Just two weeks into 2024 and the first world championship motorsport action of the year is already upon us: The new Formula E season begins in Mexico this weekend.
Almost 10 years since its historic opening race in Beijing, the world’s first all-electric international motorsport series will begin its tenth season this weekend.
Consistently one of the most competitive top-level motorsport series on the planet – perhaps overly so for some tastes – Formula E will be eager to build on the successful first season of their Gen3 car last year.
With more overtaking and closer racing than ever before, there was rarely a dull EPrix in 2023. And with Jake Dennis and Andretti claiming the championship titles, it was yet another instance of Formula E producing different championship winners almost every year.
So what has changed for this season and what can fans expect from 2024?
Teams and drivers
Unlike Formula 1’s unchanged grid for 2024, there have been some significant swaps between the 11 FE teams, including at the sharp end of the grid.
Unsurprisingly, world champion Dennis remains at Andretti as he attempts to defend his title. But he will no longer be partnered by Andre Lotterer, who has bowed out of the championship after six seasons. Instead, Dennis will have Norman Nato alongside him in the Andretti garage, who moves over from Nissan for his third full season.
Dennis fought for the title against a pair of New Zealanders last season – Envision’s Nick Cassidy and Jaguar’s Mitch Evans. The two compatriots came to blows in dramatic fashion in Rome in the penultimate round of the series which damaged both their title bids, but now Cassidy has joined Evans at Jaguar, making the British team perhaps the most intriguing one on the grid – especially as they looked strongest in last year’s pre-season test at Valencia.
Cassidy replaces series veteran Sam Bird, who endured perhaps his worst season in the championship last year. But Bird remains on the grid having been signed by McLaren to replace Rene Rast. Bird will now race with Jake Hughes, who made a strong first impression in the last year’s championship before the team faded down the order as the season progressed. Both will be extremely motivated to have better championships this year.
Elsewhere on the grid, 2021 champion Nyck de Vries returns to the series after missing a season to pursue his Formula 1 ambitions. While that proved a deep…
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