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  • 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

    Weekend Times:

    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 11 Rounds 6 and 7 Preview-Pit Boost Returns in Monaco

    Formula E Season 11 Rounds 6 and 7 Preview-Pit Boost Returns in Monaco

    It is May 1st, which means we have officially entered the month of May for motorsport! Indy500, Formula One in Miami! For Formula E, however, we are starting at a landmark in the motorsport’s history: Monaco! The famous landmark where a single race event has been held…until now.

    Formula E is making history this weekend as we have our first ever DOUBLE HEADER in Monaco! As it is a double header, PIT BOOST RETURNS! Since its debut in Jeddah, Saturday’s race around the close streets will have a mandatory pitstop for all 22 drivers to make to gain an extra 10% of energy.

    Weekend Schedule

    Round 6 Schedule:
    All times are in local time.
    Free Practice 1: 7:30am
    Free Practice 2: 9:10am
    Qualifying: 10:40am
    Monaco E-Prix: 3:05pm

    Round 7 Schedule:
    All times are in local time.
    Free Practice 3: 8:30am
    Qualifying: 10:40am
    Monaco E-Prix: 3pm

    Weekend Preview

    Formula E Monaco’s Track Map for Season 11, Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

    This 3.337km circuit has been iconic throughout motorsport. However, Formula E has only started racing at the same configuration as Formula 1 for a few years. The tight walls, sharp corners, and difficulty overtaking for certain series make this a very difficult challenge for all 22 drivers, and now the teams have an extra strategy with pit boost.

    Round 6 Predictions

    Pole Position: Pascal Wehrlein
    The reigning world champion took victory last time out in Miami after a chaotic final few minutes of that race. I think Wehrlein will take that motivation and confidence that he has in the car and use it to his and his team’s advantage in order to snatch pole position on Saturday!
    Race Winner: António Félix da Costa
    Is this a bold choice? Possibly. However, Da Costa has been very strong recently and was on for the win in Miami until the late safety car and red flag ruined his chances. He will be carrying a lot of self-motivation in order to show that he still has what it takes to be at the front and to fight for this title, even after all of the rumors last year of his seat being under threat.

    Round 7 Predictions

    Pole Position: Taylor Barnard
    After McLaren announced their departure from the series last week, both McLaren drivers will be ready to make their case for their seat to be theirs; at least Taylor will. Getting a pole at the circuit he made his debut at in Formula E and a debut win in Formula 2 would be a great statement!
    Race Winner: Taylor Barnard
    What’s better than getting laid? Winning from pole! Which is what I think will happen on Sunday!

    Overall Weekend Predictions

    Biggest Surprise of the weekend: Jaguar
    Jaguar’s season has been horrid. DNFs in multiple races, not many points scored in comparison to their rivals, the reigning team champions have entered a slump. However, with both Cassidy and Evans coming back to a track where they have both won at, I think they’ll take the confidence to score extremely strong points for their team.

    Biggest disappointment of the weekend: Nissan.
    After an optimistic weekend, despite Rowland and Nato scoring fewer points than they should have in Miami, their season hasn’t been bad, as Rowland currently leads the drivers championship. Something in my gut tells me, however, that this will not last forever and this weekend will result in them scoring very few points

    Do you have any bold predictions for this weekend? Let us know!

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  • Formula E Season 11 Round 5 Miami E-Prix: Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 11 Round 5 Miami E-Prix: Preview and Predictions

    After such a long and extended break following the cancellation of an E-Prix scheduled for March, Formula E is BACK this weekend at a new venue but returning city of Miami! Many sessions and improvements have happened over the spring break for all 11 teams so it will be interesting to see how this electric weekend goes. 

    Schedule:

    Free Practice 1: 4:30-5:25pm Local Time
    Free Practice 2: 07:30-08:25am Local Time
    Qualifying: 09:40-11:03am Local Time
    Race: 2:05-3pm Local Time

    Circuit Preview:

    The Miami E-Prix will be held at the Homestead-Miami International Speedway which will consist of 15 turns at 3.551km. Energy management could be critical around here as there is no pit boost as this is a single round event. The start/finish straight for the pitlanes as well as the long straights between turns 5 and 6 and 7 and 8 could be vital for victory. 

    Predictions for Round 5

    Pole position: Pascal Wehrlein

    The reigning champion of Formula E did not have the best of weekends in Jeddah with no podiums to his male and the Porsche power train competitors of Stellantis and Nissan both picked up 1 win each at the double header. However, with a new circuit comes new opportunities and chances for drivers and teams to excel which I believe Wehrlein will manage to do to keep his championship bid alive. 

    Race Winner: Taylor Barnard

    Prior to this season, I think putting any of the trio of rookies onto a prediction sheet for race winner would have been seen as insane given the performances of the teams last season. However, neom McLaren and Barnard have easily been the ones to exceed expectations given how young the F2 Monaco Sprint race winner in 2024 is and his inexperienced compared to Sam Bird. Miami will be a somewhat equal playing field as it is a new venue and I am expecting Barnard to capitalise. 

    Biggest surprise: Andretti

    This is Andretti’s home E-Prix so the team will be wanting to make a very strong performance here which I think they can do. Maybe a double podium is on the cards, Mueller’s first since joining the American outfit team.

    Biggest disappointment: Mahindra

    This one is purely a guy feeling. I was choosing between this team and Cupra Kiro but I think Beckmann and Ticktum will do well at Miami…unlike the Mahindra team.  This one is purely vibes as well but I have a feeling they may fall down and struggle to get back up.

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  • Formula E Season 11 Round 3 & 4: Jeddah Produces New and Repeat Winners of Season 11

    Formula E Season 11 Round 3 & 4: Jeddah Produces New and Repeat Winners of Season 11

    It is safe to say that rounds 3 & 4 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was one of a kind with records broken and the debut of attack mode.

    Round 3

    Round 3 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship got underwear at the track of Jeddah with Maximilian Guenther leading the pack away from pole with a chaotic lap 1 esculating ehind the German. Nico Mueller and Antonio Felix Da Costa collided with the German being shot up and ultimately having to DNF. Mitch Evans also collided with champion Pascal Wehrlein and ended up causing a puncture for Wehrlein and his own front wing getting stuck on his tyre and having to pit to fix it.

    The piece of Da Costa’s rear wing which came off emerged near the activation zone of attack mode and, with the addition to other carbon fibre scattered across the track, brought out a very brief safety car.

    We went racing again on lap 9 which saw Guenther lead from Rowland and De Vries. As laps counted down, overtakes went up including Da Costa on Ticktum nd De Vries passing Barnard for P3.

    Pit Boost then opened up for many drivers with Hughes, Barnard and Da Costa all being the first drivers to take pit boost. Ticktum and Mortara followed in their wheel marks, however Ticktum suffered an issue which ultimately compromised his race. Guenther dropped 2 places due to the pit boost and staying out longer while Barnard stayed ahead and actually jumped up by 2 places.

    After everyone took their pit boost, Rowland had a big lead over Hughes and Barnard with De Vries managing to make his way up to P2. In the background, however, Guenther was flying his way through the field with the DS Penske German driver managing to pass De Vries for P2 and setting his sights on the race win.

    As the race drew to a close, there were 2 major battle going on: De Vries vs Barnard for P3 and Rowland vs Guenther for P1. The latter of those 2 battles emerging victorious with Guenther making a 3rd last corner overtake on Rowland for the win.

    Maximilian Guenther led Oliver Rowland from Taylor Barnard for the top 3. Season 7 Champion Nyck De Vries finished P4 with Maserati MSG Racing driver Jake Hughes in P5, Two Time champion Jean-Eric Vergne in P6, Edoardo Mortara in P8, Barnard’s teammate Sam Bird in P8, Antonio Felix Da Costa in P9 with Season 8 champion Stoffell Vandoorne in P10.

    JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 14: Race winner Maximilian Gunther of Germany and DS Penske Second placed Oliver Rowland of Great Britain and Nissan Formula E Team Third placed Taylor Barnard of Great Britain and NEOM McLaren Formula E Team on the podium during the Jeddah E-Prix, Round 3 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on February 14, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Joe Portlock/LAT Images) Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

    Round 4

    Round 4 begun with a record sitter: the younger ever Formula E pole sitter of Taylor Barnard. He set the record as 20 years and 259 days old. Before we went racing, we had a delayed start due to the Lola Yamaha Abt of Zane Maloney being out of position. After that was dealt with, we went racing with Barnard managing to stay P1 with Hughes moving up to P2 ahead of Rowland. Da Costa got a HUGE hit from the previous round’s winner of Maximilian Guenther and resulted in both of them retiring from the race.

    Battles commenced up and down the grid with Hughes very near the rear wing of Barnard and Ticktum going against De Vries while Di Grassi went for an EXTREMELY early attack mode which saw him overtaking driver after driver and ending up leading the race after Rowland took over the lead from the McLaren of Barnard. Buemi ended up pitting which ultimately ruined his race too. Maloney ended up having 5% more energy than everyone but was over 50 seconds behind the leader. Soon, the leader was Frijns due to his attack mode and Bird later received a 5 time penalty for not following the race director’s instructions. A few brief yellow flags appeared during the race due to pieces of debris. The Jaguar of Mitch Evans had to pit during the race which was a disaster for the debut winner of Season 11.

    Barnard managed to go for an overtake for P2 on Hughes and make it stick, however, Hughes was putting a battle on Barnard who had a slide. Hughes then goes for an overtake on Barnard for P2 but gets pushed wide and has to go over the turn 1 run off. Positions remained as they were as Rowland won the E-Prix after being denied win the previous day.

    Oliver Rowland led Taylor Barnard with Jake Hughes making a jump up to the podium, his first with the Monaco based team. Season 9 champion Jake Dennis finished P4 to make it al all brit 1-2-3-4. Nick Cassidy scored his first points of the season in P5, Stoffel Vandoorne finished P6, Jean-Eric Vergne in P7, reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein in P8, Cupra Kiro’s Dan Ticktum finished in P9 with Edoardo Mortara finishing the points positions of this double header.

    JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA – FEBRUARY 15: Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland driving the (16) Envision Racing Jaguar I-TYPE 7 leads Pascal Wehrlein of Germany driving the (1) TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 during the Jeddah E-Prix, Round 4 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on February 15, 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. (Photo by Mark Sutton/LAT Images) Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank

    Writer’s Predictions

    Before the weekend began, I (Kieran) attempted to predict the weekend’s results and….they didn’t exactly go to plan. My pole position predictions were Wehrlein and Evans which…wasn’t ideal. I was close for Wehrlein but I wasn’t so for Evans. 

    My winner predictions, however, turned out to be a jinx. I predicted an Andretti driver to win round 3 and they both retired from that race. For round 4, I went with Antonio Felix Da Costa and he retired too.

    For the podium in round 3, I went with a Cupra Kiro and a Nissan powered car. There were 2 nissan powered cars on the podium but not a singular one. As for Cupra Kiro….I’m sorry Cupra Kiro fans. Round 4 then went worse as there was only stellantis and nissan powered cars on the podium all weekend. 

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  • Formula E Season 11 Round 3 and 4 Jeddah E-Prix: Preview and Predictions

    Formula E Season 11 Round 3 and 4 Jeddah E-Prix: Preview and Predictions

    Formula E has returned from another hiatus for the first double header of the season! However, this double header will be very different as one of the races will have a new mechanism: pit boost!

    Schedule:
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    Round 3:
    Free Practice 1: Thursday 13th February 6pm-6:40pm UK Time

    Free Practice 2: Friday 14th February 10am-10:40am UK Time
    Qualifying:Friday 14th February 12:20pm-1:40pm UK Time
    Countdown to Formula E Season 11 Round 3 Race:

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    Free Practice 3: Saturday 15th February 2024 10am-10:40am UK Time
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    What is Pit Boost?

    Pit Boost is the reintroduction of pit stops since Gen1 era of Formula E. This pit stop allows a 10% increase of energy (3.85kWh) through a 20 second 600kW ultra-fast boost through the pitlane. As you can expect, teams will have to be on their peak performances in order to look at both the pit boost and attack mode for a strategic benefit and optimise the result.

    This is a major achievement for Formula E as the electric pinnacle and FIA describe it as “race-to-road” ttechnology platform and addressing certain problems such as charging speed and efficiency.

    This is a compulsary method for only ONE of the two races with an extremely strict set of protocols which include only one car per team is allowed in the pitlane at a time so there is no “double stacking” in the pitlane. There can also only be 3 pit crew members allowed at the car at a time: two for working on the car and one for stopping and releasing the car.

    MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 07: Sebastien Buemi of Switzerland driving the (16) Envision Racing Jaguar I-TYPE 7 stops in the pit lane to be Fast Charged during day three of Formula E Pre-Season Testing at Circuito del Jarama on November 07, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Alastair Staley/LAT Images) Image Credit: Formula E

    Formula E Rookie Free Practice: Lineup and Session Explained

    As well as introducing a new strategic element into this weekend, on Thursday, 13th February 2024 there will be a rookie session for every team. Each team has to submit 1 driver who has participated in less than 2 E-Prixs. This session will be Below is the list of rookies confirmed:

    TeamRookie Participating in RFP
    Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E TeamThomas Preining
    Andretti Formula EJak Crawford
    Jaguar TCS RacingJamie Chadwick
    Envision RacingZak O’Sullivan
    Nissan Formula E TeamGabriele Mini
    Neom McLaren Formula E TeamAlex Dunne
    Mahindra RacingKush Maini
    Cupra KiroMikkel Jensen
    DS PenskeDaniil Kvyat
    Maserati MSG RacingTheo Pourchaire
    Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E TeamTatiana Calderon

    Preview of Jeddah E-Prix

    This years E-Prix at Saudi Arabia has been switched from the typical Diryah E-Prix to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, which currently hosts a classic Formula 1 and Formula 2 weekend and formerly a F1 Academy weekend.

    Image Credit: Formula E’s Website

    As the image above shows, this circuit has similarities to the classic track such as the turns 1 and 2 as well as the fast nature from turns 6 to 13, minus the chicane from turn 8 to 11 which is presumably due to energy saving, which is why the additional sections of turn 14 to turn 19 also appears on the long start/finish from turn 13.

    Predictions for Round 3 and Round 4

    Pole Position for Round 3: Pascal Wehrlein.
    The reigning world champion surprised me in Mexico City with putting in a strong pole position and fighting for the win and could have fought for the win against Da Costa until Rowland has extra attack mode. With this being a new circuit and only Maloney, De Vries and Barnard having experience around this track (not the layout).

    Pole Position for Round 4: Mitch Evans.
    When qualifying takes place for round 4, every driver (minus any injuries and reserve drivers have to take their spot) will have a full practice session, qualifying and race under their belts so with that, I have a feeling Evans will be able to get the second pole position of the weekend.

    Winner of Round 3: An Andretti Driver
    Is this an easy way to get out of deciding on a driver? Yes. However, I think as this is the first level playing field for everyone that both Mueller and Dennis will be able to optimise and make a strong impact on the first race around Jeddah with either one collecting their first victory of Gen3 Evo and this would be Mueller’s first win in Formula E overall.

    Winner of Round 4: Antonio Felix Da Costa:
    The current championship leader has not scored a win all season but due to the only 2 winners scoring both a win and a DNF, I think Da Costa will find his pace around Jeddah and manage to pick up his first win of the season, an arguably important one given that Andretti are the customer team to Porsche power trains.

    2nd and 3rd in Round 3: A Cupra Kiro and a Nissan powered car.
    Probably my most amitious prediction yet but with the pit boost debuting, I think that will bring up so much chaos and that a cupra kiro being on the podium is not out of the ordinary.

    2nd and 3rd in Round 4: Porsche Power Train Drivers:
    Another “loophole” but I think the 2nd race of the weekend will allow the Porsche power trains to allow any drivers from Porsche, Andretti or Cupra Kiro to be on the podium.

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