Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans spoke to Motorsport Week moments after the FIA Formula E season finale in London, in which the Kiwi’s longstanding title lead was overturned by Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein.
Cassidy put himself back into contention with a stunning pole position in the afternoon, but after what appeared to be a misguided team strategy, both he and team-mate Mitch Evans lost-out to Wehrlein.
Cassidy, visibly upset and understandably devastated, told Motorsport Week that he will struggle to think about turning his disappointment into motivation for next season, as well as taking the positives of this season, his first for Jaguar TCS Racing, in which he has driven brilliantly on numerous occasions.
“Ultimately, I’m heartbroken, because in five years’ time, no-one will remember that [his season form],” he said, adding: “But at the same time, I’m incredibly proud, I feel like I proved a point, especially today, but It hasn’t gone our way.
“It’s two years in a row where I feel like I should’ve won the championship, especially this year.”
Evans, also distraught at another lost chance to win the championship, having been so close on so many occasions, questioned whether if his time will ever arrive.
“I’m not sure. I’ve been in the battle for the last five years. If it didn’t come today, who knows when it’ll come, if it ever comes?”
Yesterday, Evans said that losing-out to Wehrlein in Race 1 was largely down to Wehrlein gaining energy from being in the tow of the Jaguar for much of the event, when asked if the roles had been reversed, it might have worked for him, Evans said: “It’s hard to know, but probably.”
