Five glitches Formula E still needs to sort for Gen3 to thrive
Formula E’s solved some Gen3 problems (and the racing is generally great). Here are five more things on its to-do list to make 2023 a success
From ‘meh’ to ‘amazing’ – driver-led call for key FE change
Cape Town E-Prix winner Antonio Felix da Costa is spearheading a call for sparking skid plates to be added to Formula E cars in the near future in an effort to improve the all-electric series’ visual appeal
Mahindra suspension concerns were known pre-season
The design of the Mahindra Formula E car’s suspension, concerns over which prompted four cars to be pulled from the Cape Town race, was known pre-season to be a potentially problematic one
Formula E’s new hire could avert another manufacturer exodus
After the troubled start to Gen3 shook manufacturers’ faith, Formula E bringing in Audi’s former motorsport chief is a smart move
Formula E driver debut as Lotterer vacates seat for Jakarta
Andre Lotterer will miss Formula E’s Jakarta double-header in June and be replaced at the Avalanche Andretti team by former Formula 2 driver David Beckmann
What Formula E teams discussed in first Gen4 concept meeting
The first significant meeting discussing the concept of the Gen4 Formula E car – and the Gen3.5 evolution model for 2025 – took place at the Cape Town E-Prix last week
Podcast: How da Costa pulled off remarkable Cape Town pass
Hear first-hand from Antonio Felix da Costa about the overtake that earned him victory in the first Cape Town E-Prix – a move that will go down in Formula E legend – on The Race Formula E Podcast
Sunstroke, three crashes, salvation: Buemi’s surreal weekend
Sebastien Buemi has had his fair share of strange experiences during his career. But a Cape Town Formula E weekend in which he suffered sunstroke and a massive shunt, before recovering from last to fifth, broke new ground
‘Weekend destroying’ pile-up prompts Formula E review calls
Formula E teams want clearer procedures in place to avoid any repeat of the serious Cape Town qualifying accident that ended Jaguar driver Sam Bird’s participation in the event
Winners and losers from Formula E’s Cape Town epic
From maybe to the greatest winning pass in Formula E history to pre-race dramas that meant five cars didn’t even take the start, the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix had everything
