Gen4: Formula E's New Chance at Greatness?

Sascha and Georgie Mackay get together to round up the Formula E 2026-27 season. There's a surprisngly balanced discussion on the title contenders, a look at how Jaguar and Mitch Evans missed out on the driver's title even while clinching the teams' championship, and what all this means for the future of the category.

Dan Ticktum's Didier Pironi impression in the first race of the Tokyo E-Prix brought out strong opinions for Sascha and Georgie Mackay, as did the severe fall-off of the three people who were assumed to be fighting for the title based on early-season, Mitch Evans, Pascal Wehrlein, and Edoardo Mortara. The pod looks at the best possible smash-and-grab, and how Formula E found the dullest location in Tokyo. Georgie's iRacing run-out in a car that had a Jesus/Nicholas Cage livery was also pored over. Cyril Blais is remembered following his tragic passing.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcast

Sascha interviews Joe Sturdy and Ben King, the co-Team Principals for Team Brady, the E1 Series' double-champion team owned by NFL GOAT Tom Brady. They discuss what it's like setting up a brand-new team from nothing in a brand-new series, how Tom Brady brings his mentality to the race team, the complexities of racing electric hydrofoils on challenging international waters, and who they'd hire for their team if they could.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtubeJoin Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcast

Sascha interviews Emma Kimiläinen, the Finnish racing driver who has achieved success in international motorsport (perhaps most famously winning W Series races) and is now a double champion, having won the first two seasons of the E1 Series with Sam Coleman and Team Brady. Emma discusses what it's like to race for NFL GOAT Tom Brady, how she overcame seasickness to race electric hydrofoils, and how it felt sharing a team with Mika Häkkinen.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtubeJoin Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcast

The Shanghai E-Prix brought a victory for Lucas di Grassi in his final season, after he had won Formula E's first-ever race in China in 2014. Sascha and Georgie Mackay look at the impact of the win for the Lola team and company, the clear reasons behind Pascal Wehrlein's terse public persona, and why Mitch Evans might have upset the Dalai Lama. Meanwhile the 2027 Formula E calendar is out, and both hosts are extremely hot under the collar about it.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtubeJoin Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube

Sascha and Georgie Mackay talk through the moves that sent drivers repeatedly into the wall during a chaotic Sanya E-Prix, as well as the possible and likely driver moves that might mark the Formula E Gen4 era. They also take a look at the living legend that is Kamui Kabayashi, and why Nyck de Vries being a Le Mans winner will transform his future.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube

It's Ferrari's most polarising car ever, and potentially their most important of the modern era. But why does it look like it does, and how much can we thank/blame Jony Ive for that? To navigate the reasons behind these strange design decisions, Sascha and Georgie Mackay welcome Ars Technica's Dr. Jonathan Gitlin, who was at the launch.They also enjoy a discussion of Abbi Pulling's first GB3 win, and discuss how it changes things for her.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube

Sascha and Georgie Mackay do something that has never been attempted in the history of motorsport podcasting (maybe), but also talk through an action-packed few weeks of racing, with Monaco Formula E being followed by the Indy 500, and an historic Double attempt by Katherine Legge, at Indy and the Coke 600 Nascar race. They also talk about Doriane Pin's big new career move.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube

Sascha and Georgie Mackay pay tribute to the late Alex Zanardi, and discuss the Berlin E-Prix, plus whether Tempelhof and Monaco should remain on the Formula E calendar when Gen4 comes in, making the racing faster and the cars bigger and heavier. They also discuss Mitch Evans' future, and the upcoming retirement of Lucas di Grassi.Join Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube

Sascha and Georgie Mackay have something to say about their enduring love for the British Touring Car Championship, and they're joined by tin-top expert Neil Hudson to discuss what it is that makes the series so amazing, both in the nineties and in 2026. They also review Race for a Cause 24.The Race for a Cause 24 art print mentioned: https://www.redbubble.com/i/art-print/Race-for-a-Cause-24-by-Go-For-The-Gap-by-PrisMotorsports/179572019/wqntJoin Motion Racing on Discord! https://discord.gg/sp8ey8bU4TFollow on Bluesky: https://motionracing.bsky.socialNewsletter: https://motionracing.substack.comWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@motionracingpodcastSong: Krezus & surreal_dvd - FirefliesMusic provided by NoCopyrightSoundsFree Download/Stream: http://ncs.io/firefliesWatch: http://ncs.lnk.to/firefliesAT/youtube