Reviewing the wild Sao Paulo season opener
12/11/24 • 55 min
The 2024-25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship began with a bang in Sao Paulo with Mitch Evans taking an extraordinary last to first win in his new Jaguar Gen3Evo machine.
That was only part of a dramatic landscape to a race that also included two red flags, the last of which was for Pascal Wehrlein’s inverted Porsche. The reigning champion emerged unscathed from the wreck after tangling with fellow assumed title rival Nick Cassidy’s already damaged Jaguar.
Other stellar performances analysed include Taylor Barnard’s remarkable third place and Oliver Rowland’s strong weekend which was devalued and unrewarded due to team errors and poor reliability.
We hear from Rowland and Barnard, as well as Jaguar TCS Racing boss James Barclay who describes some of the trickier moments from another complex and scintillating race.
Host Andrew van de Burgt and reporter Sam Smith dive in to the fall-out from a spectacular opener that saw the true return of potent attack mode and an upswing in lap time largely thanks to All-Wheel-Drive and a new tyre compound.
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The 2024-25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship began with a bang in Sao Paulo with Mitch Evans taking an extraordinary last to first win in his new Jaguar Gen3Evo machine.
That was only part of a dramatic landscape to a race that also included two red flags, the last of which was for Pascal Wehrlein’s inverted Porsche. The reigning champion emerged unscathed from the wreck after tangling with fellow assumed title rival Nick Cassidy’s already damaged Jaguar.
Other stellar performances analysed include Taylor Barnard’s remarkable third place and Oliver Rowland’s strong weekend which was devalued and unrewarded due to team errors and poor reliability.
We hear from Rowland and Barnard, as well as Jaguar TCS Racing boss James Barclay who describes some of the trickier moments from another complex and scintillating race.
Host Andrew van de Burgt and reporter Sam Smith dive in to the fall-out from a spectacular opener that saw the true return of potent attack mode and an upswing in lap time largely thanks to All-Wheel-Drive and a new tyre compound.
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Previous Episode
Formula E season 11 preview
A big fat 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E season preview from The Race’s Formula E team sees a team-by-team prospect guide dug in to as anticipation for what could be the closest ever campaign reaches a crescendo.
Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by one of the pre-season favourites Oliver Rowland as the Nissan driver talks about his hopes and aims after an excellent season last time around. The British ace also gives his opinions on Formula E’s capturing of a new ITV broadcast deal on the eve of the world championship starting in Sao Paulo.
Also joining the show is Andretti commercial director Jim Wright who discusses where Formula E is in terms of a spectacle and how it can kick on this season to attract even more interest.
Also analysed are the new rules for this season and the areas in which Formula E can gain more fans across the globe.
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Next Episode
Reviewing Rowland's Mexico City E-Prix smash 'n' grab
Nissan boss Tommaso Volpe joins host Andrew van de Burgt and chief reporter Sam Smith to analyse Oliver Rowland’s superb smash ‘n’ grab victory at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City E-Prix.
Questions such as would Rowland have caught the Porsches without the intervention of the first safety car and will Nissan mount a serious challenge to Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa for the title are also dissected with Volpe.
A poor race for Jaguar TCS Racing is mulled over, as are the prospects for the DS Penske team and Envision Racing who had contrasting fortunes in Mexico City.
New venues such for 2026 and beyond such as Toronto are expanded upon, and could Cape Town and Santiago really return to the calendar?
All this and the latest news and views from a busy paddock are tucked in to as Formula E enters 2025 with its usual vibrant twists.
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