The final episode of The Race Formula E podcast features an interview with new lead presenter for the all-electric World Championship Jermaine Jenas.

The former Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle United and England midfielder joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about his new challenger for 2024.

The broadcasting of Formula E comes under scrutiny as Sam and Andrew answer readers’ questions, several of which ask about Formula E’s new deal with the TNT subscription broadcaster.

There is a lighter hearted section as our hosts reminisce about other footballers that tuned their hands to motorsport with varying degrees of success.

The year is rounded out with a special seasons greeting from occasional The Race contributor Alice Holloway who showcases her own take on a classic Christmas carol!

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Maserati MSG co-owner Scott Swid joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to discuss the teams turbulent 2023 and look ahead to the 2024 season.

Swid also discusses the overall picture in Formula E with interesting insights and opinion in to how it can leverage its position further in the sporting world, including how TV and streaming could be exploited more.

Formula E’s up and down relationship in the U.S is also mulled over as the American business leader lays out why racing stateside is so important for the all-electric world championship.

Sam and Andrew look in to the latest news stories too, with emphasis given to Jaguar’s impressive new HQ, DS Penske’s recent recruitment drive and the winning tenders for the Gen4 era.

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On the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast Andretti Formula E team principal Roger Griffiths joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about how the team that took Jake Dennis to the 2023 title will set out to defend the crown this coming season.

Griffiths gives intriguing insights in to the challenges that Formula E faces in the second season of Gen3 racing, including the anticipated introduction of fast charging pit stops.

Also discussed is the recent test in Mallorca that put some new Hankook tyres through its paces and ran the Gen3 car with an active front powertrain kit for the first time ever.

Griffiths also gives insight in to the choice of Norman Nato as Dennis’ teammate for the new season and how an often fractious relationship with manufacturer mothership Porsche has been soothed in the off-season.

Smith and van de Burgt also mull over the second Formula E silly season centred around senior technical staff, and as ever, stew and procrastinate over the ever-shifting 2024.calendar.

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The latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast reports from Valencia after a dramatic pre-season test last week.

The spectacular pit fire is discussed in detail by regular hosts Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt, with Smith also gauging the opinions of Porsche boss Florian Modlinger, who also talks about Porsche’s 2024 title ambitions.

The incoming advent of the fast charging pit stops is also debated, as is the latest tweaks to the calendar that are expected in the coming weeks.

Mitch Evans and Gary Paffett are interviewed about their opinions and hopes about the fast charging addition for 2024, while Smith and VDB consider who can take the fight to the pre-eminent Jaguar and Porsche powered cars.

The latest news is also delved into, including the departure of Maserati MSG team principal James Rossiter and a possible surprise return of the Mercedes name to Formula E.

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In his first interview since becoming a Jaguar TCS Racing driver, Nick Cassidy joins hosts Andrew van de Burgt and Sam Smith to look ahead to his new career chapter as he joins old friend Mitch Evans at ‘The Big Cat’.

The challenge of racing for a major manufacturer is touched on, as is the prospect of racing with fellow Kiwi, Mitch Evans in the modern equivalent of the Bruce and Denny show!

Cassidy also has a rueful and engaging look back on a dramatic 2023 season, especially the London EPrix in which he looked to be nailed on to take the title battle against Jake Dennis to the final day before a complex failed team orchestration with Sebastien Buemi played out.

A look ahead to the upcoming Valencia test is also discussed, as well as all the latest news including anticipating the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar which is expected to have several twists when the final draft of it is issued this week.

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Oliver Rowland joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt in the latest episode of The Race Formula E podcast, as he settles in to life back at his former team Nissan.

The trio discuss Rowland’s turbulent final half season at Mahindra and dig down in to how the switch back to Nissan panned out.

The prospects for the 2024 at Nissan are covered, as is Rowland’s new position as the elder statesman in a team for the first time in Formula E.

The upcoming move in to mandatory pit stops is also debated with Rowland ruminating on how the fast-charging stops will affect the structure of races.

Additionally, Smith and Van de Burgt cover off the latest news including another driver returning to an old team as Lucas di Grassi switches from Mahindra to the Abt Cupra squad.

The inevitable calendar update concludes the episode as the possibility of racing in Shanghai comes on to the horizon and doubts about the Cape Town start to circulate.

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New Maserati MSG Formula E driver Jehan Daruvala joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about his new challenge as the 2024 grid is completed.

Smith journeyed to Monaco to meet the Indian and his new team boss and the trio talk about Maserati’s aspirations for the new season and about their new facility they moved in to last month. James Rosister also chips in about where the team is presently at and if it can reprise its occasional heroics this coming season.

Also discussed on the podcast is the other recent signings including Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara at Mahindra, as well as the chances of Lucas di Grassi’s homecoming at Abt Cupra.

In the second half of this episode we also look back on some of the more memorable and off-beat moments of the 2023 campaign including Jake Hughes head-butting some debris fencing and Smith being escorted by a herd of goats to the Hyderabad EPrix entrance.

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In a special feature length 2023 season review episode Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt are joined by Envision Racing boss Sylvain Filippi to talk through the teams’ most successful campaign to date.

Filippi details key moments in Envision’s title winning season, looking at the key successes, tricky team orchestration at the London EPrix and how Nick Cassidy’s switch from the team to Jaguar played out amid the triumph.

Smith and van de Burgt complete a team by team appraisal of the season and also look at what might be next for teams as Gen3 matures for next season.

The inevitable calendar updates are mulled over as are Sam Bird, Norman Nato and Oliver Rowland’s recent team switches.

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2023 ABB FIA Formula E world champion Jake Dennis joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt for a lookback at the crucial London EPrix event at ExCeL Arena last weekend that saw him crowned as champion.

Dennis describes the tense and chaotic end of the season on his home patch and how he repelled multiple attempts from Envision, Jaguar and Porsche to knock him off his stride.

The UK’s first all-electric single-seater world champion also goes over his season and how consistency, his own brilliance and his teams backing got him over the line.

Smith and van de Burgt also cover off Envision’s incredible rise to be teams’ world champions, Porsche’s capitulation and also how some of the most baffling officiating decisions seen in recent years played out.

The occasional giant killing properties of NIO 333 and Nico Mueller are also explored, and the latest intelligence from a febrile driver Magic Roundabout for 2024 seats is mulled over.

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A bonus edition of The Race’s Formula E podcast lands to look ahead to the third ever London EPrix meeting as the curtain gets ready to come down on the 2023 season.

NEOM McLaren team principal Ian James joins Sam Smith and Andrew van de Burgt to talk about the team’s home event and the status of the unique indoors and outdoors venue as it gets set to host the season finale.

Sam and Andrew quiz Ian on NEOM McLaren’s first season after metamorphosing from the 2022 title winning Mercedes EQ operation and what the future might hold for Formula E’s newest entry.

Also covered is the title battle which will see Jake Dennis heading to his home event with a comfortable 24-point margin over Nick Cassidy.

The trio also talk generally on the first Gen3 season which saw teams challenged by initial difficulties, and we ask if the racing has lived up to the pre-season hype.

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