The last dance for season 11 has happened and Nick Cassidy topped it off in style with a double win in the British Capital. How did he do it? This is how:
Round 15:
Mitch Evans started the race from pole, and as we went green, it was clean until Max Guenther had an issue and caused a brief traffic jam, including the McLarens of Sam Bird and Taylor Barnard as well as the Lola Yamaha Abt of Zane Maloney. The safety car was brought out due to this, and Guenther sustained suspension damage. We went green again on lap 5.
It stayed as it was for several laps before Bird was the first driver to react to the pit boost window opening prior to Beckmann and Maloney taking attack mode. Pit Boost and Attack Mode would be the catalysts for the chaos of this race, as De Vries led Evans and Wehrlein at the midpoint while Beckmann and Rowland fought before Evans took his attack mode and interrupted the battle.
Frijns managed to lead the race as the top 4 of De Vries, Wehrlein, Evans, Rowland, and Barnard all pitted. Eventual race winner Nick Cassidy took control on lap 28 before Da Costa’s front wing broke as a result of contact before receiving the black and orange flag. During the front wing chaos, Evans got spun around by Dan Ticktum before karma hit the Briton, with him going into the barriers and deploying the safety car.
We went racing once again on lap 35 of 38 as we got one added lap with all remaining attack modes being taken before Nico Mueller went into the barriers but kept it going.
However, Cassidy was able to dominate the race and win the London E-Prix! Nyck De Vries finished P2 and Pascal Wehrlein P3. Stoffel Vandoorne finished P4, Jake Dennis P5, Jean-Eric Vergne P6, Edoardo Mortara P7, Robin Frijns P8, Norman Nato P9 and Mitch Evans P10.
Round 16:
We went green in London, and it was a disaster for Mortara as he got going due to a mechanical error causing him to DNF after just 1 lap of racing. Evans managed to jump up to P2 to make it a Jaguar 1-2 before De Vries went for a lunge for P2 on Evans and made it work.
Vandoorne had to come into the pits before Ticktum followed the Season 8 champion in. Rowland and De Vries were battling and nearly made contact before Rowland’s teammate Norman Nato and Taylor Barnard collided. Barnard had to retire, but Nato carried on. The full course yellow was brought out before De Vries took attack mode on lap 12 but struggled to pass Evans. Disaster hit for Evans as he came under investigation and then received a 5-second time penalty for overspeeding under yellow. Just before the midpoint, Rowland and Mueller collided, which brought out the safety car.
At the restart on lap 20 of 34, Cassidy and De Vries occupied the front 2 rows with 1 attack mode remaining, ahead of Evans in P3 with both attack modes. Evans made his way up to P2 and took attack mode to remain in P2. It was a bad race for McLaren, as Bird had a DNF in his final Formula E race. Both Jaguars took their final attack mode before Cassidy took off like a rocket ship and Wehrlein fell down the grid.
Nick Cassidy gave Jaguar TCS Racing the best send off with a final win. De Vries finished P2 and Buemi P3 after Evans’ penalty. Jake Dennis finished P4, Mitch Evans fell down to P5, Antonio Felix Da Costa P6, Maximilian Guenther P7, Pascal Wehrlein P8, Lucas Di Grassi P9 and David Beckmann P10.
Porsche managed to secure the teams and manufacturers championships.
Formula E returns in December for Round 1 in Sao Paulo!
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Formula E Season 11 Rounds 15 and 16: Nick Cassidy Ends his Jaguar Chapter With The Double
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Formula E Season 11 Round 5: Wehrlein Takes The Top Step in Miami
Formula E returned to Miami and this race was a slow burner before we went from zero to ultimate hero due to 1 collision.
The race begun with Norman Nato claiming a debut pole position for Nissan and his first points of Season 11 with Jake Dennis beside him on the front row. Unfortunately, this race was a pack racing style race so no one was in favour of leading due to the energy loss obtained. Da Costa managed to sneak his way up to P2 ahead of Dennis before De Vries led the way from the Nissan of Nato and the Porsche of Da Costa on lap 2. Oliver Rowland suffered a horrific qualifying and was down to P14 after several laps with the Cupra Kiro of David Beckmann falling down from P8 to P11. As this race went on, it became clear that drivers at the rear of the field had much more energy than those at the front due to the overtaking nature. We were nearly a third of the way through the race before the Envision Racing car of Buemi pulled the plug and went for attack mode, a move which ultimately helped him to get up the field. The DS Penske of Jean-Eric Vergne decided to take a little detour across the grass.Vandoorne followed Buemi’s line into the attack mode which ultimately helped him. Beckmann had to pit due to a puncture and that was the end of his race.
We had a very odd situation as some drivers took attack mode, the Mahindra of De Vries stopped on track and that brought out the safety car. However, the Season 7 champ managed to get going again which was probably the shortest safety car in Formula E history! Wehrlein was leading from the restart but was 4% DOWN on Da Costa. As the race began again, a big crash happened at the chicane in sector 3. Hughes, Guenther and Evans were all caught up as Hughes went deep into the barrier, Guenther couldn’t stop in time and Evans then collided with Guenther. The Jaguar of Evans and DS Penske of Guenther managed to get going but Hughes had to retire. This, however, brought out the red flag. As drivers were in the pitlane, Cassidy received a 5 second time penalty for track limits. However, it became clear that due to the amount of time it would take to finish the laps, drivers with 6 minutes of attack mode remaining would end up receiving a penalty for not using all of their attack mode.
HOMESTEAD, FLORIDA – APRIL 12: Nico Muller of Switzerland driving the (51) Andretti Formula E Porsche 99X Electric Gen3 during the Miami E-Prix, Round 5 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway on April 12, 2025 in Homestead, Florida. (Photo by Andrew Ferraro/LAT Images) Image Credit: Formula E Media Bank As drivers took their positions for a sprint weekend in Formula E, everyone knew this was going to be a mad dash to the end. Da Costa led the race from Mortara and Wehrlein before Wehrlein took it away from his teammate. Da Costa had no attack mode remaining so he fell down the grid like a stone in water. However, due to the attack mode penalties, hope was not lost. Norman Nato took the chequered flag first but Nato, Rowland, Barnard, Bird and Frijns all later received 10 second penalties post race due to their attack mode incompletion. This meant that Pascal Wehrlein took the win ahead of Lucas Di Grassi in P2 who scored Lola Yamaha Abt’s first podium in Formula E with Da Costa finishing P3! Nico Mueller finished P4 in Andretti’s home race, Edoardo Mortara P5, Norman Nato P6, Dan Ticktum P7, Robin Frijns P8, Jake Dennis P9 and Zane Maloney P10. However, the boy from Barbados later received a 5 second time penalty for not following the race directors instructions so he did not score his maiden points. Oliver Rowland took the final points paying position.
Writers Predictions:
Before the weekend, I made some predictions! Lets see how they went:
Pole Position: Pascal Wehrlein
This one didn’t entirely come true considering he didn’t even make the duels.
Race Winner: Taylor Barnard
I was hoping Taylor would pull something out of the bag but after his non existant duels appearance, I knew from then it was all over for the young Briton.
Biggest Surprise: Andretti
I could try and argue that I was correct as they scored a P4 and a P9. Of course, at their home race they were hoping for more than this and I think Lola Yamaha Abt deserved this one more.
Biggest Surprise: Mahindra
This one did not go too well either. Even Mortara scoring 5 points was a driver surprise but not a whole team surprise.
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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 TimeCircuit 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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