The silver bullet signing that has launched Jaguar into title contention

It's taken a long time for Jaguar to reach the cusp of contending for championships in Formula E. But, after last season's challenge crumbled in Berlin, the team has been bolstered by a top-line arrival who has helped to end an unwanted 30-year wait

Matt Kew Apr 22, 2021, 1:03 PM

Upd: Apr 22, 2021, 5:37 PM

Jaguar Racing occupies unfamiliar territory in Formula E just now. It unpacks in Valencia for a double-header event at an off-kilter permanent circuit in the lead of the constructors’ points. Prior to this season, never has it been at the top and looking down on its electric rivals. And that position is owed to a rare commodity in the electric series: an obvious silver bullet.

Generational rules cycles that hang around for four years permit the powertrain technology to converge. The optimal set-up is found and then refined as seasons of regulatory stability tick by. Evolution, not revolution, is key but that returns small steps forward rather than giant leaps.

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Author Matt Kew

Matt Kew is Autosport’s F1 Editor, a role he has held since March 2022 following stints covering Formula E, Extreme E and the British Touring Car Championship.

Matt joined Autosport in 2018 to work predominantly on the magazine, but his relentless quoting of Alan Partridge meant office colleagues soon thought he would be better-suited to increased field work.

Needless to say, Matt had the last laugh when he won the Motorsport UK Young Journalist of the Year Award in 2019.

His interest in motorsport was sparked by regular trips to watch ASCAR crash around Rockingham’s banked oval.

Matt read politics and philosophy at the University of Sheffield - receiving first-class honours for his dissertation assessing the lack of female participation in top-tier motor racing.

He covered a wide variety of national race and rally meetings for Autosport as a freelancer before joining full-time. His best efforts to argue the merits of historic racing are undone by a questionable taste in music and James Bond actors.