at AbtCupra / Lola, I am fully expecting Da Costa to replace Mueller who will leave the team but remain on the grid. I’m sure you can see where I am going with this…

Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team: Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Mueller

Yes, I am saying Mueller will join the Porsche manufacturer team. I think Porsche will want to prepare for the future if Wehrlein wants to leave the team due to his expectations not being met or various reasons.

NEOM McLaren Formula E Team: Sam Bird and Jake Hughes

McLaren is a really interesting one due to Taylor Barnard taking over from Sam Bird when Bird had that accident in Monaco. It is a very similar scenario to Visa CashApp RB where 3 into 2 will not go. However, I expect Barnard to take part in a second season in F2 in order to get more experience while also 

ERT Formula E Team: Dan Ticktum and Sergio Sette Camara

For ERT, it is difficult to see if they can get anyone apart from their current lineup of Ticktum and Sette Camara. I cannot see them moving or ERT getting anyone new or experiences in.

Mahindra Racing: Nyck De Vries and Edoardo Mortara

When Mahindra announced Nyck DeVries and Edoardo Mortara, they were signed on a multi year deal and there is no reason why they would replace them as they are performing as much as they can. 

Envision Racing: Paul Aron and Robin Frijns

Envision is a very tricky one as both of their drivers left during the double header in Berlin to race in the World Endurance Championship which, while Joel Erikkson scored during that weekend, the result wasn’t maximised. So I can see Paul Aron, a FIA Formula 2 championship contender like Maloney, move to Formula E with Envision with Robin Frijns next to the young Estonian. 

Paul Aron, Envision Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6 Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Fan Predictions

Here are a few fan predictions!

https://twitter.com/theniki94/status/1792642944026988594
This prediction doesn’t seem to be very different to season 10 with Dan I am presuming is Dan Ticktum.

This person DMed their prediction so I will respect their privary but it sounds like they are going down a similar route with rumours of Porsche dropping Da Costa. 

 

What are your predictions for Formula E Season 11? Let us know!

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Formula E Season 10 Rounds 11 and 12: Evans and Da Costa Turn P3 to P1 in Both Races in Shanghai

Rounds 11 and 12 of Formula E Season 10 saw a new venue added to an old classic and a return to Formula E’s original debut: China. This time, the electric series travelled to Shanghai, it is safe to say it brought us dramatic moments and high tension!

Round 11 Highlights

  • Jean-Eric Vergne leads the field away from pole position ahead of Oliver Rowland and Mitch Evans
  • Round 11 was a peleton style race again primarily due to the energy saving methods used by drivers
  • Championship leader Nick Cassidy went from P10 to P13 within the early stages of the race
  • There was MANY changes for the lead including Robin Frijns and Nyck De Vries
  • Porsche were playing the team game with Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix Da Costa in P1 and P3, with P2 taken by Evans
  • Rowland and Vergne made contact half way through the race which was noted by the stewards
  • Nato fell down the grid down to P16.
  • Conntact between Mortara and a Maserati lead to Mortara having to retire from the race
  • There was a yellow flag on lap 19 due to the debris and it was swiftly removed
  • Replays toward the end of the race showed that Frijns had a spin which explains his fall down the grid
  • On lap 24, that was the “go” moment for the drivers. Cassidy had more energy than the others
  • With 2 laps remaining, Cassidy was asking his team if he could attack or defend.
  • Last lap battles saw Evans defending from Wehrlein and Cassidy attacking Wehrlein all of the way to the final corner

Round 11 Classification

Position Driver Team Points
1st Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 25
2nd Jake Hughes (Pole) NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 21
3rd Norman Nato (Fastest Lap) Andretti Formula E 16
4th Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 12
5th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 10
6th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 8
7th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 6
8th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 7
9th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 2
10th Oliver Rowland

Nissan Formula E Team

 1
11th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  0
12th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 0
13th Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
14th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
15th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
16th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
17th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
18th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
19th Lucas Di Grassi  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
20th Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 0
21st Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 0
DNF Sam Bird NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 0
Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, leads Pascal Wehrlein, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, and the rest of the field Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Round 12 Highlights

  • Jake Hughes took pole ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne and got pole position by 0.001s! 
  • Once we went racing, it was 3 wide with Vandoorne making his way up to P1 with Nato up to P4 and the 2 Jaguars of Cassidy and Evans P6 and P7 respectfully
  • Similar to Round 11, no one wanted to lead and took a very conservative approach
  • Da Costa climbed the order early on
  • Cassidy was annoyed to find out that his car was different compared to Round 11 on lap 5
  • Lap 9 saw the energy of every driver at or below 70%
  • Cassidy attempted to overtake Vandoorne on lap 10 but it didn’t work out
  • Disaster struck for Pascal Wehrlein as he got a puncture for a collision with Sam Bird
  • Ticktum pitted on lap 16
  • Lap 17 saw an interesting development where Da Costa was told only the Jaguars had more energy than he did
  • Bird pitted just before lap 20 due to a collision with De Vries which resulted in the Dutchman falling out of the points and Bird ended up retiring
  • Towards the end, the DS Penskes began to battle
  • Da Costa won the Shanghai EPrix! Jake Hughes got his first Formula E podium and Norman Nato finished in P3! 

 

Round 12 Race Classification

Position Driver Team Points
1st Antonio Felix Da Costa  Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 25
2nd Pascal Wehrlein (Pole) Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 21
3rd Nick Cassidy (FL) Jaguar TCS Racing 16
4th Oliver Rowland

Nissan Formula E Team

 12
5th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  10
6th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 8
7th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 6
8th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 7
9th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 2
10th Lucas Di Grassi  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 1
11th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
12th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
13th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
14th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
15th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
16th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
17th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
18th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
19th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 0
20th Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 0
21st Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 0
DNF Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, leads Norman Nato, Andretti Global, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Championship Standings After the Shanghai EPrix

 

Position Driver Team Points
1st Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 25
2nd Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 21
3rd Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 16
4th Oliver Rowland

Nissan Formula E Team

 12
5th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  10
6th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske  8
7th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 6
8th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 7
9th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 2
10th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 1
11th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
12th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
13th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
14th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 0
15th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
16th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
17th Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 0
18th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
19th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
20th Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
21st Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
DNF Taylor Barnard Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
23rd Joel Erikkson Envision Racing  
24th Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
25th Kelvin Van Der Linde Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
26th Jordan King Mahindra Racing 0
27th Paul Aron Envision Racing 0

Driver of the Weekend

The driver of the weekend for me is Nyck De Vries. After taking the last 2 rounds off for WEC, scoring his maiden Gen3 points was critical for him. 

Driver with the most improvement needed

I think Sacha Fenestraz is the driver who needs the most improvement. Going into Portland, Fenestraz will need to do a lot to prove to Nissan that he should say at the team for Gen3 EVO.

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Formula E Season 10 Round 9 and 10: Cassidy and Da Costa Both take Victory in Berlin as Title Battle Heats Up

Berlin is an all time classic on the Formula E calendar. Round 9 and 10 were no different with dramatic races happening on both Saturday and Sunday!

Key Moments from Race 9

  • Edoardo Mortara started on pole ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne.
  • Sette Camara tried to take P3 away from Vergne
  • There were big battles for the final points paying positions from Ticktum,Evans, Cassidy, Rowland and Van Der Linde
  • Vandoorne, Vergne, Da Costa and Mortara were all battling for the lead into the tight double right turns of 6 and 7. 
  • Racing was brought to a halt when a full course yellow was brought out due to a stopped Envision on track of Joel Eriksson. This was an eventual safety car. 
  • The safety car came in on lap 17 and Vergne tried to hold the lead while Wehrlein went for the overtake in the double right turns before the hairpin and made it stick. 
  • Di Grassi spun due to contact with Sette Camara after the restart.
  • Guenther ended up in the wall after the restart and on lap 30, the safety car came out again.
  • The safety car came back in on lap 34 and at the restart, there was 4 wide for the lead.
  • Da Costa came out in the lead.
  • Lap 41 saw Wehrlein take the lead before more overtakes occuring to see Vergne lead and Cassidy holding his nerve.
  • Once Cassidy was in the lead, there was no looking back as he took victory!

 

The cars pull away at the start of the race Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Race 9 Results

Position Driver Team Points
1st Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 26
2nd Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 18
3rd Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 15
4th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 12
5th Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 10
6th Antonio Felix Da Costa  Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 8
7th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 6
8th Edordo Mortara Mahindra Racing 7
9th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 2
10th Taylor Barnard NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 1
11th Kelvin Van Der Linde Abt Cupra 0
12th Jordan King Mahindra Racing 0
13th Paul Aron Envision Racing 0
14th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0
15th Jake Hughes NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 0
16th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
17th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
18th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
DNF Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 0
DNF Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 0
DNF Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra 0
DNF Joel Eriksson Envision Racing 0

 

Key Moments from Race 10

  • Dennis started on pole but Cassidy lead the grid down to turn 1
  • Further on into the race it was a Porsche 1-2.
  • Guenther crashed early on in the race and brought out a safety car. He got going again but it was to retire the car.
  • On lap 18, Rowland had a damaged front wing and Mortara had not taken either attack mode.
  • Vandoorne went for a dive between lap 20 and 21 but got damage with his front wing going under his car.
  • He ended up losing control and put Fenestraz onto 2 wheels.
  • Da Costa had a large advantage by the beginning of the end of the race.
  • Nato and Fenestraz ended up in the wall with the Andretti driver managing to get away but the safety car was brought out.
  • By lap 27, we had Da Costa P1, Rowland P2 abd Evans P3.
  • When the safety car came in, there was big battles between Dennis and Wehrlein and Evans and Da Costa.
  • Nato ended up with a 10 second time penalty for his collision with Fenestraz.
  • We had 3 added laps while Barnard overtook his teammate and Dennis.
  • Cassidy overtook Rowland when we headed into added laps while Evans lost 2 places in 2 corners.
  • Da Costa took victory in Berlin with Cassidy P2 and Rowland P3.

Race 10 Results

Position Driver Team Points
1st Antonio Felix Da Costa  Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 25
2nd Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 19
3rd Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 15
4th Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 12
5th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 13
6th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 8
7th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 6
8th Taylor Barnard NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 4
9th Joel Eriksson Envision Racing 2
10th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 1
11th Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra 0
12th Jake Hughes NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 0
13th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
14th Paul Aron Envision Racing 0
15th Kelvin Van Der Linde Abt Cupra 0
16th Edo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
17th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0
18th Jordan King Mahindra Racing 0
19th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
20th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 0
DNF Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
DNF Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 0
Antonio Felix da Costa, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, leads Oliver Rowland, Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan e-4ORCE 04 Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Championship Standings After Round 10

Position Driver Team Points
1st Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 140
2nd Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 124
3rd Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 118
4th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 102
5th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 97
6th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 84
7th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 65
8th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heur Porsche Formula E Team 59
9th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 43
10th Sam Bird NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 38
11th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 26
12th Jake Hughes NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 25
13th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 24
14th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 21
15th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
16th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra 18
17th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 12
18th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 11
19th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 8
20th Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 7
21st Taylor Barnard NEOM McLaren Formula E Team 5
22nd Joel Eriksson Envision Racing 2
23rd Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra 1
24th Kelvin Van Der Linde Abt Cupra 0
25th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
26th Jordan King Mahindra Racing 0
27th Paul Aron Envision Racing 0

Driver of the Weekend

For me, the driver of the weekend is a very tough one. However, I think I will give it to Joel Eriksson. The rookies this weekend have been VERY surprising (and in a good way) which will probably give a lot of team principals headaches as after FULL 1 race weekend, 2 have  already stored in Taylor Barnard and Joel Eriksson. Even though I have have chosen a mix of about 5 drivers, Joel gets my pick. 

Driver with the most improvement needed

I think Norman Nato needs to pick up his pace in terms of racing after this weekend. While he can have some good moments like in qualifying and some bad luck, ultimately, his collision with Fenestraz was not a good light for the French driver, especially as there are only 6 races left and Andretti will more than likely be starting to think about the seat next to Jake Dennis for 2025 and beyond as we head into Gen3 EVO. With the rookie test happening tomorrow with Zane Maloney and Jak Crawford at the team too, the pressure is building on Nato. 

Prediction for Shanghai

The next 2 rounds of Formula E are at the Shanghai International Circuit. While a lot of the circuit is similar to the Formula 1 model, there are only 12 corners and cuts out the long right hander and long straight from the Formula 1 model. I have a feeling this could be a Jake Dennis win on either day. 

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Formula E Monaco E-Prix: Jaguar make it a 1-2 finish as Barnard replaces Bird due to injury

Formula E kicked off again this weekend at Monaco, the motorsport city of the world. It was  a race in which Pascal Wehrlein took the bragging rights and pole position, there was also two safety cars and a 1-2 for Jaguar!

  • Wehrlein held the lead at the start.
  • Mueller got a bad start and fell behind Barnard.
  • Nato lost his front wing and it went under his car.
  • Buemi and Da Costa crashed at the hotel hairpin.
  • Mortara went into the barrier on lap four and brought out the safety car.
  • Sette Camara hit Buemi and Da Costa got caught between them.
  • Vandoorne held the lead from Evans in P2 at the restart.
  • Dennis had to pit due to front wing damage.
  • Evans and Jaguar played the team game as both Evans and Cassidy held up the pack behind them so their teammates could take attack mode.
  • Frijns’ front wing then went under his car.
  • Nico Mueller went into the wall near the end of the race. 
  • Once the safety car came in again, Rowland got ahead of Da Costa.
  • Mitch Evans managed to win the Monaco E-Prix. Nick Cassidy made it a Jaguar1-2 with Vandoorne P3.

Formula E Season 10 Monaco E-Prix Results

Position Driver Team Points
1st Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 25
2nd Nick Cassidy(FL) Jaguar TCS Racing 19
3rd  Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 15
4th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske  12
5th Pascal Wehrlein (Pole) Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 13
6th Oliver Rowland

Nissan Formula E Team

 8
7th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 6
8th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 4
9th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 2
10th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 1
11th Lucas Di Grassi  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
12th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
13th Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 0
14th Taylor Barnard Mahindra Racing 0
15th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 0
16th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
17th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
18th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
19th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  0
20th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
DNF Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
DNF Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0

Formula E Season 10 Standings after Round 8

Position Driver Team Points
1st Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 102
2nd Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 95
3rd  Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  89
4th Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 88
5th Mitch Evans(Pole) Jaguar TCS Racing 77
6th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 65
7th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 65
8th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 28
9th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 27
10th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 26
11th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 25
12th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 24
13th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 24
14th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 21
15th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
16th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 18
17th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 12
18th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 11
19th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 2
20th Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 1
21st Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
22nd Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
Norman Nato, Andretti Global, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3, leaves a trail of smoke as his damaged front wing rubs on his wheel

Most Impressive Race

The most impressive race has to be from Taylor Barnard. Now the youngest driver to start in Formula E, he jumped into Sam Bird’s car after Bird broke a bone in his hand during FP1. ,To go from P22 to P14 in his debut Formula E race is incredible.

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Formula E Season 10 Round 7 Misano E-Prix: Wehrlein becomes the First Double Winner of Season 10

It is safe to say that Round 7 of the Formula E Season 10 had everything: drama, overtakes, last lap chaos and so much more! Here is the highlights:

 

Key Moments from Formula E Season 10 Round 7:

  • Hughes lead the pack away.
  • Frijns went into the gravel and called out the safety car on lap 7. At this point, Mueller was leading ahead of Wehrlein and Cassidy.
  • Da Costa started to fall down the grid on lap 11 due to a tyre smoking and his front wing going under the wheel.
  • Nato lost his front wing as well.
  • Hughes fell down a few places.
  • Bird had a little spin.
  • Rowland was leading on the final lap but he ran out of energy.
  • Wehrlein wins ahead of Dennis and Cassidy gets the final place of the podium by 0.05s!
  • Guenther finished P9 but he received a 5 second time penalty so dropped down to P12.

 

Formula E Season 10 Round 7 Misano E-Prix Results

Position Driver Team Points
1 Pascal Wehrlein(Fastest Lap) Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 26
2nd Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  18
3rd Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 15
4th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 12
5th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 10
6th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 8
7th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 6
8th Jake Hughes(Pole) Neom McLaren Formula E Team 7
9th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 2
10th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 1
11th Lucas Di Grassi  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
12th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 0
13th Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
14th Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 0
15th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
16th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
17th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 0
DNF Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 0
DNF Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
DNF Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 0
DNF Sebastian Buemi DS Penske 0
DNF Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0

Formula E Season 10 Championship After Round 7

 

Position Driver Team Points
1. Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 89
2. Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 89
3. Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 80
4. Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 76
5. Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 63
6. Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 53
7. Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 52
8. Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 38
9. Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 25
10. Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 23
11. Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 22
12. Robin Frijns Envision Racing 21
13.  Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
14. Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 20
15. Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 20
16. Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 18
17. Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 12
18. Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 11
19. Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 2
20. Lucas Di Grassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 1
21. Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
22. Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
Jehan Daruvala, Maserati MSG Racing, Maserati Tipo Folgore, locks up ahead of Dan Ticktum, ERT Formula E Team, ERT X24

Most Impressive Race

The most impressive drive for me is Jehn Daruvala. Coming into this race, he was P21 in the standings and started P21 on the grid, just ahead of Da Costa. To make his way up to P10 on the road (P9 after a few penalties) is impressive. Yes, he has been beaten by his race winning teammate this year so far but getting your first points in a new championship and new series is always a high.

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Formula E Season 10 Milano E-Prix: Da Costa Loses Victory After Technical Infraction at Misano

Antonio Felix Da Costa managed to to make up positions in Milano after a disappointing qualifying to take the victory for Formula E’s first visit to Milano! However, disaster struck for the 2020 champion when he was disqualified  just to add to the chaos of this race. Rowland inherited the win BUT Porsche have announced an intention to appeal.

Key Moments Of The Race

 

  • Mitch Evans lead the field away from pole ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne in P2 and Pascal Wehrlein in P3.
  • This was a peneton style race from the early stages with Mitch Evans, Nick Cassidy, Jean-Eric Vergne and Oliver Rowland.
  • Dan Ticktum and Sergio Sette Camara were both near the back of the grid at the start.
  • Edoardo Mortara had to stop the car very early..
  • 6.5 seconds seperated the entire field at one point.
  • Multiple collisions, including Wehrlein receiving front wing damage.
  • Cassidy and Vergne collided, Cassidy pitted with Vergne receiving a 5 second time penalty.
  • Guenther went over the sausage kerbs and did a wheelie at one point.
  • Nato went over the Gravel
  • Multiple DNFs
  • Da Costa crossed the line first and was the provisional winner before being disqualified so Rowland wins, Dennis P2, Guenther P3.

Formula E Season 10 Round 6 Misano E-Prix Results

Position Driver Team Points
1st Oliver Rowland(FL)

Nissan Formula E Team

 26
2nd Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  18
3rd  Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 15
4th Dan Ticktum ERT Racing 12
5th Mitch Evans(Pole) Jaguar TCS Racing 13
6th Jean-Eric Verge Pole DS Penske  18
7th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 6
8th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 4
9th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 2
10th Lucas Di Grassi  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 1
11th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
12th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 0
13th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
14th Nyck De Veries Mahindra Racing 0
15th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0
16th Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 0
17th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
DNF Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
DNF Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
DNF Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 0
DNF Edoardo Mortara  Mahindra Racing 0
DSQ Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 0

Formula E Season 10 Championship After Round 6

Position Driver Team Points
1. Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 80
2. Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 71
3. Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 63
4. Pascal Wehrlein Andretti Formula E 63
5. Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 61
6. Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 52
7. Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 47
8. Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 37
9. Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 23
10. Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 22
11. Robin Frijns Envision Racing 21
12. Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
13. Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 20
14. Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 18
15. Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 12
16. Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 10
17. Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 6
18. Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 3
19. Lucas DiGrassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 1
20. Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
21. Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
22. Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
Dan Ticktum, ERT Formula E Team, ERT X24, Jake Hughes, NEOM McLaren Formula E Team, e-4ORCE 04, Nyck de Vries, Mahindra Racing, Mahindra M9Electro, and Sergio Sette Camara, ERT Formula E Team, ERT X24, chase the pack at the start Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Most Impressive Race

My driver of the race has to be Antonio Felix Da Costa. Despite him losing his win due to outside circumstances, he still made incredible progress and took the victory for 5 hours.  He also managed to handle the energy perfectly.

Driver who needs to improve the most after this round

I think Vandoorne was a bit lackluster throughout the day. From qualifying out of position in comparison to his teammate to finishing P10 on the road (P9 after Da Costa’s DSQ), it was very underwhelming. While his teammate did finish a few places ahead of him due to receiving a 5 second penalty for causing a collision with Cassidy, qualifying was ulitimately Vandoorne’s downfall for this particular race.

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Formula E Season 10 Tokyo E-Prix: Guenther snatches win from Nissan and Rowland

Just 2 weeks after the sao paulo e-prix, we were presented with another race, this time in the home of Nissan: Japan! This introduction of the Tokyo E-Prix saw a different layout, sometimes a mixture of the Rome and London circuits. However, none of this could stop the Maserati MSG of Maximilian Guenther from clinching the win away from the pole sitter and majority of the race leader Oliver Rowland.

Key Moments During The Race

  • Oliver Rowland lead the field away from pole position ahead of Edoardo Mortara in P2 and Maximilian Guenther in P3.
  • Jaguar Drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy went to P11 and P18 respectfully after the start
  • The fastest lap was changing hands during lap 5 with Nato and Mueller touching
  • Jake Hughes crashed into the barrier at turn 15 on lap 6 due to a collision with Di Grassi. The British driver managed to get away on their own accord, however they fell to the back of the grid.
  • The Tag Hauer Porsche Team played the team game on lap 9 as Da Costa slowed up the grid behind them so Wehrlein could take attack mode.
  • A new race leader emerged on lap 13 as Oliver Rowland took attack mode with Maximilian Guenther inheriting P1.
  • Guenther fell down to P3 after taking attack mode.
  • Mitch Evans had front wing damage on lap 18 after contact.
  • The safety car was called out soon after to pick up debris. 
  • De Vries and Di Grassi have both retired at this point.
  • Nick Cassidy managed to make his way up to P11 by lap 25.
  • Maximilian Guether takes the lead on lap 25.
  • 2 additional laps were added near the end of the race due to the safety car.
  • Norman Nato and Robin Frijns made contact as Nato went off the racing line, received a 5 second penalty for this collision but it was later overturned.
  • Da Costa falls down to P4 after a three way battle for the podium positions.
  • Guenther wins, Rowland P2, Dennis P3.

 

Jake Hughes, NEOM McLaren Formula E Team, e-4ORCE 04, leads Lucas di Grassi, ABT CUPRA Formula E Team, M9Electro, and Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Penske, DS E-Tense FE23-Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Formula E Season 10 Round 5 Tokyo E-Prix Results

 

Position Driver Team Points
1st

Maximilian Guenther

(fastest lap)

Maserati MSG Racing

 26
2nd Oliver Rowland (pole) Nissan Formula E Team 21
3rd  Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E  15
4th Antonio Felix Da Costa  Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 12
5th Pascal Wehrlein  Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 10
6th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E  8
7th Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 6
8th Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 4
9th Robin Frijns  Envision Racing 2
10th Sergio Sette Camara ERT Racing 1
11th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
12th Jean-Eric Verge  DS Penske  0
13th Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 0
14th Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
15th Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 0
16th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 0
17th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
18th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0
19th Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
DNF Lucas Di Grassi  Mahindra Racing 0
DSQ Edoardo Mortara  Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
DNF Nyck De Veries Mahindra Racing 0

 

Formula E Season 10 Championship After Round 5

Position Driver Team Points
1. Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 63
2. Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 61
3. Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 54
4. Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 53
5. Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 48
6. Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 39
7. Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 39
8. Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 37
9. Robin Frijns Envision Racing 21
10. Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
11. Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 20
12. Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 18
13. Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 18
14. Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 17
15. Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 8
16. Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 6
17. Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 3
18. Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
19. Lucas DiGrassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
20. Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
21. Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
22. Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0

Most Impressive Race

The most impressive race for me has to be from Oliver Rowland. Leaving the sport mid season last year, eyebrows were raised over whether he would return to the sport. Now, at his new team’s home race, getting pole position and being able to maintain his energy for the majority of the race until he had to fall back to P2 in order to conserve energy to make it to the end is seriously impressive.

 

Driver who needs to improve the most after Tokyo

Now that we have finished just under one third of the season, I think Mitch Evans really needs to improve the most. Yes, his teammate did manage to qualify near the back due to a lap time deletion in qualifying, Evans should have made up spots on the start to try and bridge the gap to his felle Kiwi but instead, Cassidy finished P8 after the DSQ from Mortara which still made Evans not get any points from the weekend. Evans needs to get his head into the right space 

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Formula E Sao Paulo E Prix: Sam Bird takes McLaren’s Maiden Win in Formula E

After a 7 WEEK break, Formula E returned to our screens on March 15th and 16th with a lot of storylines heading into this race weekend, it is safe to say that we got our bang for our buck in terms of excitement!

Race Recap

The race started off with Pascal Wehrlein starting from pole after beating Stoffel Vandoorne in the Final Duel by 0.002 of a second! It was absolutely blockbuster content before we even went racing in Sao Paulo. Once we went racing, there was a lot of chaos. Wehrlein lead the field from Vandoorne in P2 and Micth Evans managed to jump up to P3 after overtaking Jean-Eric Vergne who started in P3. Wehrlein managed to stay in the lead throughout the early parts before the attack mode came in with Bird managing to make his way up to P6. Da Costa then managed to make his way up to P3 before Guenther had to take a 10 second stop and go penalty due to exceeding his allocated components. This meant he had a 20 place grid penalty AND the 10 second stop-and-go penalty. Dennis attempted to make his way up the field with Bird then managing to make his way up to P1. Once Bird took his attack modes, he stayed in P1. There was quite a lot od debris due to collisions which happened earlier in the race which then led to a safety car coming out. This spelt disaster in terms of attack mode for drivers including Bird, Buemi and Daruvala whereas Wehrlein, Vergne and Guenther were pleased. 

Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, leads Pascal Wehrlein, TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3-Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

At the safety car restart, Bird managed to retake the lead from Evans with Da Costa in P3 and his teammate of Wehrlein in P4. Several laps on, Nico Mueller managed to get a black and orange flag due to his front wing going under his car. Before Nico pitted, the entire grid was seperated by under 9 seconds! The Andretti driver of Norman Nato then receieved a 5 second penalty for causing a collision. Dennis managed to get up to P1 after many overtakes and attack modes before we saw a yellow flag for the championship leader of Nick Cassidy crashing out due to his front wing hitting his car. He was okay after the crash but it was a nasty hit against the wall. 

 

By the time we got to lap 17 out of 31, before added laps, Bird was leading ahead of his old teammate Mitch Evans in P2, Wehrlein in P3, Dennis, Da Costa and Vergne rounding out the top 6 with Rosland, Vandoorne, Guenther and Buemi occupying the final places of the field. Once we went green, Bird held onto the lead with everyone in the top 10 apart from Buemi having used both of the attack modes.  Drivers such as De Vries and Hughes had to take their second attack mode and, as a result, fell down the grid. 

Nico Mueller then stopped on track which brought out a yellow flag but he managed to get the car started again. Towards the end of the race, Evans managed to take the lead before it was announced that there would be 3 added laps. Rowland managed to make his way up to P5 ahead of Da Costa before the final lap. On the final lap, Bird was chasing Evans down for the win. Bird managed to make a move stick in the final sector of the track to take McLaren’s first win in Formula E! That was not where the drama ended however, as we had retirements from Hughes, Mueller and Cassidy, Sette Camara was disqualified due to an overuse of power! All of the results are down below!

 

 

Sao Paulo E-Prix Race Results

Position Driver Team Points
1st Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 25
2nd Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 18
3rd  Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 15
4th Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 12
5th Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 10
6th Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 8
7th Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 6
8th Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 4
9th Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 2
10th SebastianBuemi Envision Racing 1
11th Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E Team 0
12th Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
13th Lucas DiGrassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
14th Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
15th Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
16th Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0
17th Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 0
18th Robin Frijns Envision Racing 0
DNF Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 0
DNF Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 0
DNF Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
DSQ Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 0

 

 

 

Formula E Season 10 Championship After Round 4

Position Driver Team Points
1. Nick Cassidy Jaguar TCS Racing 57
2. Pascal Wehrlein Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 53
3. Mitch Evans Jaguar TCS Racing 39
4. Jean-Eric Vergne DS Penske 39
5. Jake Dennis Andretti Formula E 38
6. Sam Bird Neom McLaren Formula E Team 37
7. Oliver Rowland Nissan Formula E Team 33
8. Maximilian Guenther Maserati MSG Racing 22
9. Sebastian Buemi Envision Racing 20
10. Robin Frijns Envision Racing 19
11. Jake Hughes Neom McLaren Formula E Team 18
12. Stoffel Vandoorne DS Penske 18
13. Norman Nato Andretti Formula E 9
14. Sacha Fenestraz Nissan Formula E 8
15. Antonio Felix Da Costa Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team 8
16. Sergio Sette Camara ERT Formula E Team 2
17. Edoardo Mortara Mahindra Racing 0
18. Nico Mueller Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
19. Lucas DiGrassi Abt Cupra Formula E Team 0
20. Nyck De Vries Mahindra Racing 0
21. Jehan Daruvala Maserati MSG Racing 0
22. Dan Ticktum ERT Formula E Team 0

 

Most Impressive Race

I think there are a lot of candidates for this part of the article but I am going to go with Max Guenther. He started in P22, had a 10 second stop-and-go penalty and STILL managed to get 2 points in a competitive field. While yes, the safety cars caused by debris and Nick Cassidy did definately play to his advantage (apart from him using attack mode before the safety car came out), he still had to go through the field and battle many drivers.

Driver who needs to improve the most after Sao Paulo

After Sao Paulo, I feel like Norman Nato needs to step up a little bit. He had a few collisions which he was penalised for as well as starting further down the grid in comparison to his teammate. While his teammate may be a Formula E World Champion and embedded at that team, Norman needs to show that he can do his part to help the team and manufacturers in the championship, otherwise questions could be raised given the drivers who are not in as competitive machinery as the Frenchman. 

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Formula E Season 10 Round 2 & 3: Cassidy Takes Control of the Championship with a Win in Diriyah

 

Round two of the Formula E championship kicked off this weekend in Diriyah, a firm favourite on the electric series calendar, and it certainly did not disappoint. Jean-Eric Vergne led the grid away, taking his first pole position in two seasons, ahead of Mitch Evans in P2. There was a bit of wheel bashing at the start with Vergne taking attack mode very early. This caused him to fall down to P3, as Evans was promoted to the race lead with current world champion Jake Dennis in the hunt in second position. However, in a race where stategy seemed to reign, Evans took attack mode, which allowed Dennis to swoop into the lead. However, the excitement for the world current did not last long – he soon lost the position to Vergne when taking his own attack mode on lap 7. Vergne copied Dennis’ actions the following lap, allowing Evans into contention for the win. Dennis was able to build up a lead in order to take his second attack mode and keep the lead. Evans managed to hold onto P2 while overtaking Vergne on the straight to turn 17.  In the dying stages of the race, there was back and fourth battles between the top three – Evans, Vergne and Dennis. Evans tried to take the lead from Dennis but he overestimated the overtake, went deep into turn 17 and Dennis remained in the lead.

Vergne and Evans continued to battle one another, allowing Dennis to continue to pull clear. Title hopeful Nick Cassidy battled Max Gunther for one of the lower points paying positions, only for this late surge to be hindered by collision with Sam Bird’s McLaren.  The Jaguars struggled in the race due to miscommunication with team orders having an adverse effect. On the last lap, Evans tried to overtake Vergne for second place, he overestimated the gap and fell behind Bird. Dennis claimed victory in the desert by over 10 seconds with Vergne P2 and Cassidy taking the final podium position. Bird finished ahead of Evans in P4 and P5 respectively, Norman Nato claimed P6 ahead of Guenther, Wehrlein claimed P8 whilst Sergio Sette Camara and Robin Frijns rounded out the top ten.

Jake Dennis, Andretti Global, Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

Round 3:

Round three saw an unexected pole position from the returning Oliver Rowland at Nissan ahead of Robin Frijns in P2 and Nick Cassidy in P3. Frijns managed to take the lead away from Rowland at the start with Ticktum having to pit with front wing damage, this eventually caused the Brit to retire. Cassidy maintained P3 at the start with a huge train of cars following each other, but as the attack modes began to be taken, the Kiwi found himself at the front. And from there, he controlled the entire race, buiding up a gap to allow himself to remain in P1 when attack mode had been completed.  However, despite this, Frijns was able to stay within about two seconds of Cassidy for the entire race, a constant threat lurking at the back of the Kiwi’s Jaguar. Sam Bird, who was having a quiet race, managed to make a move on Sette Camara for P9. In a tactical move by drivers, many did not take any attack mode so they could use it at the end of the race – however, this did not apply to the top five.

Rowland managed to get within a second of Frijns, who in turn was closing in on Cassidy.  Bird attempted a  a move on Sacha Fenestraz but he misjudged it, falling behind Wehrlein and eventually, the McLaren man was forced to retire. Jehan Daruvala had an issue with his brakes and was forced to stop at turn 18, causing a yellow flag. Cassidy began to worry about his consumption of energy in the latter part of the race. As the time ticked down, it emerged that Dennis, Evans, Da Costa, Nato and Sette Camara were all under investigation for overtaking under yellow flags. However, this didn’t stop Nick Cassidy from taking his first win at Jaguar. He held off Frijns who finished P2 in his return to Envision Racing ahead of Rowland who managed to secure a podium. Hughes finished just outside of the podium positions, ahead of Vandoorne. Fenestraz claimed P6 ahead of Wehrlein in P7, Vergne clinched P8 with Gunther taking P9 and Dennis taking the final point. The current world champion also took the fastest lap, however, after investigation, Dennis received a five second time penalty promoting Evans to P10 and Cassidy took the point for fastest lap, alongside the championship lead.

Formula E will return in March.

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