Who is Formula E driver Nick Cassidy? Know all about the Jaguar driver who is a major Taylor Swift fan
There is a buzz in the Formula E circuit, and that's because of Nick Cassidy. After finishing third on the podium in Monaco earlier this year, the hunger in the belly fired up for Cassidy.
He wanted more — and finally, the day came. The 30-year-old New Zealander, while driving the Jaguar TCS Racing car, got his big moment when he tasted his first victory of the season in Race 2 of the Shanghai E-Prix. Cassidy started from pole position, carried on his domination from the word go, and won the rain-hit Round 11 race.
Nick Cassidy's career graph
Nick Cassidy kicked off his career in karting at the age of six and remained with the sport until 2010.
After competing in the Formula First Championship, Formula Ford Championship, New Zealand Formula First Championship, Toyota Racing Series, ADAC Formel Masters, Formula Abarth, and the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series, he finally got what he always dreamt of — Formula E.
Nick Cassidy's championship titles
2012–13: Toyota Racing Series
2012–13–14: New Zealand Grand Prix
2015: All-Japan Formula 3
2017: Super GT
2019: Super Formula
Nick Cassidy's entry in Formula E
Nick Cassidy made his debut in the Formula E 2020–21 season with Envision Virgin Racing.
Cassidy, who partnered with Robin Frijns at the Envision Virgin Racing team, didn't have the start he expected. He failed to score a single point in the first three races. But he was adamant and finally clinched his first pole position in Rome. The emotions were overflowing for Cassidy.
After spending three seasons with the Envision Virgin Racing team, Cassidy switched to Jaguar TCS Racing last year. He signed a multi-year contract with the team and partnered with Mitch Evans for the season.
He put all his learnings to use with the new team and had a tremendous first half of the season — two victories and six podiums.
Cassidy is enjoying his win in Shanghai now. After crossing the finish line at the Shanghai International Circuit, he was heard saying on the team radio: 'Wow, speechless. I was waiting for this day. It's been tough.'
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He stood on the podium in style and laughed his heart out. '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,' Cassidy said after the race.
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