Monaco has a habit of turning racing weekends into theatre, and Round 10 of the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship delivered a performance worthy of the grandest stage. For Jaguar TCS Racing, it was a story written in sharp contrasts: chaos on the opening lap, resilience in the midfield, and ultimately a double points finish that reshaped the championship picture.
António Félix da Costa arrived in Monaco with momentum and left with his third podium of the season, but the journey between those two points read like a script rewritten mid-race. Starting from a front-row berth after an impressive qualifying run that carried him through to the final of the Duels, expectations were high for the Jaguar TCS Racing #13. Those hopes were quickly tested when contact from Mahindra’s Edoardo Mortara on the opening lap sent him spinning into the order and tumbling to P16.
In a place where track position is everything and overtaking comes at a premium, the recovery that followed was anything but ordinary. Rather than forcing early risk, Félix da Costa and the team leaned into strategy, timing both ATTACK MODE activations for the latter stages when energy management and tyre conservation could be turned into weapons. The result was a controlled explosion through the field, as the Portuguese driver carved past rival after rival, eventually surging into the lead in a display of calculated aggression.
Though the final laps denied him a shot at victory, with Oliver Rowland, Mortara, and Felipe Drugovich all applying late pressure, the race took another turn after Mortara’s penalty for the first-lap incident. The correction of the order restored Félix da Costa to third place, sealing a hard-earned podium and moving him up to sixth in the Drivers’ standings. It was a result shaped as much by patience as by pace, and one that reinforced his growing reputation for recovery drives under pressure.
Team-mate Mitch Evans delivered a performance of equal importance in the broader championship context. Starting from P7 after being eliminated by Mortara in the Duels quarter-finals, Evans found rhythm early and briefly took control of the race after an aggressive opening ATTACK MODE deployment. While the strategy required careful energy management later in the race, it kept him firmly inside the top five as the field compressed and reshuffled through multiple ATTACK MODE cycles.
Evans’ race demanded composure in traffic and precision under pressure, particularly in the closing laps where he narrowly avoided contact with Taylor Barnard through Portier. A second late ATTACK MODE stint allowed him to defend his position to the flag, and Mortara’s penalty ultimately elevated him to fourth place. More importantly, it extended his lead in the Drivers’ World Championship to 19 points, adding valuable buffer in a tightly contested title fight.
For Jaguar TCS Racing, the double top-four finish carried significance beyond individual results. Both drivers had reached the Duels in qualifying, both executed strong race pace, and both emerged from Monaco strengthening their positions across the championship standings. The team now leads the Teams’ World Championship by 24 points over Porsche, while also sitting second in the Manufacturers’ standings, just 12 points adrift of the leaders.
Team Principal Ian James captured the tone of a weekend that swung between frustration and fulfilment, highlighting the calm response after Félix da Costa’s opening-lap setback and the consistency shown by Evans across both Monaco races. In a championship defined by small margins and rapid momentum shifts, Jaguar’s ability to convert adversity into points proved decisive once again.
As the paddock turns its attention to Sanya, China for Round 12 on 20 June 2026, the title fight remains wide open but firmly in Jaguar’s grasp. Evans arrives as championship leader, Félix da Costa with renewed confidence, and the team with momentum built on resilience as much as outright speed. Monaco may have tested them, but it also confirmed they are built for the long game.
