The season finale of the tenth Formula E season is taking place this weekend in London.
South Africa’s James Barclay is leading the charge as team principal of Jaguar TCS Racing in the hopes of taking home a maiden teams’ and drivers’ championship.
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If Barclay leads the team over the line, he will become the first South African team principal to win a Formula E World Championship.
‘This is now one of Jaguar’s most competitive World Championship campaigns ever, and that’s fantastic. We have won many races and have lots of poles and fastest laps,’ said Barclay.
But what we haven’t done is won a championship yet. So our goal is to absolutely win the World Championship,’ he added.
‘I am extremely proud that we go into the final race weekend of the 2024 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with Jaguar TCS Racing leading both the Teams’ and Drivers’ World Championship standings. We’ve been consistently quick this season and the whole team have worked incredibly hard to get us to this point,’ Barclay stated.
On the Team’s Championship side, a season by New Zealand pair Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans has left Jaguar with a 33-point lead over TAG Heuer Porsche in second place.
Both frontrunners have been Formula E’s standout teams in Season 10, making the battle for the trophy a ‘straight fight’ between the teams as DS Penske ‘sits over 100 points’ behind Porsche in third.
Porsche has been described as being ‘resurgent’ against Jaguar, as the former has won five of the last seven races.
Spearheading the German manufacturer is Antonio Felix da Costa, who, after failing to appear on the podium in the opening nine races, has won four of the previous five races, including the last three races on the bounce.
‘I’m looking forward to returning to London – it’s one of my favourites of the season, especially after winning there last year,’ said Cassidy, speaking ahead of the London season finale.
‘Portland was tough for me but I’m feeling positive having maintained my lead in the Drivers’ World Championship,’ he added.
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