As the new Formula E season approaches The Race Formula E podcast hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt speak to new Maserati MSG duo Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes as they ready for the first season of the Gen3Evo era.

Hughes tells The Race about how the sheer violence of the enhanced acceleration of the All-Wheel-Drive element of the new package a game changer for the all-electric series, while Vandoorne evaluates how he will fightback from a tough two campaigns at former team DS Penske.

As well as the pre Valencia insight, there is also an in-depth analysis of the latest news topics, primarily the abandonment of the contentious ‘Golden Laps’ initiative, another yawning two-month gap in the calendar and both Nissan and Jaguar getting busted for overspending in the first ever audit of the world championships financial regulations.

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