Nick Cassidy on winning Round 11 race at Shanghai E-Prix: 'It feels like we've been waiting a long time'
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Nick Cassidy had secured third place on the podium in Monaco earlier this year, but he was still hungry for a win. The Jaguar TCS Racing driver finally got his moment of relief and joy as he clinched his first victory of the season in Race 2 of the Shanghai E-Prix.
Starting from pole after an impressive performance in the rain-soaked qualifying session, Cassidy went on to win the rain-hit Round 11 race on Sunday.
Nick Cassidy on his much-awaited win in Shanghai
It was a much-awaited victory for Cassidy, who triumphed in the second race of the Shanghai double-header. As he crossed the finish line on the wet track at the Shanghai International Circuit, he exclaimed on the team radio, 'Wow, speechless. I was waiting for this day.
It's been tough.' The New Zealander was seen laughing his heart out as he stepped onto the podium to celebrate the win.
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Speaking after the race, Nick Cassidy said, 'This weekend is a massive highlight. Really proud of all our guys. Qualifying from yesterday was huge for us, we were in the game, and I'm just proud that we've come back today and our pace was absolutely unbelievable — what a race. I feel like there have been so many wins that probably should have been ours at the end of last season that never happened, and it feels like we've been waiting a long time.
That's certainly on your mind when you go through the last couple of laps, and now to get that monkey off the back is awesome.'
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Jaguar TCS Racing referred to Cassidy's win as a 'wet weather master-Cass' in an Instagram post. Fans celebrated his return to the top step of the podium, flooding the comments with messages of support and congratulations. One fan wrote, 'Brilliant race from Nick! Great to see him back on top!!' Another commented, 'Finally it happened Nick finally.' A third said, 'The better days did come!!! Well done Nick! Back on the top!' One more read: 'Yes Nick!!! Huge Congratulations!! Mega mega mega Drive! So well deserved!'
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Shanghai E-Prix 2025 Round 11 results: Nick Cassidy wins, Porsche duo Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Da Costa take 2nd and 3rd spot
As a result of his win, Cassidy now sits in seventh place in the Formula E Driver Standings with 58 points. With five races remaining in Season 11, he will be aiming for more success before the championship concludes.
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