Jeddah E-Prix: How Porsche and Jaguar shared the spoils

About this episode

The episode discusses the Jeddah E-Prix, highlighting the performances of Porsche and Jaguar, and the implications of new race strategies.

The first double header of the season at the Jeddah Corniche circuit is unpacked by host Andrew van de Burgt and Formula E paddock dweller Sam Smith. The return of Pit Boost but with a twist of just one attack mode was unveiled in Saudi Arabia, but did it make for a more engaging race narrative? Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa shared the spoils for Porsche and Jaguar respectively, while Edoardo Mortara starred again for Mahindra with a brace of pole positions. A forensic look through some key data points is also looked in to via the Stat Pack powered by Infosys, as da Costa and Wehrlein’s win is explored, along with the reemergence of Sebastien Buemi as a force. The consistent cabaret of CUPRA Kiro’s Dan Ticktum and teammate Pepe Marti is looked in to as they came to blows in a fight for fifth position in the second event of the weekend. All this and the latest news and views from the paddock is tucked in to as Formula E completes its first quarter of the season and now looks ahead to a mini European leg in the spring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Andrew van de Burgt

Guest: Sam Smith

Topics covered

• Formula E
• Jeddah E-Prix
• race analysis
• Porsche
• Jaguar
• attack mode
• season overview

Keywords

• Formula E
• Jeddah E-Prix
• Porsche
• Jaguar
• attack mode
• Pascal Wehrlein
• Antonio Felix da Costa
• Edoardo Mortara
• Dan Ticktum

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mahindra, CUPRA

Places: Jeddah Corniche, Saudi Arabia

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