Dan Ticktum on Formula E: "In terms of talent and potential, I’ll be in the top three drivers on this grid."

“Yeah, I mean,” NIO333 Formula E driver Dan Ticktum paused for a moment, as if balancing his true feelings with the wish to avoid bad headlines. “I don’t like sitting here and rating myself, because it always comes across as arrogant, unfortunately, but I do believe that after a year or so’s experience, in terms of talent and potential, I’ll be in the top three drivers on this grid.”

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Climate Marketing and NFTs: What Kind of Electric Racing Series Do We Want?

This week at the time of writing, Jean-Eric Vergne launched his first NFT. The token, which was termed a car-generator for the multiverse, created as much consternation as excitement online, a response which reflected a sense of disappointment that one of the three most successful drivers in Formula E by most metrics was willing to jump on a bandwagon, seemingly in spite of its environmental impact. Coming with Extreme E’s opener in NEOM, is this what we want from electric motorsport?

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Lucas di Grassi Interview: on Venturi, Gen3, and Getting Back to the Front

The original driver hired by Formula E, but also a maverick who thinks on his feet. A controversial figure on and off the track, but also one of the most reliable frontrunners any team could ask for. It’s fair to say that, even though he’s one of the most quoted drivers who will line up on the grid this season, Lucas di Grassi remains an enigma to many in the sport.

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