Formula E

7th July 2024

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!

12th May 2024

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.

29th April 2024

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.

2nd April 2024

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

17th March 2024

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.

28th January 2024

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.

2nd August 2023

Formula E London E-Prix Round 15 and 16 Race Report: Dennis Appears the Home Hero with Title Win

Round 15 and 16 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship drew to a close in the British capital of London. The track certainly delivered as Jake Dennis became world champion, the first British world champion and the first world champion to win it at their home track. At the finale, it was Envision that picked up the prize, sealing the teams championship.

In the first race, it was an Envision front row lockout in the first lap with Nick Cassidy leading the way from Sebastien Buemi. Championship hopeful Dennis informed his team early on of his issues with contact in the opening laps, dropping down the pack. Mitch Evans battled Rene Rast after his 5 place grid penalty but the McLaren driver held position. The NIO 333 of Dan Ticktum had a home race to forget as he lost positions in the early stages, allowing Rast and Pascal Wehrlein past him. In the early stages, drivers began to take their attack mode as Dennis closed up on the rear wing of Buemi. Race leader Cassidy proceeded to take his first attack mode and remained in the lead as Buemi held off Dennis. Mortara and Vandoorne collided with one another, which brought out a yellow flag but no penalty was given to either driver.

Everything seemed to be going the way of Jake Dennis to claim his first championship title. But then…disaster struck for the championship leader. He started to fall down down the grid, with championship rival Evans overtaking him. Di Grassi and Frijns found themselves under investigation for their collision with the Abt Cupra driver pitting for a new front wing. Things continued to get worse for Dennis as he missed one of the activation zones, and wasn’t able to take attack mode when prompted. A yellow flag was brought out for a slippery surface with Vergne having to pit too as Evans held the lead from Buemi in P2 and Cassidy in P3.

As the time ticked on, Dennis overtook Cassidy for P4 with Rast fighting his way into the final podium position, then into second place as attack mode began to be taken with Evans still maintaining the lead. Drama unfolded as Cassidy, who was hoping to fight for the title, picked up damage on his front wing after contact with his teammate, leaving the Kiwi furious. Cassidy had to pit for a new front wing as a safety car came out. Evans still continued to lead ahead of Buemi and Rast. Wehrlein was holding off a visibly frustrated Dennis for P4, a position he required to keep hold of his championship.

Mitch Evans, Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6, leads Sebastien Buemi, Envision Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 6 Credit: Formula E’s Media

At the start, Evans BOLTED away. Dennis and Wehrlein had not taken ANY attack mode and as it stood at that moment, Dennis was only 5 points ahead of Mitch Evans in the championship standings. Dennis attempted to take his attack mode again but missed again, with the Brit complaining to his team that it didn’t work, leaving the Andretti man in P5 as Sam Bird took over the lead of the race. Cassidy never recovered from his damage, having to retire from the race due to his collision with Buemi, leaving his championship hopes in tatters. Lotterer received a 5 second penalty for causing a collision as a safety car was brought out for Fenestraz who collided into the barriers due to a break failure going into turn 16. Wehrlein hit the barrier before the safety car and dropped down to P13. Race Control brought out a red flag for barrier repairs as Rast, who was in P3, had to drop to the back of the field due to breaking parc ferme conditions.

The race restarted with Evans holding the lead ahead of Buemi and Da Costa. Dennis held P4, but required P3 to seal the title. Shortly after the race resumed however, Hughes called it to a stop, going into the barriers before a red flag was called with a multi car pileup after turn 16. Nato went for a lunge on a flagging Buemi, causing a collision with Bird and Sette Camara caught in the crossfire. The cars were called back to the pits with Scot Elkins instructing all cars except the top three of Evans, Da Costa and Dennis to do an extra lap. With two laps to go, the racing resumed with Dennis closing in on Da Costa for P2. However, as the time ticked down, it was declared that Da Costa had a 3 MINUTE time penalty for a technical infringement, allowing Dennis to seal P2 and subsquently, the title. Jake Dennis was crownd the ABB FIA Formula E World Champion of season 9, finishing P2 with title rival Evans winning the race.

Round 16

The final race of ABB FIA Formula E Season 9 started behind a safety car due to the amount of rain on the track. Three laps were performed behind the car before a red flag was declared by race control. Drivers then got into their cars at 5:45pm London time before doing two more laps behind the safety car before another red flag was declared. The race then got underway at 6:30pm London time before having two laps behind the safety car and a rolling start.

Norman Nato, Nissan Formula E Team, Nissan e-4ORCE 04 Image Credit: Formula E’s Media Bank

There was a huge amount of less grip on the track today due to the rain and many drivers immediately went for attack mode. By lap 10, Cassidy and Evans had a gap of over 2 seconds to champion Dennis in P3. As the time ticked down, Cassidy held the lead and took attack mode with Dennis following him close behind. At the half way point before added laps, Wehrlein and Rast both had 1 attack mode remaining. Fenestraz and Vergne were fighting with Fenestraz getting ahead of the DS Penske. The gaps began to open up in the latter half of the race, as Cassidy held a two second lead over Evans. The top two kept trading the fastest lap point as they battled for the teams championship.

Bird tried to attack Buemi but Buemi held onto the position. Ticktum also tried to get past Muller for the teams championship between NIO 333 and Mahindra. 4 added laps was added onto the race. Frijns had managed to get ahead of Di Grassi as we entered the final lap of the season. Cassidy managed to take victory over the rest of the field to seal the team championship for Envision. with Evans finished P2 and Dennis P3. Norman Nato finished P4, ahead of Vandoorne and Buemi, Bird took a P7 in his final race with Jaguar with Muller in P8 and Ticktum and Wehrlein rounding out the top ten.

The top 10 in the championship were:

1st – Jake Dennis (Champion) (Andretti)
2nd – Nick Cassidy (Envision)
3rd – Mitch Evans (Jaguar)
4th – Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche)
5th – Jean-Eric Vergne (Penske)
6th – Sebastian Buemi (Envision)
7th – Maximilian Guenther (Maserati)
8th – Sam Bird (Jaguar)
9th – Antonio Felix-Da Costa (Porsche)
10th – Norman Nato (Nissan)

The Teams Championship went as follows:

1st – Envision Racing (Champions)
2nd – Jaguar TCS Racing
3rd – Avalanche Andretti Formula E
4th – Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E Team
5th – DS Penske
6th – Maserati MSG Racing
7th – Nissan Formula E Team
8th – Neom McLaren Formula E Team
9th – Nio 333 Racing
10th – Mahindra Racing
11th – Abt Cupra Formula E Team

14th January 202314th January 2023

Mexico City ePrix: Jake Dennis Takes a Dominant Victory

Mexico City ePrix: Jake Dennis Takes a Dominant Victory

Avalanche Andretti’s Jake Dennis took the maiden win of the Gen3 era and Season 9 in Mexico City after a dominant performance.

At the start of the race, it was a clean getaway for all drivers. However, Robin Frijns hit the back of Norman Nato on lap 1 and had to stop the car on track. This brought out the first of three safety cars.

On lap 6, the safety car came in but Sam Bird suffered a mechanical failure and had to retire at turn 2. This brought out the safety car for a second time. From lap 9, the safety car and all remaining cars went through the pits due to where Bird’s car was stopped.

The second safety car entered the pits for racing to resume on lap 10 and Di Grassi held the lead from Dennis and Hughes. Lap 12 had a big surprise where Jake Dennis took the lead from Di Grassi and he built a healthy lead early on. He would build this lead over the course of the race and keep this lead for the rest of the race.

Lap 13 saw Dan Ticktum received a drive through penalty for overpower. That brought him down to last place. From lap 17, there was a fight for P2 between Di Grassi, Hughes, Wehrlein and Lotterer. Lap 18 saw Mortara crash into the turn 1 barrier and bring out the safety car for a third time.

We went green flag racing on lap 21 after the third safety car. Hughes held onto P3 while trying to catch up to Di Grassi in P2. Lap 25 saw Andre Lotterer make a mistake and go deep into corners 5 and 6. Lap 26 then saw both Di Grassi and Hughes take their second attack mode which saw Wehlein take P3 from Hughes. Wehrlein also took P2 from Di Grassi on lap 29.

Towards the end of the race, Lotterer was able to pressure Hughes for P5. A yellow flag appeared in the latter stages of the race due to debris and Vergne continued the race with no front wing. Rene Rast had to retire from the race in the latter stages of the race. On the last lap of the race, Lotterer attacked Hughes for P5 into turn 3 but Hughes just managed to keep it. Lotterer eventually made the pass for P4 and kept it as they went across the line.

Formula E returns with a double header in Saudi Arabia in 2 weeks time for the Diriyah E Prix.

14th January 2023

Lucas Di Grassi takes pole in Mexico City

Lucas Di Grassi takes pole in Mexico City

A tense qualifying session for the first race of the 9th season of Formula E saw Di Grassi take pole in Mexico City! Here is how it all played out.

Group A:

The first Qualifying Session in Formula E got underway with Group A going out first. At the half way point of Group A, Lotterer, Di Grassi, Buemi and Guenther were all in the top 4. Rast, Sette Camara, Da Costa, Vergne Frijns, Fenestraz and Bird all needed to improve.

Lotterer, Di Grassi, Buemi and Fenestraz all went through to the duels.

Knocked Out in Group A:

Da Costa, Vergne, Sette Camara, Rast, Guenther, Frijns and Bird.

Group B:

In Group B, the remaining 12 drivers headed out to the track to try and get in to the finals. At the half way point, Ticktum, Hughes, Mortara and Wehrlein were all through with Evans, Cassidy, Vandoorne, Rowland, Dennis, Muller and Nato all needing to improve in order to get through.

Dennis, Ticktum, Wehrlein, Hughes are all make it through to the duels.

Knocked Out in Group B:

Nato, Muller, Rowland, Cassidy, Mortara, , Vandoorne, Evans.

Stoffel Vandoorne Formula E
Credit: Formula E

Quarter Finals:

In the first Quarter Finals it was Lucas Di Grassi bs Sebastian Buemi. Di Grassi headed out first. Buemi had an early lead by 0.085 and increased it by 0.163 at the midway point. Di Grassi started to catch Buemi towards the end but Buemi lost time in the final sector and Di Grassi got through by 0.019!

In the second Quarter Final it was Sacha Fenestraz and Andre Lotterer. Fenestraz went out first and Fenestraz had a very healthy lead by 0.25 but Lotterer was catching him. Lotterer got ahead of him and beat Fenestraz by 0.04 of a second!

In the third Quarter Final it was Jake Hughes and Dan Ticktum. Hughes went out first and had an early lead over Ticktum. Ticktum started to catch him but Hughes beat Ticktum by 0.134!

In the fourth Quarter Final it was Pascal Wehrlein and Jake Dennis. Wehrlein went out first but Dennis got an early lead. He then built it to over 4 tenths but he got through by only 0.02!

Knocked Out in Quarter Finals:

Buemi, Fenestraz, Ticktum, and Wehrlein.

Semi Finals:

In the first semi finals it was Andre Lotterer and Lucas Di Grassi. Lotterer went wide on the middle of the lap and that put Di Grassi over 1.5 seconds ahead of him. Di Grassi went though to the final after that error from Lotterer.

In the second semi final it was Jake Dennis and Jake Hughes. Jake Dennis went our first but Hughes got the jump on Dennis. Dennis quickly got some more time and started to catch. Jake Hughes had some slides in the final moments of the lap so Dennis got through to the final.

Knocked Out in Semi Finals:

Hughes and Lotterer

Final:

In the final it was Lucas Di Grassi and Jake Dennis. Di Grassi went out first Di Grassi got an early lead and Dennis had 2 errors early on the lap. This lead Di Grassi to win the final!

Final Winner:

Di Grassi

Did you expect Lucas Di Grassi to take pole position in his first race with Mahindra? Do you think he can maintain pole to take the first win of the season?

14th August 2022

Top Stoff!: Vandoorne Crowned Champion in Formula E Finale

Stoffel Vandoorne claimed his first Formula E title at the finale staged in South Korea’s capital Seoul this weekend. The Belgian scooped another podium to cement victory, with Mercedes also claiming the spoils in the constructor’s championship, a perfect swan song for the departing manufacturer. The Mercedes man held off a late charge from title rival Mitch Evans who won the race yesterday to take the championship as the curtain fell on the Gen 2 era. Vandoorne started the race from P4, with Evans in an insurmountable P15, but it was Edo Mortara who claimed victory in the final race of the Gen 2 era, a stark difference to the day before where his Venturi stopped on track. Jake Dennis continued his incredible form and shrugged off a five second time penalty to round out the podium.

Da Costa took a dominant pole position, the departing Techeetah man looking impressive through qualifying. He made light work of Robin Frijns in the opening duel but Dennis was a more difficult challenge, the Portuguese man scoring a place in the final by a mere two tenths. Mortara, another dominant force throughout the new qualifying format had to settle for lining up in second position as Da Costa delivered an all but perfect pole lap, a fitting end to this generation as the Portuguese driver was the first to secure a pole position in the Gen 2 era. London ePrix winner Dennis also looked impressive in qualifying, but he just fell short having to settle for P3. Behind Vandoorne, Frijns and Lucas di Grassi rounded out the top six. Evans struggled as the clock ticked down and a brief impact with the wall left the Kiwi out of the duels as Dan Ticktum surged up the rankings at the last moment in a surprise inclusion, Nio’s first appearance in the duels. The Brit started the race in a respectable seventh position.

Da Costa held the lead at the start of the race, however, he soon came under pressure from Mortara. The Venturi man, hungry to shrug off the disappointment of his race ending from mechanical failure the previous day, surged past Da Costa on the third lap and after that, he never looked back. Mortara continued to manage his energy to seal victory in Formula E’s 100th race – fittingly, Mortara also won the 50th race of the electric series. On the other side of the garage, it was a race to forget for London podium winner Di Grassi as he was forced out of a points-paying position due to a puncture which all but handed victory in the team’s championship to Mercedes for the second year running. Former world champion Nyck de Vries was also forced out early on after a tangle with Pascal Wehrlein put both of them out of the race.

As the time ticked down, the leaders settled into a rhythm until the dying stages when Max Gunther’s Nissan stopped on track, forcing a late safety car. However, despite the squeeze, Mortara held firm against the pressure whilst Dennis and Da Costa tangled together, which sent the Portuguese driver to the back of the pack after he was forced wide. The incident handed Dennis a five second time penalty, with the Brit looking like he would lose his hard fought podium, but the Brit managed to hold off Robin Frijns, who rounded out the season in P4. Oliver Askew had a relatively quiet race, finishing in P5 ahead of Jean-Eric Vergne. Title hopeful Evans could only manage P7, with Nick Cassidy getting a few points to add to his tally in P8. Sebastien Buemi monopolised on other’s failure taking P9 and Da Costa rounded out the top ten, taking the final point.