Dan Ticktum says most Formula E drivers could race in Formula 1 - 'A fair few F1 drivers shouldn't be there'

NIO 333 Racing’s Dan Ticktum believes that any of the drivers in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship could make it in Formula 1. Sao Paulo featured 114 overtakes in total and delivered the most lead changes in Formula E history, with it changing three times in a single lap on two occasions. Ad That followed the fastest lap in Formula E history in Cape Town, with Nissan’s Sacha Fenestraz averaging 154.987kph, with the series’ sub-Saharan African debut also its fastest race at an average speed of 132.199kph.

It also means nine races in a row – a Formula E record – the polesitter has been overtaken to lose the race. São Paulo ePrixEvans takes victory in first ever Sao Paulo ePrix25/03/2023 AT 20:02 Such stats underline the competitiveness of Formula E, and for Ticktum the series’ unparalleled unpredictability is down to the strength of its drivers. “I think pretty much every driver bar a couple could easily be in Formula 1,” he said.

“Obviously, a lot of them have been there and should have been for longer. “When you get to this level, we're all let's say above 99% of the most talented, but if someone turns up who's 98.7% with £10m, then that helps, and they can probably do more or less as good a job as the guy that he's booted out. “I feel like Formula E is one of the only categories in the world where all drivers are paid as real professionals and the fact that we're all paid speaks for itself really.

There’s a fair few Formula 1 drivers who I don't think should be there, and I think there are other drivers in Formula E who should be there instead. “When I qualify near the back or make a small mistake, it's like ‘well I'm at the back, but I'm at the back by half a tenth or whatever’. We're all so close, so it's not