Silverware, champagne and celebrations filled 2026 for the Formula E world champions Jaguar TCS team as it prepares to put its title on the line when the new season begins next month, according to Yahoo Sports.
The lights go out on the new all-electric racing car series in Saudi Arabia on 18 December and with it comes a new generation of the biggest, fastest cars the sport has ever seen.
Last season the Kidlington-based team saw off its nearest challengers Porsche by 17 points for its second teams’ world championship win, BBC News reported.
Jaguar team principal Ian James stated, “It is high time we get racing again, the team is champing at the bit.”
Around 150 staff work at the Jaguar’s state of the art Oxfordshire headquarters working in design, operations and development after the team relocated there in 2023.
He added that the staff are never to rest on their laurels and want to push things forward, with Gen 4 giving them exactly the opportunity to do that.
The new Gen 4 Formula E cars could be 5 seconds a lap faster than last season as the car’s power has increased from 350kW to 600kW.
James described the upgrade as a game changer, noting that Formula E has featured some of the most exciting racing in the world in the last few years.
Some of the technology first used on-track has previously been incorporated by Jaguar into their road cars.
A new driver has been recruited ahead of the opening race in Jeddah with the Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne joining António Félix da Costa.
Vandoorne previously drove for McLaren in Formula One alongside Fernando Alonso, serves as the test and reserve driver for the Aston Martin Formula One team, and won the Formula E drivers’ title with Mercedes in 2022.
James concluded regarding the competitive landscape, “From a competitive landscape perspective it is going to get tougher and tougher.”