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Dan Ticktum blasts critics after thrilling maiden Formula E win
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Highlights
- Dan Ticktum won his first Formula E race in Jakarta.
- Victory followed problems for Jake Dennis and Nyck de Vries.
- Ticktum drives for Cupra Kiro, showing team’s rapid progress.
- Jakarta win moved Ticktum to fifth in drivers’ standings.
- Ticktum praised new investors and upgraded Porsche powertrain package.
- Victory marks a turnaround after years of challenges for Ticktum.
Ticktum pointed out that many forget the achievements he accomplished as he climbed the motorsport ladder and described his early Formula E seasons as particularly tough. For Cupra Kiro, the win highlights rapid progress after seasons at the back of the grid, previously competing under the NIO 333 and ERT banners.
The team’s turnaround has come with the support of major American investors and a competitive Porsche powertrain, combined with Cupra’s partnership. Ticktum’s maiden podium just a month previously in Tokyo hinted at a breakthrough, and the win in Jakarta confirms the team’s strong upward movement.
Ticktum admitted that adapting to new systems and technology posed challenges at the season’s start.
He recognized the team’s remarkable improvement, especially since the Miami E-Prix, and praised their hard work throughout changing conditions in practice sessions.
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Ticktum expressed gratitude for the new investors and the opportunity to work with the upgraded package, emphasizing the special feeling this victory brings.
The Jakarta result propelled Ticktum to fifth in the drivers’ standings.
He now sits only 23 points behind second-placed Pascal Wehrlein. The win marks a dramatic change in fortune for both Ticktum and the team, who have endured difficult years before reaching this milestone.
This latest success serves as both a personal triumph for Ticktum and a signal of intent from Cupra Kiro.
With renewed confidence and growing support, both driver and team look poised to challenge for more points and podiums as the Formula E season continues.
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