With the countdown on to the start of the F1 2024 season, we are still finding ways to deal with our no-F1 woes. But until then, Formula E returns for its 10th season! So here are the basics you need to know before the first race this weekend!
Formula E returns in 2024 for its 10th season 📸FE
Formula E is an electric single-seater championship, with its inaugural series in 2014-2015. This year is its 10th season, and the season 9 champion was Jake Dennis. The runner-up last year was Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans came in 3rd. The Constructors champion was Envision Racing.
This season there are 11 teams, each with 2 drivers, completing the grid with 22 drivers. There are 16 rounds this year, with the Hyderabad round being cancelled this week due to the regional government not being able to fulfill the hosting commitments for the event.
The first round of the 10th season will to be hosted in the streets of Mexico City, and will see cars race at the legendary Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit.
The format of a Formula E race weekend works like this, every race has 2 free practice sessions, both 30 minutes long, one on a Friday and one on a Saturday. This is reduced to 1 30-minute session on the second day of a doubleheader, so in the case of races like Diriyah and London this year, they will have 2 free practice sessions for race 1 and only one session for race 2. Similar to F1 teams must put at least 2 rookie drivers in their cars in a free practice session over the course of the season.
Qualifying comes after free practice 2, and sets the grid for the race. The first round of qualifying is the group stage, where drivers are divided into 2 groups, drivers with odd rankings in the standings in Group A and those with even rankings in Group B. The fastest 4 drivers from each group then progress to the Duels round to qualify. There is a qualifying for each race, including double-header weekends, where there will be 2 separate qualifying sessions.
The races, known as E-Prix, changing the familiar term Grand Prix to incorporate their use of only electrically powered cars. last for 45 minutes with no pit stops.
Instead of DRS, Formula E has ‘attack mode’, which delivers an extra 25kw for 3 minutes, allowing more action and overtakes.
A picture showing how attack mode works 📸FE
The point system for race results is the same as F1 with 25 points for the win all the way down to 1 point for 10th, with an extra point awarded for fastest lap if within the top 10 finishers and 3 additional points for getting pole position in qualifying.
So this weekend is the Mexico E-Prix at Circuit Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, the first round of the 10th season so here are the details of how to watch.Â
The track layout of Circuit Autrodomo Hermanos Rodriguez 📸FE
Formula e recently secured a new pay deal with TNT Sports, so all coverage will no longer be free to stream on Channel 4 and YouTube, instead will be on the paid channel TNT Sports, with prices of £29.99 a month, but full replays will be free to watch on the official formula e app, within 7 days of the race.Â
Will you be watching Formula E this weekend?
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