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Dateline Mexico City – January 13th 2024
Formula E reports: TAG Heuer Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein secured victory, as he ran another well-managed drive to the top step in the opening round of Season 10, leading home Envision Racing's Sebastien Buemi and Jaguar TCS Racing debutant Nick Cassidy. The German threw down the gauntlet with a controlled drive from lights out and pole to the chequered flag. Maximilian Guenther (Maserati MSG Racing) took the flag in fourth.
Says Jaguar TCS Racing: In his debut race for the team, Nick Cassidy secured a third-place podium finish and the fastest lap in the opening round of the 2024 Championship. Teammate Mitch Evans drove an impressive race to finish in fifth place, bringing home all-important points for the team. In qualifying, both drivers made it through to the semi-final of the Duels. During the Qualifying session, Mitch secured the fastest lap of the weekend - showcasing the pace of the I-TYPE 6. After a one-place grid penalty for both drivers due to a procedural infringement, Nick lined up fourth on the grid, with Mitch in fifth. When the lights went green, Nick and Mitch held their position behind Wehrlein, Buemi and Günther. After Nick took his first Attack Mode, the Jaguar drivers rotated for fourth, before Mitch took his own Attack Mode which moved him back to fifth. A safety car meant an additional two laps were added. After the green flag, Mitch took his second Attack Mode, remaining in fifth. Cassidy moved up into third place, which he held for the remainder of the 37-lap event. Mitch was on the defence for more than half the race, holding off the remainder of the field around the Autódromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit for an incredible 23 laps. Buemi’s second, meant that three out of four Jaguar-powered cars finished in the top five.
Dateline Diriyah – January 26th 2024
Formula E reports: Reigning champion Jake Dennis (Avalanche Andretti) won by more than 13 seconds in the first round of the Diriyah double-header under the lights in Saudi Arabia. Polesitter Jean-Eric Vergne (DS PENSKE) had bolted off the line to hold an early lead and was forced into fending off the Jaguar TCS Racing pair of Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy as the race reached its climax. A last lap lunge from Evans, running third at the time but with second in his sights, cost the Kiwi a podium as he overcooked the stop into Turn 18, handing third to his teammate Cassidy.
Jaguar TCS Racing: It was two out of two for Nick Cassidy as he secured his second successive podium. Nick lined up in seventh place on the grid after he was knocked out of the quarter-finals of the Qualifying Duels by teammate Mitch Evans. Nick carved his way through the pack, and, by lap 24 he was up into fourth just behind Mitch. In a valiant effort, Nick supported his teammates’ race by allowing him the space to defend Andretti Autosport’s Norman Nato, as well as defending NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird in the final stages of the race.
On the illuminated track, Mitch Evans had an action-packed race as he challenged for the win and podium throughout the full 37 laps. Starting on the front row of the grid after a successful Qualifying session, Mitch held his position off the start line. For the first third of the race, Mitch, Jake Dennis and Jean-Éric Vergne rotated places. On the 12th lap Mitch skilfully overtook Vergne to take second position. Five laps later, Vergne overtook Mitch to regain second. In the last few seconds of the race Mitch made a final attempt for second, only to run wide on the exit falling back to fifth at the flag.
Dateline Diriyah – January 27th 2024
Formula E: Jaguar TCS Racing's Nick Cassidy sealed a first win for the team of Season 10 in a measured, composed drive to take to the top step in Round 3 - his 50th Formula E race. Robin Frijns (Envision Racing) took second, while Oliver Rowland (Nissan) - the polesitter, ended the race in third.
Says Jaguar TCS Racing: Nick Cassidy lined up third on the grid. After holding position at the start of the race, by the fifth lap he moved into the lead of the 2024 Diriyah E-Prix after his podium opponents took their first ATTACK MODE decisions. For the next phase of the race, the pace was frenetic at the front with Nick and Robin Frijns from Jaguar's customer team, pulling out a lead on the rest of the pack. A crucial moment in the race was Nick building a sufficient gap for his second ATTACK MODE which meant he could come out ahead of Frijns and maintain the lead. On the last lap, under the lights, Nick secured the fastest lap to add one more point to his tally for round three. Mitch Evans rounded out the points with a determined tenth-place finish, after starting in P13 on the grid. Despite crossing the finish line in 11th place, an FIA investigation on Andretti’s Jake Dennis for overtaking under a yellow flag promoted Mitch back into tenth place.
Dateline Sao Paulo - March 16th 2024: Swapping carnival feathers for electric race cars, energy radiated through the Anhembi Sambadrome this afternoon as the 22 drivers took to the track.After lining up on the grid in P4, following a strong qualifying performance which included progressing into the qualifying Duels, Mitch and the team executed an impressive race under the São Paulo sun in the Jaguar I-TYPE 6. Holding his own to both defend and attack throughout the 34-lap race, Mitch maintained a second-place position behind NEOM McLaren’s Sam Bird, before overtaking him with six laps to go. Mitch and the team strategically managed the race from the front for the remaining laps but with only two corners until the checkered flag, the battery temperature became too high, causing the car to lose power and Sam Bird was able to pass and take the win. Tackling the 11 turns of the 2.93km track, Nick was determined to climb from his P9 starting position. For the early phase of the race, Nick focussed on energy management and positioning his Jaguar I-TYPE 6 ready to progress at the appropriate opportunity. Unfortunately, the concertina effect caught Nick out resulting in damage to the front wing of his car which caused his eventual retirement from the race.
Dateline Tokyo – March 30th 2024
Formula E reports: Maserati MSG Racing's Maximilian Guenther overcame polesitter Oliver Rowland (Nissan) to take the chequered flag first in the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix on Formula E's first visit to Japan. The German hit the front on Lap 24 after long-time leader Rowland ceded top spot as energy become critical. Guenther fended off three attempts from Rowland on the final lap and was able to drive to the flag to seal his and Maserati MSG Racing's first win since Season 9. Reigning champion Jake Dennis (Andretti), fifth on the grid, was able to come home third after a tasty battle between himself and Antonio Felix da Costa.
Says Jaguar TCS Racing: Jaguar took valuable points in the inaugural Tokyo E-Prix, the team’s 100th race. From his 19th place grid start, Nick Cassidy delivered a fantastically composed drive and carved his way through the field to cross the line in an eventual ninth place. Nick was ultimately promoted to eighth place, after the Mahindra of Edoardo Mortara was disqualified after the race. Mitch had a challenging race. After initially losing two places in the first lap, the Kiwi carefully conserved energy before starting to progress through the field but made minor contact with Robin Frijns, forcing him to return to the pits to replace the nose on his I-TYPE 6. Mitch returned to the track in 18th position, but - despite the late safety car - he couldn’t progress much further, ultimately finishing the 35-lap race in 15th place.
Dateline Misano – April 13th 2024
Formula E writes: TAG Heuer Porsche's Antonio Felix da Costa made the jump at just the right time in Round 6, as he led the pack home. Da Costa took the race lead with three laps to go, from Oliver Rowland (Nissan). Reigning champion Jake Dennis (Andretti) clambered from a lowly 17th on the grid to complete the podium. However: Da Costa was disqualified as the throttle damper spring on Car #13 was not found in conformity with one of three optional declared items. As a result, Rowland inherited the race win. Maximilan Guenther (Maserati MSG Racing) was promoted to third.
Says Jaguar TCS Racing: At the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Mitch Evans lined up on the front row of the grid, with Nick Cassidy in eighth place. Mitch delivered a strategic race from the start, but contact caused damage to his front wing, so he crossed the line in seventh. Post-race time penalties meant Mitch was promoted to fifth. Nick Cassidy made strong progress at the start and by lap three was leading the race. However, in lap five, Jean Éric Vergne caused a collision which forced Nick to come into the pits for a front nose change, dropping him to the back of the pack, eventually to retire in the last lap of the race due to a technical failure.
Formula E writes: TAG Heuer Porsche made amends for their race one strife in Misano with Pascal Wehrlein measuring a drive to his sixth Formula E win, the German stealing by Oliver Rowland (Nissan) on the final lap of the race while reigning champion Jake Dennis (Andretti) wound up second with Jaguar TCS Racing's Nick Cassidy pinching third at the flag.
Says Jaguar TCS Racing: Nick Cassidy lined up eighth on the grid. At the race start he progressed through the field, initially cycling in the top three, and by lap six took the lead of the E-Prix. The early ATTACK MODE strategy to the cars around Nick meant he dropped back into seventh position. In the final two laps, Nick used his energy advantage to push forward and overtake Maximilian Günther and in a dash to the line he pipped Nico Müller to take the final podium position. Mitch had a challenging start to the day after he lined up P15 on the grid. The team had implemented a strategy which would see Mitch progress through the field – and he made it up to P11 with over 3% energy advantage to the cars in front of him. However, he had a technical issue, which forced him to stop temporarily and later to retire on the last lap.
Dateline Berlin – May 11th 2024
Formula E: Jaguar TCS Racing's Nick Cassidy produced a stunning comeback drive to take the race win in the Berlin E-Prix Round 9. Cassidy had started ninth on the grid but fell back into the pack as far as 21st come Lap 21. The New Zealander came from nowhere to mount a late-race charge, having successfully navigated two spells under safety car conditions. Cassidy's winning move came on Lap 43. Having dispatched Oliver Rowland (Nissan), the Jaguar driver then sliced by DS PENSKE's Jean-Eric Vergne later that same lap. From there, he was a percentage point of usable energy to the good. Cassidy bolted to a two-second margin and the win as those behind, from second to sixth, fought for the remaining spots on the podium. Vergne was characteristically stoic in his defence, fending off Rowland for second despite the Brit's best efforts.
JTCSR: “We said at the start of the race it was going to be a long, intense and strategic affair, and we weren’t going to give up – well you don’t get much better than the win! An incredible race strategy from the team and what a drive from Nick, when he needed to progress, he did it cleanly and efficiently. For Mitch, a brilliant performance all the way through, he was fighting for the lead throughout the E-Prix eventually finishing just outside the podium positions in P4.”
James Barclay. Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal
Dateline Berlin – May 12th 2024
Formula E: Antonio Felix da Costa (Porsche) sealed the title of Berliner Meister with a record third win. Da Costa had led early on, with the two Porsches working together for much of the opening half under pressure from the Jaguars of Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans. Evans had pushed to the front of the pack on Lap 31 following a safety car, but da Costa was able to break Evans' resistance with a move late on the brakes into the hairpin forcing the New Zealander into outbraking himself. Oliver Rowland then followed da Costa through, but later in the race Cassidy made a move on Rowland stick for second and sealed the fastest lap in the process.
JTCSR: Nick Cassidy lined up on the front row of the grid after making it through to the finals of the Qualifying Duels. The Kiwi took the lead of the Berlin E-Prix off the start line and remained there until he went into his first Attack Mode activation in lap three. On the penultimate lap of the race, Nick made an impressive move on Oliver Rowland to finish in second-place. Mitch Evans made it through to the semi-finals of the Duels and lined up in P4 on the grid. He made several decisive overtakes and battled his way through the 41-lap race without the incidents that affected many around him. The safety car in lap 25 changed the dynamic of the race and made the latter half challenging for those in contention. Despite continuing to fight for the podium right up until the final three laps, Mitch finally finished in sixth – scoring more valuable points for the team.
Dateline Shanghai – May 25th 2024
Says Formula E: Jaguar TCS Racing's Mitch Evans produced a sweeping final lap move to snatch the win in the Shanghai E-Prix Round 11, picking his moment perfectly to steal by Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein. Evans ran all the way around the outside of Wehrlein to swoop into P1 and held fast to the flag, while the Porsche fended off the final turn advances of Cassidy - the championship leader settling for third, clipping his nose at the last and having to see off Oliver Rowland's late lunge for the podium.
Jaguar TCS Racing reports: Mitch Evans, who qualified in third position, tactically took both his Attack Mode activations by lap 11 while never deviating from the top six. Mitch then took the lead on lap 13 from the Porsche of António Félix da Costa. Mitch continued to battle in the lead group for the remainder of the race. By lap 20, Pascal Wehrlein led, swapping positions with Mitch for the lead twice more by lap 28. Mitch then made a decisive and dramatic move for the lead around the outside of Turn 1 on the final lap of the 29-lap race. Championship leader, Nick Cassidy, drove an incredible race to move up from tenth on the grid to third place – his eighth podium finish of the season and his fifth in succession. The early laps saw Nick conserve energy, running outside the top ten, before beginning to move through the pack from lap 12 onwards. Halfway through the E-Prix, Nick had progressed to fifth place and on lap 25 he moved into third. He held position behind Mitch, allowing his teammate to attack for the win, and narrowly missed taking second place on the very last corner.
Dateline Shanghai – May 26th 2024
Says Formula E: Antonio Felix da Costa secured a second win of Season 10 in the Shanghai E-Prix Round 12, leading NEOM McLaren's Jake Hughes over the line, with Andretti's Norman Nato third.
Jaguar TCS Racing reports: With the rumour of rain in the air, the scheduled 28 laps of the 3.051km Shanghai International Circuit had the potential to present unexpected wet-weather drama, but the rain held off and with the sun beating down the race was fast-paced from early on. Nick and Mitch began in P5 and P6 on the grid respectively. The Kiwi pair and the team proceeded to deliver a controlled race strategy, with both drivers successfully managing their energy and taking their two Attack Mode activations by the seventh lap. Neither driver was outside the top eight of the pack throughout the race. On lap 14, with Nick in fifth and Mitch sixth, the team made the call for both to move forward as they were in a strong position on energy. Nick moved into fourth position on lap 16, Mitch then moving into fifth on lap 20. With the race locked-out from an energy perspective by lap 21, Nick and Mitch remained in their respective positions until the chequered-flag to score valuable points.
Dateline Portland, Oregon – June 29th 2024
Formula E comment: Antonio Felix da Costa (Porsche) kept it cool to drive to the win in a frenetic Round 13, as an error for standings leader Nick Cassidy on the penultimate lap saw him fall from the lead at the last. Cassidy and Jaguar looked to have sewn things up in a strategic, all-action encounter at the Portland International Raceway with the standing’s leader hitting the front for what appeared to be the decisive time on Lap 23, with four laps to run. The New Zealander had the luxury of being able to count on his compatriot and teammate Mitch Evans to play the perfect team game despite a five-second penalty for causing a collision early on effectively rendering his own battle for silverware futile. Duly, Evans swept by da Costa - Cassidy's nearest challenger on-track as the laps ticked down - to play rear-gunner. A Jaguar one-two looked nailed on. Cassidy appeared in complete control and pulled out half-a-second on Evans and da Costa behind but in Formula E, nothing is certain until the chequered flag is flown. Cassidy - usually peerlessly cool and collected - slipped wide and deep into Turn 11, taking too much kerb, which saw his I-TYPE 6 fall off the asphalt, across the grass and down to an eventual 19th position. Jean-Eric Vergne (DS PENSKE) brought it home third ahead of Mahindra Racing's Edoardo Mortara - fourth a season-best result for both team and driver.
JTCSR: The result was a disappointing one for everyone at Jaguar TCS Racing after late race drama for Nick and a five-second penalty for pole-sitter Mitch – who crossed the line first – denied the team what looked like being a one-two finish with just two-laps to go. Nick was leading on the penultimate lap, but a spin at turn ten dropped him out of the points. Mitch, who was second at that point but already facing a five-second post-race penalty for contact with the McLaren of Jake Hughes, took the lead and crossed the line first – a position then adjusted to an eighth-place finish once that penalty was applied.
Dateline Portland, Oregon – June 30th 2024
From Formula E: Antonio Felix da Costa (Porsche) secured a second consecutive win after managing the race to perfection amid a fast, frenetic encounter. It was a huge race for the championship, as Drivers’ standings leader Nick Cassidy failed to score any points in both events in the US while Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein are now tied on points as we head into the London finale. Robin Frijns made it back-to-back podiums and the Dutchman was joined by Mitch Evans on the podium.
JTCSR say: With qualifying positions of P6 for Nick and P10 for Mitch, the early stages of today’s race saw both drivers conserve energy, Mitch running in and out of the top ten with Nick tactically dropping further back down the field. On lap 13 Nick suffered front wing damage, which forced him to pit for a new front wing. On lap 18 a safety car was called so that debris from earlier incidents could be cleared. With the race neutralised, the restart on lap 20 saw Mitch carving through the field to run as high as second before eventually taking third place. Nick was in P17 at the restart and crossed the line in P13.
Dateline London – July 20th 2024
FE: TAG Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein sealed his third win of the season to take the lead in the Drivers' World Championship. It was a strong drive from the German, who battled closely with Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans who finished behind in second with Jaguar teammate and prior standings leader Nick Cassidy coming home seventh in a race of damage limitation. Wehrlein hit the front on Lap 22 and had managed to gather three percent usable energy to the good on Jaguar TCS Racing's Mitch Evans and Envision Racing's Sebastien Buemi in the customer Jaguar I-TYPE 6 while running behind and between the pair in the opening half of the encounter. From there, the German had enough to hold off Evans and Buemi to the flag.
JTCSR: Pole sitter Mitch Evans finished second and took Fastest Lap in a drama filled race around the London ExCeL‘s 2.09km circuit, while Nick Cassidy fought his way up through the field from P17 on the grid to a seventh‑place finish. It was a dramatic race from the start with Mitch Evans controlling the early stages after a safety car period from laps one to five. When racing resumed Mitch led from Envision Racing’s Sébastien Buemi with Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein in third. None of the leading four took Attack Mode until the 16th lap, at which point Mitch led again only to be passed by Wehrlein on lap 22 – a lead he would never relinquish. A late safety car on lap 32 closed‑up the field again, but ultimately Mitch clinched second place, also taking Fastest Lap and a valuable extra point. Unexpected rain at the start of Qualifying Group A saw Nick initially head the time sheets, but as the track dried towards the end, Nick’s run plan was compromised. Despite the pace in his Jaguar I‑TYPE 6, he failed to make the knock‑out stages. Starting P17 on the grid, Nick progressed through the field – protecting his car despite contact from other drivers – to finish an eventual seventh and score six valuable World Championship points.
Dateline London – July 21st 2024
FE: TAG Heuer Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein carved through the drama to seal the 2023/24 Formula E Drivers' World Championship as the Jaguar pair of Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy saw their hopes implode in London. The Season 10 finale could hardly have promised more as three drivers - Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche), Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing) and Nick Cassidy (Jaguar TCS Racing) - headed into Round 16 split by just seven points.
Jaguar looked to be placed well to stamp their authority and their chosen strategy on the race as the team and its drivers battled for all three titles. However, cracks began to show through Cassidy's initial ATTACK MODE activations, with Evans claiming "gloves off" and Cassidy vocally unhappy at slipping back behind both his teammate and Wehrlein. The blue touchpaper was ignited on Lap 29 when Oliver Rowland (Nissan) swept by Cassidy for third - dropping the Jaguar into Guenther's grasp and contact ensued at the final turn between Porsche's da Costa and the Jaguar driver. Cassidy's race ended immediately with a puncture, with three contenders becoming two amid another appearance for the Safety Car. Next, a second attempt had to be made by Evans and Wehrlein for ATTACK - the former again failed to activate, crucially missing the loop this time while handing the lead back to Rowland, who was able to steer to a maiden home win. Second was enough for Wehrlein to seal an emotional maiden Drivers' World Championship over Evans - Cassidy ultimately winding up third. The consolation for Jaguar was a first title in top tier motorsport since 1991 with the Teams' World Championship.
JTCSR: After an incredibly close qualifying session that saw Nick Cassidy take Pole position with Mitch Evans in third place, the two Jaguars controlled the early part of the race following a safety car, ahead of Drivers’ Championship leader Pascal Wehrlein. After Nick took the second of his two Attack Modes by lap 14, Evans led from Wehrlein. With Nick in third, both Mitch and Wehrlein still needed to take their final attacks and he was therefore in a prime position to take the lead in the closing stage of the race. Unfortunately contact from Porsche’s António Félix Da Costa caused a puncture which effectively ended Nick’s race and his chance of winning the Drivers’ World Championship. By lap 33 Mitch was in third, behind Rowland and Wehrlein – positions that were held to the finish.
South Africa’s James Barclay, Team Principal of Jaguar TCS Racing, Made History By Leading Jaguar to its Maiden Formula E Title
After a strong season, Jaguar has claimed the Formula E Team’s Championship after a thrilling race in London under the guidance of Team Principal – James Barclay. Jaguar entered the final race weekend ahead of TAG Heuer Porsche in second and finished the campaign with a margin of 36 points as Season 10 concluded. It was a bittersweet moment for Jaguar though, as the team missed out on the Driver’s Championship, with drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy finishing the season in second and third respectively.
Flying the SA flag
As a result of Jaguar’s success, Barclay has become the first South African team principal to guide a team to a Formula E World Championship. He led the team’s entry into Formula E in 2016 and has been at the helm ever since. Since joining the sport, Jaguar has claimed 44 podiums, which has included 16 wins. Season 10 has been a record-breaking one for the team, as Cassidy and Evans have combined for 13 trips to the podium, four of which were wins.