- Both Jaguar TCS Racing drivers showed promise at the 2026 Mexico City E‑Prix, with Mitch Evans briefly leading the race and António Félix da Costa climbing from P10 to P4 before idents halted progress.
- Antonio’s race unravelled after contact and subsequent steering issues, eventually retiring.
- Mitch's early charge was undone by heavy traffic, rear‑end contact and a missed ATTACK MODE activation, leaving him to finish P11.
- The team are now focussed on Round 3, which takes place in Miami on 31 January 2026.
Mitch Evans started Round 2 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in fourth position after qualifying strongly. Evans slipped into the midfield after early ATTACK MODE deployments from elsewhere on the grid, defending hard in the opening phases. Mitch took an impressive first ATTACK MODE later into the race, gaining five places to briefly take the lead. However, after Mitch missed his second ATTACK MODE activation the team adjusted their strategy and held off on another attempt for the optimal moment, but he was unable to make the places back. With the continued midfield traffic and contact resulting in a puncture meant he ultimately finished in P11.
António Félix da Costa started from tenth position and after taking an early ATTACK MODE was able to shuffle up the order, climbing to P4. However light contact with Mahindra Racing’s Mortara dropped him back. A Full Course Yellow and subsequent Safety Car followed, disrupting the race rhythm, with da Costa suffering steering issues after being forced off‑line into the grass. Further contact later forced him to pit and retire.
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While there were definitely positives to take from this weekend, it’s no denying that today was a challenging Round 2 and not the result we were aiming for. We had the pace at moments, and both Mitch and António fought hard, but too many things went against us to turn it into a result. Mitch showed what the car could do when he got to the front in ATTACK MODE, but we couldn’t hold onto it as the race unfolded. António was making great progress before the contact that ended his race early. We’ll take a clear look at what went wrong, tidy up the areas we can control, and reset for Miami. The speed is there ‑ we just need a cleaner race to turn it into points.
IAN JAMES
JAGUAR TCS RACING TEAM PRINCIPAL
Today was tough. We had great pace at times and leading the race after ATTACK MODE showed what was possible, but the midfield was incredibly tight and a few things didn’t fall our way. We’ll regroup, learn from it, and come back stronger.
MITCH EVANS
JAGUAR TCS RACING DRIVER #9
It was a frustrating race because we were moving forward well and the car felt strong in the early phases. Being forced to retire due to contact is never how you want to end a race. There were positives in the pace we showed, so we’ll reset and focus on the next one.
