Berlin EPrix: A tempestuous weekend at Tempelhof

05/16/24 • 72 min

The Race Formula E podcast takes an in-depth look in to a tempestuous weekend at Berlin Tempelhof where Nick Cassidy and Antonio Felix da Costa triumphed amid a hail of carbon shards and intra-team and manufacturer recriminations.

The Race team explain why the racing was so fraught and what the slow-build and then quick burst peloton style of racing means for Formula E’s future.

The bigger picture of what Cassidy’s bumper points haul means for the title race is also analysed, as is how his teammate Mitch Evans might be able to haul himself back in to contention after a tricky weekend in Germany.

Oliver Rowland’s continued impressive form is discussed alongside how it might be affecting his teammate Sacha Fenestraz.

A round up of the news includes a likely all-female test at Valencia in November and the latest possibilities for new venues in the much debated 2025 calendar.

Hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt also pointlessly reminisce about the 1983 Long Beach Grand Prix, Jean-Pierre Jarier’s erratic form and why Smith randomly stole a packet of Haribo from a private jet.

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The Race team explain why the racing was so fraught and what the slow-build and then quick burst peloton style of racing means for Formula E’s future.

Oliver Rowland’s continued impressive form is discussed alongside how it might be affecting his teammate Sacha Fenestraz.

A round up of the news includes a likely all-female test at Valencia in November and the latest possibilities for new venues in the much debated 2025 calendar.

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Previous Episode

Big Cat reigns supreme in Monaco, plus Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds interviewed

Jaguar’s peerless 1-2 at Monaco is picked apart by Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt as the Big Cat captured only its second 1-2 in the all-electric world championship.

Mitch Evans victory was only one key aspect of a busy weekend which also saw plenty of off track news including Jaguar’s commitment to the Gen4 rules era, the unveiling of the Gen3Evo model that will race from next season onwards and the hiring of former Indycar entrant Beth Paretta.

Smith and Van de Burgt also analyse how DS Penske came back in to form, how Oliver Rowland and Antonio Felix da Costa executed epic recovery drives and a remarkable debut from teenage sensation Taylor Barnard who replaced an injured Sam Bird at short notice.

Additionally, Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds joins the podcast to talk about the key topics now and for the future as he approaches his first year anniversary of being in charge of the world’s only electric world championship.

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Shanghai EPrix: The title fight narrows

Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by motorsport writer and The Race contributor, Alice Holloway, as the business end of the 2024 Formula E season arrives, with talk of the title fight now being a straight scrap between Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy and Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein.

But neither of them took the wins as the all-electric world championship returned to mainland China for the first time since 2015. It was their respective teammates Mitch Evans and Antonio Felix da Costa that triumphed after well-judged victories in more high-energy target races.

The future of da Costa and his at times fraught relationship with Porsche is discussed, as is the likelihood of Jake Dennis now not being able to defend his title and Nissan’s Oliver Rowland also losing ground to his rivals.

The trials and tribulations of Envision Racing are analysed, as is the future of Stoffel Vandoorne and the likelihood of Silverstone becoming the future home of a UK Formula E round.

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