Sam Smith

1 day ago | the-race.com | Sam Smith

Dan Ticktum has a big decision to make soon. Does he stick or does he twist on his presently ascending Formula E journey? A growing stability in his outlook in Formula E is making people realise that beyond the noise he creates by the force of his own personality, he is a very attractive proposition for teams and, yes, some manufacturers now.

3 days ago | the-race.com | Sam Smith

To the outside world hints that Jaguar might not be quite at the races in the first half of the 2024-25 Formula E season first came at Jarama last November. Amid the chaos of Formula E scrambling to relocate from Valencia to Madrid, word was that the Jaguar had been chasing its tail a bit in private development testing. On one occasion it had shared a test with a number of other teams, so naturally Jaguar's relative lack of pace was instantly a gossipy crisis. Not many bought it.

6 days ago | the-race.com | Sam Smith

Formula E's second Shanghai visit brought a beautifully/bruisingly executed 1-2 for a surprise team in a dry and complicated race one, and a crushing victory for a driver who's just split with their team in a sodden race two. Sam Smith picks through it all to select his winners and losers. Winner: DS PenskeSealing a first ever 1-2 finish and executing a tactical masterclass on Saturday ascends DS Penske firmly into the 'winners' category for the first time since Jeddah in February.

1 week ago | the-race.com | Sam Smith

At Shanghai on Saturday Porsche failed to score a point in a Formula E race for the first time since Misano last April, leaving its reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein even further behind runaway points leader Oliver Rowland. But perhaps more damaging might be the recriminations between its drivers after a confused race that brought radio irritation between Antonio Felix da Costa and Wehrlein.

1 week ago | fenotebook.com | Sam Smith

DS Penske’s first ever 1-2 in Formula E was a masterclass in simplifying a strategy that might have consumed other teams such were the different approaches that Maximilian Guenther and Jean-Eric Vergne could have taken in Shanghai today. Guenther’s strategy took a little bit from his successful Jeddah execution but this time he was able to get the deal done much quicker, largely thanks to a delayed second attack mode that had his side of the garage eventually purring.