Jaguar TCS Racing has this evening confirmed that Nick Cassidy will join the outfit for the 2024 Formula E season, partnering Mitch Evans in an all-Kiwi lineup. The two Kiwis will be one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid, with 15 wins, 37 podiums, 11 pole positions and 1076 championship points between them.
As reported by Velocity News last week, the two were set to link forces following the departure of Sam Bird from Jaguar, however, no formal announcement had been made until this evening.
“We are thrilled to announce that Nick Cassidy has joined Jaguar TCS Racing,” said Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal James Barclay. “Nick’s track record speaks for itself, and he is someone we have always had our eye on back to his time racing in Japan.
“Since joining Formula E, he has gone from strength to strength, and his 2023 season was very impressive. Nick was highly motivated to join the team and we are proud to welcome him into the Jaguar family.
“We head into the new season with one of the strongest driver line-ups on the grid and, paired with the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 and our talented team, we will be looking to once again challenge for both the Drivers and Teams World Championship titles.”
Cassidy says, “I’m very excited to be joining the Jaguar TCS Racing team for the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, and looking forward to racing for a team like Jaguar that has such a successful motorsport history.
“This season has been my most successful to date, so I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the Jaguar I-TYPE 6 and fight for points, podiums and wins. Looking forward to having Mitch as a teammate; we have known each other since we were kids and have raced against each other for years, so I’m proud that we will be racing together and hope to continue to put New Zealand on the map in motorsport.”
The 2024 season begins on 13 January, for the first of 17 rounds, in Mexico City.
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Additional Reporting: Matthew Sampson
Great news. A kiwi team.