The Race Formula E Podcast

An appraisal of Formula E's surprising choice of Homestead as a venue for the tenuously titled Miami E-Prix is picked through after a messy end to a race that saw numerous penalties applied. Pascal Wehrlein had elements of fortune on the way to his first E-Prix win of the season, while teammate Antonio Felix da Costa was one of several drivers to be scuppered by a late red flag for a multi-car shunt at a specially made chicane. The possibility of Wehrlein retaining his title is dug in to, as is the poor early season form of Jaguar, who will lose its team principal James Barclay at season end. A miserable weekend in Florida from the Stellantis powered car is also analysed, as is strong performances from Nico Mueller, Dan Ticktum and Lucas di Grassi, the last of which scored a momentous surprise second place for a reborn Lola. Latest news discussed includes the future of NEOM McLaren, the probable arrival of Opel and some details about a new documentary series which is set to hit the screens next month. Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filling the gargantuan two month gap in the 2024-25 ABB FIA Formula E world championship season, Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt discuss several key talking points before the campaign resumes at Homestead, Miami next week. The main topic of conversation is the messy collapse of an attempted takeover of the Maserati MSG squad, which Smith broke the news of recently. Details of the aborted deal are discussed, as is the future of the Monegasque team and how it can attract a new owner and investor. That topic segues nicely in to the potential future of the Stellantis brands – DS Automobiles and Maserati - as judgement day for these teams comes ever closer as they look at a long-term Formula E future in Gen4 for 2026 and beyond. The recent Evo Sessions initiative is dug in to with Smith and Van de Burgt discussing unfamiliar territory questions such as How MrBeast came to Formula E, was Brooklyn Beckham quick, and could Sue Pollard and Christopher Biggins be the next big formula E influencers? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon today - we even have an F1-only tier! Head to Patreon.com/therace  Follow The Race on Instagram, X and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An intense first double-header of the 2024-25 ABB FIA Formula E world championship season in Jeddah is picked over by regular hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt, in addition to special guest Jaguar TCS Racing's Mitch Evans. A strong weekend for Oliver Rowland is analysed along with Max Guenther's win it then bin it races, while the 'Boy Wonder' Taylor Barnard's extraordinary ascent is detailed in full. Evans gives details on why Jaguar had such a poor weekend by their lofty standards and also describes the ‘to do' list for the Big Cat as Formula E enters an enforced hibernation for two months. Dan Ticktum's mighty rant in race one is looked in to a sparks a debate on whether or not drivers' language is really the issue that the FIA believe it is. All this and much more in a bumper episode that also looks ahead to the recently announced ‘Evo Sessions' event in Miami and asks the vital question of whether Brooklyn Beckham is as good at taking corners as his ‘old man' was? Get 90% off your first month when you join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace - we even have an F1-only tier! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace - we even have an F1-only tier! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace - we even have an F1-only tier! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just how did Formula E pivot from Valencia to Jarama to ensure its pre-season test happened at all? This and many other topics from this month's test week are examined by Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt. They are joined by Formula E digital reporter Alexa Rendell as news strands such as the pit boosting pit stop practice, David Beckmann's deal to race with the new-look Kiro team and a potential crisis on tyre allocation is dug in to. The well-publicised all-female test at Jarama, which was headed by F1 Academy champion elect Abbi Pulling, is also looked in to and discussed along with the future of the initiative and how it might expand in the future. Want to listen ad-free? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace to take advantage of our special Black Friday offer, where you can get 30% off your first month Get your 2025 F1 calendar from The Race Shop! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the new Formula E season approaches The Race Formula E podcast hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt speak to new Maserati MSG duo Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes as they ready for the first season of the Gen3Evo era. Hughes tells The Race about how the sheer violence of the enhanced acceleration of the All-Wheel-Drive element of the new package a game changer for the all-electric series, while Vandoorne evaluates how he will fightback from a tough two campaigns at former team DS Penske. As well as the pre Valencia insight, there is also an in-depth analysis of the latest news topics, primarily the abandonment of the contentious ‘Golden Laps' initiative, another yawning two-month gap in the calendar and both Nissan and Jaguar getting busted for overspending in the first ever audit of the world championships financial regulations. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace - we even have an F1-only tier! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The second part of The Race Formula E Podcast's celebration of a decade of the all-electric world championship looks at the Gen2 and Gen3 eras. Joining hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt is double champion Jean-Eric Vergne, 12 time EPrix winner Sam Bird and Andretti boss Roger Griffiths. They offer up some fascinating personal memories of their time in Formula E with a combination of victorious memories and honest reflection. Smith and Van de Burgt recall some of the more entertaining misadventures along the way in their time working in the series, while an appraisal of where Formula E is heading next is also ruminated upon. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first of a special two-part series looking back at a decade of Formula E focuses on the early years of the all-electric series and features current broadcaster Nicki Shields, former commentator Jack Nicholls, and 2019-20 champion Antonio Felix da Costa. Sam Smith and Andre van de Burgt host over an hour of memories about how Formula E got together in the first place, how it almost died after three races and then boomed in the first five years of its existence. Memories of the first season are majored on, as are some of the hair-raising moments from a championship that broke the mould to become one of the more successful sporting start-ups of the century so far. Among the more amusing moments are recollections of Nick Heidfeld and Nico Prost's infamous accident at the first race in Beijing and how da Costa almost left the nascent series before it had even started. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace to activate your 7-day free trial Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's season review time on this bumper episode of The Race Formula E Podcast as we look back at a wild 2024 campaign featuring eight different winners. For host Andrew van de Burgt, The Race Formula E Correspondent Sam Smith and Formula E's lead commentator Tom Brooks, that means revisiting their forecasts from the start of campaign to reflect on just how accurately they predicted this most unpredictable of series. That's followed by a team-by-team analysis, with a particular focus on Andretti's middling season after its drivers' title success with Jake Dennis in 2023, Oliver Rowland's Nissan heroics and the stark contrast with under-pressure team-mate Sacha Fenestraz's form, and whether Jaguar's teams' title was tinged at all by both its drivers' championship hopefuls being beaten to the crown by Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein. And our review is rounded off with the panel's combined top 10 driver ranking, the contenders for surprise of the season, standout moment and more, plus the latest off-season developments in the Formula E paddock. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newly crowned Formula E World Champion Pascal Wehrlein joins Andrew van de Burgt and Sam Smith to describe how he claimed the big prize and what it means to bring Porsche its first all-electric title in London. Also joining the show is TAG-Heuer Porsche Formula E Teams director Florian Modlinger. He goes in to detail on how the title was won and what it means after a five year quest for glory. The fall-out from the Jaguar strategy missteps are also analysed, along with the detail of how the Big Cat found itself in a complicated situation of celebrating the teams title but having to manage two disappointed and angry drivers in Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy. Other stand-out performers like Oliver Rowland and Maximilian Guenther are also discussed in the finale which saw all manner of action, including a fraught weekend for out-going champion Jake Dennis. The latest comings and goings in the driver market are also discussed, with Guenther and McLaren's Jake Hughes at the centre of the intrigue. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2024 ABB FIA Formula E world championship title fight was blown wide open at the expansive Portland International Raceway as Antonio Felix da Costa scored a remarkable double for Porsche. After scoring zero points in the first three races and having even his position in the Porsche team questioned, da Costa is now an outside bet to become a double Formula E champion in the most unlikely of scenarios. But realistically it's a scrap between Jaguar teammates Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy, as well as da Costa's teammate Pascal Wehrlein. Just 12 points separate them heading in to the final rounds at London ExCeL Arena in two week's time. Cassidy could and should have put the crown to bed in Portland but both Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt analyse how he managed to spin away his chances on the penultimate lap of Saturday's race. The controversial penalty that lost Mitch Evans the win is deep-dived in to, as is the performances of Sunday polesitter Jean-Eric Vergne, Abt miracle maker Nico Mueller and a rejuvenated Robin Frijns from Envision. Want extra podcast content? Join The Race Members' Club on Patreon! Head to Patreon.com/therace Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Formula E driver market is ablaze, so we thought we'd get Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to pour some sustainable fuel upon it for this special episode. The futures of two former champions, Antonio Felix da Costa and Stoffel Vandoorne, are at the forefront of 'silly season' rumours with the former set to essentially dictate the market after a tumultuous second year with the German manufacturer. Vandoorne's recent talks with Envision are analysed, as is the possibility of Jake Hughes breaking free of NEOM McLaren and heading elsewhere. Also, the possible end of Sebastien Buemi decade long Formula E career is discussed as the Swiss looks increasingly likely to be replaced by Vandoorne. In addition to the merry-go-round, the new for 2024-25 calendar is also looked in to with Smith and van de Burgt pontificating over planned new races at Homestead and Chiang Mai, while a future for Formula E at Silverstone is also debated. Join The Race Members Club for additional podcast content! Click here to sign up Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. To join The Race Members' Club, click here to sign up, or you can sign up for all of The Race's bonus audio content (but not the other perks of membership) directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. To join The Race Members' Club, and enjoy bonus podcasts, as well as other benefits, click here to sign up. Alternatively, you can sign up for all of The Race's bonus audio content (but not the other perks of membership) directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. To join The Race Members' Club, and enjoy bonus podcasts, as well as other benefits, click here to sign up. Alternatively, you can sign up for all of The Race's bonus audio content (but not the other perks of membership) directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A typically action-packed Formula E weekend at the energy-bonkers Misano circuit in Italy is debated in this episode with special guest Maserati MSG's Maximilian Guenther. Oliver Rowland and Pascal Wehrlein were the victors but the biggest story of the weekend was Antonio Felix da Costa's bizarre and petty disqualification and the furious exchanges between Porsche and the FIA That is forensically analysed, as is the why Oliver Rowland ran out of energy while starting the last lap handing Wehrlein the win and the championship points lead. Gunther details his races which involved a strong run to third on Saturday, a dust up with Mitch Evans, getting airborne via kerbs and then seeing another points finish on Sunday being taken away for an incident with Jean-Eric Vergne. Hosts Andrew Van de Burgt and Sam Smith also take a wry-eye look at various other flashpoints, decipher the latest paddock news and indulge, for no particular reason at all, in reminiscing randomly about 1980s boxers and the long-forgotten Cagliari F3000 street race. Join The Race Members Club. Click here to sign up or join in Apple Podcast app Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Race Formula E podcast goes big in Japan as the inaugural Tokyo EPrix is reviewed by Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt. How did Maximilian Guenther spring a surprise for Maserati MSG? Why did Oliver Rowland relinquish the lead? What happened to Edoardo Mortara after his qualifying heroics and why did Norman Nato's sixth place get reinstated? All this and much more is covered, including an interview with the new Lola-Yamaha programme manager Mark Preston, as he outlines Lola's ambition for 2025 and beyond. There is also a major breaking news story covered in which sensationally one of the Tokyo EPrixs points finishers is revealed as testing for a rival team! Join The Race Members Club. Click here to sign up Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special episode of The Race Formula E podcast Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt report from the Tokyo EPrix paddock with special guests Tommaso Volpe and Tadashi Nishikawa from the Nissan Formula team. An in-depth look in to Nissan's electric programme is discussed, as is the recent announcement of the Japanese giant's commitment to the Gen4 rules set which will ensure it remains racing in the world championship until 2030. Additionally, Volpe and Nishikawa, outline Nissan's technical prowess and how it dovetails with its automotive messaging around all-electric engineering. Oliver Rowland also joins the conversation, looking ahead to the Tokyo EPrix and what excites him about the new circuit. Join The Race Members Club. Click here to sign up Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A dramatic pot-boiling Sao Paulo EPrix is reviewed by Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt as they analyse the thrilling final lap win for Sam Bird, the first for the NEOM McLaren team. The duo are joined by Jaguar TCS Racing team principal James Barclay who talks over both Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy's contrasting races and how the team ae reflecting on its generally positive start to the 2024 season. Also dissected are Oliver Rowland's outrageous 5th to 3rd last corner mugging of Jake Dennis and Pascal Wehrlein, Maximilian Guenther's blast through from last to 9th despite grid and stop/go penalties and disastrous races for hometown heroes Lucas di Grassi and Sergio Sette Camara. There is also time for a look ahead to the forthcoming inaugural Tokyo ePrix, the latest news from the paddock and even the moment Smith almost inadvertently wiped out Bernie Ecclestone in the paddock! Click here to take our quick survey about your podcast habits and you could win £/$100 worth of Amazon vouchers Join The Race Members Club. Click here to sign up Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After an enforced and agonising seven-week gap in the 2024 calendar Formula E is back this weekend with the second Sao Paulo EPrix. Andrew van de Burgt is on feisty form as he questions some of the ‘noise' generated in the intervening period since the Diriyah races in January, while Sam Smith reports from a visit to NEOM McLaren where he chats to team principal Ian James. The recent episode of The Apprentice is mulled over by Van de Burgt who is unflinching in his assessment of what he believed was a major lost opportunity for Formula E. The pair also discuss if Sao Paulo will see the first true energy saving race of the season and how both Mitch Evans and Antonio Felix da Costa can properly kick-start their tough seasons so far. Join The Race Members Club and have a free month on us! Click here to sign up Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The two Diriyah EPrixs through up vastly different protagonists last week with only Nick Cassidy managing to achieve anything bordering on consistency. In this week's Formula E podcast Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Envision Racing's Robin Frijns who put behind him a disappointing Friday race in Riyadh to lead but ultimately finish second to Cassidy in the second race. The trio discuss what made the event so difficult and what could be done in the future to make track conditions more conducive to racing. Topics such as Mitch Evans' eventful Friday race, Pascal Wehrlein's damage limitation exercises, surprises from Sergio Sette Camara and Jehan Daruvala, and the worrying form from Antonio Felix da Costa, are also covered off. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The opening 2023 ABB FIA Formula E world championship race at the 2024 Mexico City EPrix was no classic but it still offered up some points of interest and one big controversial flashpoint. That was the investigation in to Porsche's starts, and while they were cleared of any wrongdoing, The Race's Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt delve in to the backstory of the investigations. Wehrlein's conclusive win is also contextualised, as is the fine performances of Sebastien Buemi, Nick Cassidy and Maximilian Guenther. The Antonio Felix da Costa and Nico Mueller incident is analysed, and the podcast is joined by Mahindra boss Frederic Bertrand who talks about his teams start to the season and the return to the championship of Nyck de Vries. The latest news is also discussed, including a major announcement that will hit the newsstands on Monday 22nd January! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As the 10th season of Formula E approaches The Race previews what is being billed as the closest yet battle for the all-electric world title. Giving Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt a run for their money on the jibber-jabber in this episode is new lead Formula E commentator Tom Brooks. He gives his opinions and predictions on the season ahead including who might take the title, who will win EPrixs, who might struggle and how the hotly anticipated ‘attack charge' boosting pit-stops might fair. 2021 champion Nyck de Vries' return to Formula E is discussed after a bruising F1 experience, and the prospects for Nick Cassidy's debut season with Jaguar is also analysed. As well as the look ahead to the season, all the latest news is covered including the late cancellation of the third event on the calendar in Hyderabad. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The final episode of The Race Formula E podcast features an interview with new lead presenter for the all-electric World Championship Jermain Jenas. The former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and England midfielder joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about his new challenger for 2024. The broadcasting of Formula E comes under scrutiny as Sam and Andrew answer readers' questions, several of which ask about Formula E's new deal with the TNT subscription broadcaster. There is a lighter hearted section as our hosts reminisce about other footballers that tuned their hands to motorsport with varying degrees of success. The year is rounded out with a special seasons greeting from occasional The Race contributor Alice Holloway who showcases her own take on a classic Christmas carol! Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Click here to join The Race Members' Club Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maserati MSG co-owner Scott Swid joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to discuss the teams turbulent 2023 and look ahead to the 2024 season. Swid also discusses the overall picture in Formula E with interesting insights and opinion in to how it can leverage its position further in the sporting world, including how TV and streaming could be exploited more. Formula E's up and down relationship in the U.S is also mulled over as the American business leader lays out why racing stateside is so important for the all-electric world championship. Sam and Andrew look in to the latest news stories too, with emphasis given to Jaguar's impressive new HQ, DS Penske's recent recruitment drive and the winning tenders for the Gen4 era. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast Andretti Formula E team principal Roger Griffiths joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about how the team that took Jake Dennis to the 2023 title will set out to defend the crown this coming season. Griffiths gives intriguing insights in to the challenges that Formula E faces in the second season of Gen3 racing, including the anticipated introduction of fast charging pit stops. Also discussed is the recent test in Mallorca that put some new Hankook tyres through its paces and ran the Gen3 car with an active front powertrain kit for the first time ever. Griffiths also gives insight in to the choice of Norman Nato as Dennis' teammate for the new season and how an often fractious relationship with manufacturer mothership Porsche has been soothed in the off-season. Smith and van de Burgt also mull over the second Formula E silly season centred around senior technical staff, and as ever, stew and procrastinate over the ever-shifting 2024.calendar. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast reports from Valencia after a dramatic pre-season test last week. The spectacular pit fire is discussed in detail by regular hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt, with Smith also gauging the opinions of Porsche boss Florian Modlinger, who also talks about Porsche's 2024 title ambitions. The incoming advent of the fast charging pit stops is also debated, as is the latest tweaks to the calendar that are expected in the coming weeks. Mitch Evans and Gary Paffett are interviewed about their opinions and hopes about the fast charging addition for 2024, while Smith and VDB consider who can take the fight to the pre-eminent Jaguar and Porsche powered cars. The latest news is also delved into, including the departure of Maserati MSG team principal James Rossiter and a possible surprise return of the Mercedes name to Formula E. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In his first interview since becoming a Jaguar TCS Racing driver, Nick Cassidy joins hosts Andrew van de Burgt and Sam Smith to look ahead to his new career chapter as he joins old friend Mitch Evans at ‘The Big Cat'. The challenge of racing for a major manufacturer is touched on, as is the prospect of racing with fellow Kiwi, Mitch Evans in the modern equivalent of the Bruce and Denny show! Cassidy also has a rueful and engaging look back on a dramatic 2023 season, especially the London EPrix in which he looked to be nailed on to take the title battle against Jake Dennis to the final day before a complex failed team orchestration with Sebastien Buemi played out. A look ahead to the upcoming Valencia test is also discussed, as well as all the latest news including anticipating the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar which is expected to have several twists when the final draft of it is issued this week. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oliver Rowland joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt in the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast, as he settles in to life back at his former team Nissan. The trio discuss Rowland's turbulent final half season at Mahindra and dig down in to how the switch back to Nissan panned out. The prospects for the 2024 at Nissan are covered, as is Rowland's new position as the elder statesman in a team for the first time in Formula E. The upcoming move in to mandatory pit stops is also debated with Rowland ruminating on how the fast-charging stops will affect the structure of races. Additionally, Smith and Van de Burgt cover off the latest news including another driver returning to an old team as Lucas di Grassi switches from Mahindra to the Abt Cupra squad. The inevitable calendar update concludes the episode as the possibility of racing in Shanghai comes on to the horizon and doubts about the Cape Town start to circulate. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New Maserati MSG Formula E driver Jehan Daruvala joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about his new challenge as the 2024 grid is completed. Smith journeyed to Monaco to meet the Indian and his new team boss and the trio talk about Maserati's aspirations for the new season and about their new facility they moved in to last month. James Rosister also chips in about where the team is presently at and if it can reprise its occasional heroics this coming season. Also discussed on the podcast is the other recent signings including Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara at Mahindra, as well as the chances of Lucas di Grassi's homecoming at Abt Cupra. In the second half of this episode we also look back on some of the more memorable and off-beat moments of the 2023 campaign including Jake Hughes head-butting some debris fencing and Smith being escorted by a herd of goats to the Hyderabad EPrix entrance. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In a special feature length 2023 season review episode Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Envision Racing boss Sylvain Filippi to talk through the teams' most successful campaign to date. Filippi details key moments in Envision's title winning season, looking at the key successes, tricky team orchestration at the London EPrix and how Nick Cassidy's switch from the team to Jaguar played out amid the triumph. Smith and van de Burgt complete a team by team appraisal of the season and also look at what might be next for teams as Gen3 matures for next season. The inevitable calendar updates are mulled over as are Sam Bird, Norman Nato and Oliver Rowland's recent team switches. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2023 ABB FIA Formula E world champion Jake Dennis joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt for a lookback at the crucial London EPrix event at ExCeL Arena last weekend that saw him crowned as champion. Dennis describes the tense and chaotic end of the season on his home patch and how he repelled multiple attempts from Envision, Jaguar and Porsche to knock him off his stride. The UK's first all-electric single-seater world champion also goes over his season and how consistency, his own brilliance and his teams backing got him over the line. Smith and van de Burgt also cover off Envision's incredible rise to be teams' world champions, Porsche's capitulation and also how some of the most baffling officiating decisions seen in recent years played out. The occasional giant killing properties of NIO 333 and Nico Mueller are also explored, and the latest intelligence from a febrile driver Magic Roundabout for 2024 seats is mulled over. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A bonus edition of The Race's Formula E podcast lands to look ahead to the third ever London EPrix meeting as the curtain gets ready to come down on the 2023 season. NEOM McLaren team principal Ian James joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about the team's home event and the status of the unique indoors and outdoors venue as it gets set to host the season finale. Sam and Andrew quiz Ian on NEOM McLaren's first season after metamorphosing from the 2022 title winning Mercedes EQ operation and what the future might hold for Formula E's newest entry. Also covered is the title battle which will see Jake Dennis heading to his home event with a comfortable 24-point margin over Nick Cassidy. The trio also talk generally on the first Gen3 season which saw teams challenged by initial difficulties, and we ask if the racing has lived up to the pre-season hype. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Nissan's Sacha Fenestraz to review a spectacular Rome EPrix that saw several twists in the hitherto close 2023 title battle. Jake Dennis emerged as the clear favourite after winning the second race on Sunday, with his joy accelerated by the fact his two most direct championship competitors collided on the second lap. Also discussed is the catastrophic accident triggered by Sam Bird losing control of his Jaguar and the near misses that ensued, particularly for Antonio Felix da Costa, Edoardo Mortara and Bird himself. The knock-on effect of that shunt also included some remarkable stories on how new monocoques were allocated throughout the paddock. Fenestraz describes his pride in Nissan achieving its best result in almost two years, while the Franco-Argentinian also mulls over a promising yet ultimately difficult weekend in which his excellent Saturday qualifying essentially counted for nothing come the race. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mitch Evans joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt on the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast looking back at the first ever Portland EPrix. Evans goes over his incredible run from 20th to fourth position as he kept himself in the title frame with just four races of the 2023 season remaining. He also describes what's it like in the white heat of the 22 car peloton after Formula E's most extreme energy-management race yet. Nick Cassidy, who could become Evans' teammate at Jaguar next season, clinched his third victory of the season, and his techniques of accomplishing perfectly executed victories is discussed. Also on the discussion table is whether or not the style of this racing is attractive to fans, is Jake Dennis now the title favourite, were DS Penske cheating, Maserati and Nissan drivers colliding together and Nico Mueller's huge car destroying shunt. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maximilian Guenther and Pascal Wehrlein made Jakarta a German fiefdom last weekend as the Maserati MSG and Porsche drivers stole the show with a win apiece. Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt decipher how they did it and how Guenther in particular dominated so many sessions and then the second race in the sultry Indonesian conditions. Nick Cassidy's messy weekend is also dissected, as is Mitch Evans' herculean third place, which came just a day after he was drop-kicked out of contention by his own teammate Sam Bird, for a second time this season. Jake Dennis' recent form has looked ominous and with his happy hunting ground of the London ExCeL Arena track to come at the end of July, Sam and Andrew discuss whether or not this makes him the title favourite. The recent departure of Formula E CEO Jamie Reigle is also mulled over as the all-electric world championship now enters a new epoch under the stewardship of new CEO, Jeff Dodds. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Monaco EPrix review majors on Nick Cassidy's shock emergence as a title contender after claiming back-to-back wins with a convincing performance on the streets of the Principality. Host Jack Nicholls and Formula E correspondent Sam Smith are joined by Andretti's group commercial director officer Jim Wright for some lively debate on the merits of the extreme energy saving peloton style racing, as well as all the discussion points from an action-packed EPrix. The dissipation of Porsche's form is picked over in addition to the resurgence of Nissan powered cars and the ongoing wretched form of Maserati MSG's Edoardo Mortara. Nicholls makes up new words, Smith's disposition as a miserable Northener is again made fun of and Wright gives some details on Avalanche Andretti's promising season as well as discussing recent details that The Race uncovered about next seasons calendar. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Formula E enjoyed another stellar weekend in Berlin, as the Tempelhof circuit delivered a pair of stunningly close, overtaking filled races. Joining host Jack Nicholls and The Race's Andrew van de Burgt to discuss the ins and outs of his weekend and his impressive season to date is NEOM McLaren driver Jake Hughes. He outlines why he and the team struggled in Berlin, gives his thoughts on his rookie season so far, and explains how Hankook's tyres faired in wet weather. Jack and Andrew then dissect the rest of the action, including Nick Cassidy's pair of impressive outings, ABT CUPRA's shock front-row lockout, and Pascal Wehrlein's dwindling championship lead. They also discuss whether the closely bunched pack racing we've seen recently - including in Germany - is here to stay, or whether the trend will be bucked in Monaco next time out... Send us a question to podcasts@the-race.com Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Start making your financial dreams a reality with Chime. Get started at chime.com/therace Right now, get up to 50% off that Mother's Day gift she will love at bluenile.com To get 15% off MUD/WTR go to mudwtr.com/therace to support the show and use code THERACE for 15% off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A memorable first ever Sao Paulo EPrix is picked apart by Jack Nicholls and Sam Smith as they are also joined by third placed finisher Sam Bird. The Jaguar TCS Racing driver talks about his much need result, the fightback from his Hyderabad ignominy and how Formula E is currently proving to be a much more entertaining package than F1. Mitch Evans' first win of the season is analysed, as is the fascinating peloton pack racing style that was seen in Brazil. But is it popular among drivers and viewers? We hear from Antonio Felix da Costa on his race, while Sebastien Buemi details the painful shunt with Max Guenther's Maserati which resulted in the Envision driver receiving hand injuries. We also find out why Jake Dennis described fellow Brit Dan Ticktum as a ‘plonker' and what caused both hometown favourites Lucas di Grassi and Sergio Sette Camara's disastrous races. Send us a question to podcasts@the-race.com Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The first ever Cape Town EPrix was packed with incident, controversy and a move by Antonio Felix da Costa that will go down in championship legend. But how did he pull it off? He tells the Formula E podcast as Jack Nicholls, Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt ponder its magnificence in addition to several intricate storylines from a memorable weekend in South Africa. Nick Cassidy's contretemps with his former Super Formula sparring partner Sacha Fenestraz, the red flag debacle in qualifying that ended Sam Bird's EPrix before it had even begun and a bizarre weekend for Cassidy's teammate Sebastien Buemi are all covered off. Our specialist Formula E trio also asked if Cape Town will become a staple of the calendar or if it will go the way of Montreal and Seoul as a spectacular one off. In addition to da Costa we also hear from Buemi and also Maserati MSG's team boss James Rossiter who will have to try and pick up his team after a disastrous start to its maiden Formula E campaign. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android For Formula E news, analysis and must-read features visit the-race.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A hectic and entertaining first ever Hyderabad EPrix is digested and analysed by host Jack Nicholls, Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt. Jean-Eric Vergne tore up the recent formbook by giving the new DS Penske alliance its maiden ever victory. But how did he do it? The catastrophic intra-Jaguar debacle is picked apart, as is the complicated penalty that denied Sebastien Buemi a podium and elevated Antonio Felix da Costa to his first podium appearance for Porsche. His teammate and championship points leader Pascal Wehrlein went from a hospital bed to fourth place all within 24 Hours and he talks to The Race about his rollercoaster of a few days in India. Also appearing are Jaguar and Envision team bosses James Barclay and Sylvain Filippi as they react to how their events faired. Our trio of experts also give opinions on the often farcical track limits debate, the incident that scuppered Jake Dennis and the entertaining menagerie of feral animals that circulated the track. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android For Formula E news, analysis and must-read features visit the-race.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Porsche's total dominance of the Diriyah EPrixs is analysed in the latest Formula E podcast from The Race with host Jack Nicholls, reporter Sam Smith and guest pundit Andrew van de Burgt. The secrets of Porsche's pace are revealed as the now clear title favourites flexed their collective muscles in a supreme display amid the sand dunes of Riyadh. NEOM McLaren's milestones of a first pole and podium are mulled over, as are the return to form of Formula E veteran's Sebastien Buemi and Sam Bird. Our host trio also discuss a tremendous cameo performance from Dan Ticktum, as well as the continuing disappointing of the DS Penske squad and an erratic showing from their Stellantis stablemates at Maserati MSG. Ticktum, Rene Rast and Sebastien Modlinger make talking head appearances to mull over their weekend's in Saudi Arabia. All this and a lively discussion on why it matters or not that the Gen3 car is proving to be slower than its predecessor the Gen2 machine. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our app on iOS or Android For Formula E news, analysis and must-read features visit the-race.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Race's first Formula E podcast of the 2023 season starts with a detailed look at the dawning of the new Gen3 era after a first public look at the much discussed cars in Mexico City. Our new-old-new host Jack Nicholls presents the show gauging the opinions of The Race's Sam Smith and Jack Cozens on how Jake Dennis and all things Porsche dominated the opening round at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. While Porsche made hay, Jaguar and DS relatively slumped, so the post mortem of why two of the pre-season favourites floundered is debated. Also discussed is the overall impression that Gen3 made, the new attack mode structure and what the future holds for Formula E as it enters its third epoch. The trio also look in to Robin Frijns' injury and what it means for the new ABT Cupra team as it searches for a new driver to fill the void left by the Dutch ace. There is also a look ahead to next weekend's Diriyah EPrixs where the fast-tracked emergency braking solution is expected to debut on the new cars. Follow The Race on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook Check out our latest videos on YouTube Download our brand-new app on iOS or Android For Formula E news, analysis and must-read features visit the-race.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices