British ace continues to ascertain himself as a daily front-runner as he retains his head whereas rivals collide in dramatic Indonesian encounter.
Dan Ticktum produced a faultless show to safe his maiden ABB FIA Formulation E World Championship triumph in his sixtieth look within the all-electric single-seater sequence at the moment (21 June), because the CUPRA KIRO star saved his cool in a red-hot Jakarta E-Prix.
The opening half of the race within the Indonesian capital was comparatively calm, with pole-sitter Jake Dennis (Andretti Formulation E) main a fast-starting Nyck de Vries (Mahindra Racing), who had leapfrogged NEOM McLaren Formulation E Group’s Taylor Barnard for second when the lights went out. Ticktum, too, was an early mover, displacing Jaguar TCS Racing’s Nick Cassidy from fourth.
For a lot of laps, that was how the order would stay, till the primary spherical of Assault Modes noticed Barnard lose locations after clipping the barrier upon rejoining, whereas Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara conversely gained floor because the Swiss star – who started the E-Prix in sixth – infiltrated the lead battle.
That battle got here to a head on lap 22, as Dennis and de Vries went wheel-to-wheel on the beginning/end straight, with the latter nonetheless in Assault Mode having taken two minutes’ greater than his British rival throughout the preliminary deployment part.
The Season 9 champion rebuffed the Season 7 title-winner’s first try to seize the initiative, and when de Vries tried once more a lap later, there was contact, leaving particles from Dennis’ broken entrance wing littered throughout the circuit and bringing out the security automobile.
His transfer may need earned de Vries the lead, nevertheless it additionally earned him a ten-second penalty – which might subsequently turn into tutorial when he pulled off the observe and into retirement, with comparable misfortune befalling Dennis.
With the race’s two pace-setters out of the equation, and Barnard having dropped down the sector, the door was opened for Ticktum and Mortara to duel it out for glory. Each drivers saved their noses clear by a few late Full Course Yellow interruptions – though the second of them value the Mahindra driver a portion of his remaining Assault Mode activation.
Thereafter, Ticktum – who solely reached the Formulation E rostrum for the primary time in Tokyo final month, and had led simply six laps this season previous to arriving in Indonesia – maturely fended off the strain utilized by Mortara to take the chequered flag in entrance. The British star’s success marked his first in any class in virtually 4 years, and the primary for CUPRA KIRO for the reason that championship’s inaugural marketing campaign, when working below the NEXTEV TCR Formulation E Group banner.
Whereas upset to not win after each of its drivers had vied for victory, the runner-up spoils for Mahindra nonetheless represented the Indian outfit’s second high three end of Season 11, with Nico Müller finishing the podium-finishers in third from down in thirteenth on the grid – the Swiss ace’s maiden rostrum go to for Andretti and first usually since 2021.
Envision Racing’s Sébastien Buemi crossed the end line forward of his countryman, however a five-second penalty for inflicting a collision demoted the 2015/16 champion to eighth total. That elevated António Félix da Costa to fourth, with the TAG Heuer Porsche Formulation E Group star’s factors haul making him the best gainer within the title struggle.
Shanghai winner Cassidy wound up fifth following one other robust efficiency, though the New Zealander misplaced a lot of his first Assault Mode benefit as a result of timing of the mid-race security automobile.
Barnard led residence McLaren team-mate Sam Chook in sixth and seventh respectively, adopted by Buemi and his personal Envision stablemate Robin Frijns, whereas championship chief Oliver Rowland (Nissan Formulation E Group) snuck the ultimate level on supply in tenth, one spot forward of nearest rival Pascal Wehrlein (Porsche). The pair made contact alongside the best way, with the Briton incurring a five-second penalty for a separate collision.
The marketing campaign continues with a double-header on the streets of Berlin, Germany on 12-13 July.
Dan Ticktum, No. 33, CUPRA KIRO stated:
“I feel that’s the most joyous a part of all this – clearly I’m thrilled that I’ve gained a race. I have been in Formulation E almost 4 years now, however the entire time I’ve identified that is what I can do. Now I’ve obtained a great automobile and I’m doing it. I’m very very glad, I feel lots of people forgot I was fairly helpful on the F1 ladder again within the day, and now I’m simply going to begin proving it once more. The blokes are fairly outstanding that in six, seven months the speed of enchancment we’ve had over this season. We began in fairly a not excellent place and I used to be somewhat bit underwhelmed in the beginning of the season and we chipped away. Since Miami it’s been fairly a steep upwards trajectory so I’m very very happy with them. I’ve been with them since day one right here and to ship that may be very particular for them and a great feeling for me.”
Edoardo Mortara, No. 48, Mahindra Racing stated:
“I’m feeling sort of upset for the staff as a result of I feel that extra was doable for us, however really glad for me. It’s been a very long time coming, this podium, and if I look again there have been a number of events the place, with a bit extra luck, we might have modified it. However nonetheless, tremendous pleased with at the moment’s race, I feel we managed the technique fairly good, particularly with the primary ATTACK MODE, we obtained somewhat bit unfortunate with the Security Automotive and Full Course Yellow as a result of I feel I might have made good use of my ATTACK MODE and handed Dan [Ticktum]. I used to be in entrance of him earlier than the second ATTACK MODE. However, tremendous pleased with second place and already trying ahead to the following one.”
Nico Mueller, No. 51, Andretti Formulation E stated:
“Excellent! We at all times had the race tempo all season lengthy. Qualifying has at all times been our achilles heel if you wish to name it that. Immediately I really feel like I had a automobile to enter the [qualifying] duels, a slight mistake in these very dusty situations, I paid a giant worth for that. However then within the race, managed to maneuver up already to start with and made our manner into the highest eight. Then we had been a bit fortunate with the technique but in addition I feel superb with the execution, so every time we had the chance to maneuver ahead we took it, and had good tempo on the finish. Very pleased with how that one went, clearly tremendous happy for the entire staff and my crew to get a podium, they actually deserve it and I hope we are able to preserve that momentum going into the final 4 races.”
