The pairing would form Jaguar's best chance yet of finally getting a Drivers' or Teams' title over the line.Īlthough unconfirmed by the team, a few cheeky glances and "time will tell" hints to me on broadcast in London from both Cassidy and Barclay helped keep this promising prospect alive and exciting. It does in terms of overall performance, too. Jaguar like consistency, and in terms of that - with longstanding driver leaving and Evans now confirmed on a fresh multi-year contract extension - their line-up makes sense. Team Principal James Barclay has clearly had premonitions of the same next season, this time in matching race suits - a New Zealand super team? This is helped further, no doubt, by the three occasions Kiwi drivers stood together on the podium, one-two. Cassidy's name was one touted early on as a potential replacement and that second intra-team shunt in Jakarta caused the rumours to swirl about Jaguar's plans for its Season 10 line-up.Ĭassidy's impressive performances, three wins and multiple podiums, make him an attractive prospect for any - and justify those early-season whispers. The questions around Sam Bird's future started to swirl not long after the infamous incident in Hyderabad, with the Brit coming together with his title-challenging teammate - and not, as it turned out, the only time it happened in Season 9. All eyes on Frijns and who the team will select as reserve, then. That said, with the FIA World Endurance Championship clashes next season that will likely already affect Buemi, is Robin able to do both, having now confirmed his BMW Hypercar drive next season? That could cause a big headache for Envision if Frijns does indeed return - they could end up with race weekends where both their drivers aren’t available for selection. įrijns and Sebastien Buemi would form one of the most experienced pairings on the grid. It's seemingly likely that Robin Frijns will make his return to the team after ABT CUPRA announced he'd be moving on. The likely destination feels to be common knowledge at this point, certainly on the ground at the ExCeL over the finale weekend, that a deal with Jaguar TCS Racing has been done and dusted and we're now just waiting on the official announcement from Envision that he'll be moving on, and from the Big Cat that he'll be joining their fold with Sam Bird departing. The Kiwi's performances have sparked interest across the paddock and it's likely that interest has only crystalised further after assembling a title challenge that took the Drivers' World Championship right to the wire in London. There have been rumours about standings runner-up Nick Cassidy’s departure and potential new team from as early in the season as Cape Town.
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