Andretti-Porsche and Jake Dennis are early contenders
Jake Dennis turned pole into a win in the season opener at the São Paulo ePrix, a feat no one had achieved on that circuit before.
He now sits second in the drivers’ championship after another strong performance in Mexico City, but no win or podium puts him behind last race winner Nick Cassidy. These good results on the outset highlight Andretti’s race pace and execution with the GEN3 Evo package so far.
Newcomers Citroën is dark horse in the title race
Nick Cassidy delivered an impressive win from P13 on the grid in Mexico City, securing Citroën’s first Formula E victory in only its second race as a works team.
This win followed the teams first podium by Nick Cassidy at the opening round.
Nick Cassidy is now leading the drivers’ championship and has a real shot at being competitive all year round, judging on Citroen’s outset performance.
Championship momentum for the defending champion
Oliver Rowland, last season’s World Champion, followed up his São Paulo podium with another strong result in Mexico City and remains firmly in the title fight early on.
His consistency contrasts with a few other teams that struggle to turn qualifying speed into race results.
Strategy and energy management still define races
Both races have shown that energy use, Attack Mode timing, and tyre strategy remain decisive, more so than pure pace.
In Mexico City, the combination of high altitude, tight energy windows, and penalty pressure created significant strategic divergence, dramatically shuffling the order.
Qualifying performance alone doesn’t guarantee wins
Teams that have shown strong one-lap pace, most notably Porsche, haven’t fully capitalised in race pace.
Pascal Wehrlein’s qualifying pace in Mexico City didn’t yield the expected result, and Porsche has publicly acknowledged strategy and execution issues.
Sebastian Beumi started on pole for the Mexico City E-Prix, only to finish last in P17 as others such as Dan Ticktum DNF’ed.
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