Credit: Simon Galloway courtesy of FIA Formula E
Season nine runner-up Nick Cassidy has officially been confirmed as a Jaguar TCS Racing driver, having made the switch from customer team Envision Racing.
The move has unofficially been known for a while; however, the Coventry-based team finally announced the huge signing on Monday morning. Cassidy completes an exciting all-Kiwi line-up with Mitch Evans for the 2024 season, after replacing Sam Bird.
Cassidy enjoyed a sensational third season in Formula E which saw him come incredibly close to the Drivers’ Championship, only for an incident in the opening race of the London season finale with former Envision team-mate Sébastian Buemi to end his chances.
Despite this, the 28-year-old bounced back in some style in the second and final race of the season in London, where he secured pole position and a fourth win of 2023. His result was enough to secure Envision the Constructors’ Championship, and deny Jaguar the crown.
As well as claiming four victories in 2023, Cassidy also finished on the rostrum a further four times, with his victory in Portland being one of his standout performances.
His move to Jaguar is a deserving one for the Auckland-born driver, who is “very excited” to race for a team with “such a successful motorsport history”.
“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,” Cassidy said.
“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.”
With Cassidy onboard, Jaguar stand a much better chance of winning the title in season 10, due to Evans having often been the team’s only hope of victory the last two seasons. Bird struggled to compete with Evans in season eight and season nine, something which has arguably seen the side need to sign a current frontrunner.
Cassidy very much fits that criteria, something Team Principal James Barclay pointed out when revealing his pleasure at the signing of the New Zealander.
“We are thrilled to announce that Nick Cassidy has joined Jaguar TCS Racing,” Barclay said.
“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.”
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