Round 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has just finished and oh boy was it crazy! Lets run through the main points:
bWhile the race start was clean, it wasn’t long until a collision was created. Nick Cassidy and Jake Dennis collided after the tunnel with Dennis ending up out of the race. Cassidy received a drive through penalty as a result of this but managed to drive his way back to P10.
At the end of the race, Ticktum and Da Costa were fighting for P3 before at the same part of the track that Dennis and Cassidy were too, they both crashed and Da Costa ending up stopping on track and leading to a full course yellow until De Vries was half way done the final lap. Ticktum was blamed for this incident and received a drive through penalty which was converted to a 33 second penalty which dropped him to P12.
Different strategies make or break at Monaco: There were a various amount of strategies displayed throughout the first of two races this weekend. Many drivers such as De Vries, Evans and Barnard pitted for their pitboost several laps before Ticktum which worked out in some of their favors with clear air and Ticktum w as jumped by many drivers and, despite taking a later attack mode and managing to get up to P3, its still a “what might have been” moment for Ticktum.
Tyre Trouble: There was a surprising amount of punctures throughout the race with Wehrlein and Rowland suffering from them early on in the race with Mortara and Nato then suffering drive through penalties for tyre pressure infractions and ultimately ruining their chances of any points.
Championships Heats up: Before we entered this weekend, Wehrlein, Evans and Mortara were all within 10 points of each other. Due to Wehrlein and Mortara not scoring any points and Evans getting 18, he jumps to 15 points ahead of the Season 10 champion. Rowland, Cassidy, Dennis and Da Costa score no points so Mueller and Evans capitalise as much as they can.
In the teams championship, Jaguar now lead Porsche by 3 points with Mahindra maintaining their lead over Nissan. Envision climb above Andretti AND Citroen.
Manufacturers sees Porsche maintain their lead ahead of Jaguar, Stellantis, Mahindra, Nissan and Lola.
Its the Principalty week for Formula E as we head to the iconic Monaco circuit for a double header weekend!
Circuit Information: This 19 turn circuit follows the similar layout from other circuits! This iconic circuit has delivered drama, debuts, history and overall entertainment!
We have 2 different numbers of laps for both rounds: Round 9: 29 laps with pit boost and 1 attack mode activation for 6 minutes. Round 10: 28 laps with 2 attack mode activations for 6 minutes. These differences will be big for the races and energy strategy
Round 9 Predictions
Pole Position: Taylor Barnard
This track is very special for the most recent DS Penske newest driver. He won his maiden F2 race at the Monaco 2024 sprint race and replaced Sam Bird on the same year when he hurt himself during a free practice session. He got pole last year so I think he will do it again!
1st Place: Taylor Barnard
Pole to win for Barnard? I think so! Barnard’s maiden victory is a “when” not “if” in this writer’s opinion. Monaco is the best place for this to happen for Taylor!
2nd Place: Oliver Rowland
Rowland and Barnard share a history together. A mentor-mentee style of relationship. Rowland has also had good history around here so a podium with his young protégé is likely.
MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – MAY 03: Race winner Oliver Rowland of Great Britain and Nissan Formula E Team in parc ferme during the Monaco E-Prix, Round 6 of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship at Circuit de Monaco on May 03, 2025 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Simon Galloway/LAT Images for Formula E)
3rd Place: Sebastian Buemi
Buemi’s run of form around Monaco is something sensational. Managing to win last year in his Envision was incredible, especially as he started P8. I think it will be close between the top 3, with the Swiss driver only claiming P3.
Round 10:
Pole Position: Oliver Rowland
As the reigning world champion, Oliver Rowland will have some extra power so I think a pole position is likely!
1st Place: Nick Cassidy
Is this an odd choice? I don’t think so. Nick has always been very strong with strategy and around Monaco, Citroen could very well take his talk and execute it so they learn more and take them into the final 7 rounds of the season.
2nd Place: Mitch Evans
The most recent Berlin E-Prix winner and after a race where he finished off the podium the day before, a strong bounce back is what I think will happen for Evans.
3rd Place: Pascal Wehrlein
Season 10 champion will want to finish strong before a month-ish break before Sanya. A podium finish would be great for him!
After 6 long weeks, Formula E finally returns this weekend in Berlin! Ahead of this iconic circuit’s final venture of Gen3 Evo, Kieran has looked ahead to the weekend!
Circuit Preview:This 15 turn 2.345km long, anti clockwise circuit has seen it’s fair share of Formula E drama, races, controversy and history.
Templehof airport has always sent emotions high for everyone watching the Berlin E-Prix and this double header will certainly do that! Countdowns for all sessions are down below
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Round 7: Pole Position: Oliver Rowland Oliver Rowland managed to qualify in the top 3 on both occations last year in Berlin. Can he go one better at the circuit that he claimed his world championship at? I think so!
Podium prediction:
1st Place: Pascal Wehrlein German driver leading the world championship with a German team entering the German race. Is an extention of this lead likely? Yes. While Wehrlein hasn’t been on the top step of the podium for a bit of time, but I think his home race is the perfect time to return.
2nd Place:Antonio Felix Da Costa Da Costa has had a fantastic run of form but all good things must come to an end. I think Berlin will be that time and place. However, a podium is still strong!
3rd Place: Nico Mueller Mueller has put in very solid performances this year in the factory Porsche team and moving onto the podium to make it a Porsche 1-3 is possible to happen!
Round 8: Pole: WehrleinAfter Wehrlein ‘s win in round 7, he will be on a momentum high and grab pole position at the second round in his home race!
Podium Predictions: 1st Place: Nico MuellerThis one has been a long time waiting for Mueller who has managed to put in some great performances over his Formula E career so far. A win is a matter of “when” not “if” for the Swiss driver and I think it happens this weekend!
2nd Place: Nick Cassidy Cassidy has had amazing performances in Berlin, claiming many victories here. While Round 7 may not go in the way he wants, I think a podium is quite possible for him in Citroen !
3rd Place: Mitch Evans The news of Evans leaving Jaguar TCS Racing at the end of the season was both a surprise and not a surprise to the Formula E community. As rumours emerged that Evans has not tested Jaguar’s Gen4 car as his contract is expired after this season, the likely good of him leaving became more likely.
Anyway, back to Berlin and with his teammate obtaining a podium the day before, Evans obtaining a podium the day after is possible as the experience and speed is there.
I apologize for the long delay for his article. I’m trying to see the best way forward for these race reports in the future, especially with double headers. Feedback is appreciated!
Rounds 4 and 5 have come and gone from Formula E A few days ago with many storylines happening and coming out of the race weekend.
Round 4:
Mahindra Highs and Lows Oh boy, what a wild race for the Mahindra guys. Before we even went racing, De Vires had an issue that he could not even do a burnout or engage drive so that delayed the start and reduced the grid down to 19. Once the race got going though, Mortara had a MASSIVE amount of wheelspin and fell down a few places off the start. Thankfully for the Indian team and Swiss driver he climbed back up to P2, although it was a big “what might have been” for Mortara.
Marti vs Maloney Part 1: First lap and first contact between the full time rookie and sophomore rookie in the electric pinnacle of motorsport. On lap 1, Marti was fighting for position but Maloney went up the inside, Marti didn’t see him and ended up causing the boy from Barbados to DNF on lap 1 of race 1 of the weekend while Marti finished outside the points.
Pit Boost Change of Positions: Due to the safety car for Maloney’s Lola Yamaha Abt stuck at the side of the road, pit boost activation didn’t occur until lap 16. Rowland, Eriksson and Barnard were the first to take their pit boost but Eriksson went too far wide in his pitstop and received a penalty due to this.
Wehrlein Takes Off: After all of the pit boosts and attack modes were taken, Wehrlein had already reached a large gap between himself and the eventual P2 finisher of Mortara. Wehrlein eventually built an 8 second gap before Mortara took a late attack mode to get within 3 seconds of Wehrlein.
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Team
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Pascal Wehrlein
Porsche Formula E Team
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Mahindra Racing
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Jaguar TCS Racing
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Nico Mueller
Porsche Formula E Team
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Jaguar TCS Racing
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Citroen Racing
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Sebastian Buemi
Envision Racing
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Jean-Eric Vergne
Citroen Racing
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Jake Dennis
Andretti Formula E
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Taylor Barnard
DS Penske
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Max Guenther
DS Penske
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Cupra Kiro
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Norman Nato
Nissan Formula E Team
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Pepe Marti
Cupra Kiro
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Felipe Drugovich
Andretti Formula E
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Lucas Di Grassi
Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
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Oliver Rowland
Nissan Formula E Team
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Joel Eriksson
Envision Racing
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Zane Maloney
Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
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Nyck De Vries
Mahindra Racing
Round 5: Maloney vs Marti Part 2 The battle of the 2 F2 graduates from 2024 has taken shape as they both had small contact going into the final chicane. It wasn’t as big as yesterday but this battle could rage on.
Cupra Kiro Controversy: At the latter stages of the race, the two cupra kiro teammates Dan Ticktum and Pepe Marti nearly collided and threw away a double points finish for the team. Marti used an expletive which was not good but he seemed very heated about it. Thankfully the situation didn’t result in either teammates DNFing but the debrief should have been spicy.
Championship Heats up Da Costa’s Jaguar journey had a slow start with not scoring points until Miami at the previous venue. However, his form has returned with Jaguar now winning 2 of the past 3 races and the battle for the championships heating up.
With Wehrlein then scoring 4 points in the final race of the weekend, the top 2 in the championship are seperated by 6 points with P3, P4 ,P5 and P6 seperated by 4 points.
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.
Circuit Preview: This will be the second time in Formula E’s history that the Jeddah Corniche Circuit will be used to host a world championship event. The 19 turns which include a revised layout of the circuit used in F1, F2 and F1 Academy features 3 chicanes, 2 hairpins and 1 race where anything can happen.
Formula E Season 12 Jeddah Circuit Map.
Image Credit: Formula E
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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.
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.
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
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Lola Yamaha Abt
Hugh Barter
Cupra Kiro
Pepe Marti
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Nissan
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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.
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
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Citroen Racing
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Mahindra Racing
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Nissan Formula E Team
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DS Penske
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Jake Dennis
Andretti Formula E
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Pascal Wehrlein
Porsche Formula E Team
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Josep Maria “Pepe” Marti
Cupra Kiro
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Jean-Éric Vergne
Citroen Racing
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Nico Mueller
Porsche Formula E Team
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Norman Nato
Nissan Formula E Team
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Mitch Evans
Jaguar TCS Racing
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Maximilian Guenther
DS Penske
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Lucas Di Grassi
Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
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Joel Eriksson
Envision Racing
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Felipe Drugovich
Andretti Formula E
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Zane Maloney
Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team
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Sebastian Buemi
Envision Racing
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Dan Ticktum
Cupra Kiro
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António Félix Da Costa
Jaguar TCS Racing
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Nyck De Vries
Mahindra 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!
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!
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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.
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?
