July 15, 2024 • 8 mins
Liam Lawson isn’t the only Kiwi excelling in the world of motorsports as two Kiwis sit in first and second heading into the final races of Formula-E.
Nick Cassidy sits atop the standings, with Mitch Evans just behind him.
It’s Cassidy’s title to lose, and he’ll be looking to bounce back from a difficult last round in Portland, where he wasn’t able to secure points.
He told Mike Hosking that Portland made his life probably a bit more difficult than it needs to be going into London, but sometimes that’s part of the game.
“The job ahead is still the same job, and I think we can get it done.”
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Formula He season wraps up this week in London, or
weekend at least in London like Indy, as we've been
enjoying the last couple of days. Dixon, McLaughlin, Armstrong, New
Zealand magnificently represented in the Formula in. Nick Cassidy and
Mitch Evans are currently one and two, So a good
weekend in the title is ours basically anyway. Nick Cassidy
is with us from his home in Monica.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Morning to you, Good morning to you.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
How you feel me not at all? Great pleasure. How
are you feeling heading into this weekend?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
I'm looking forward to it. It's the second year for
me going into the final weekend with a chance and
really a motorsport that's what you can ask for. So
I'm pretty pretty pumped.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
And Portland take us through it because you could have
done it. It didn't happen. Does that sit heavily on
your shoulders or not?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh look, it's never never nice, you know. It's one
of those weekends walk away and go fire out. Did
that really happen? But sometimes that's part of the game,
and it's made my life probably a bit more difficult
than it needs to be going into London, but the
job aheads still still the same job, and I think
we can still get it done.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Take us through the season for those who don't follow formularee.
You've got your partner, your team and all that sort
of stuff. How's the season gone for you? Obviously? Well,
but take us to it in a bit more detail.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yeah, it's my first year joining j U TCS Racing
major manufacturer with inform Marie, so it's been a pretty
big deal for me. And the season has been been
really really good. You know, we've had a fair bit
of success where we're leaving the championship now until last
race and you know, it's it's nice until this point,
but obviously i'd like to be seeing the same thing
(01:42):
in a week's time.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
What's the title mean to you?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Uh, well a lot as well. We all what we
all dream for and naim for, but look what happens
is whatever happens happens, right, So that's motor sport and
we'll give it up best shot, but there's there's there's
more things in life as well if it doesn't.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
And of course your your your teammate is sort of
up the top there with you. What what are the
riding instructions going into the final weekend. When it comes
to you know, getting tough on the corners and racing
and all of that, I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Just just fair hard racing man, to be honest, It's
it's been that way certainly the last couple of races
and probably gonna got to continue. But but that's part
of the game.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Do we we get excited here obviously excuse me about
New Zealand success, but but does the rest of the world.
I mean, the fact that we've got two kiwi's right
up there in formula, you've got Scottie mac and Dixon
and Armstrong, and the Indies and the States, you've got
Liam testing in F one and RB twenty of gods,
I mean, what what a great story for a tiny
country is Is the world cognizant of that?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
To be honest, To be honest, it's unbelievable, right, I
mean in the and where we're aware of it. A
lot of interviews that mentioned myself do infill Marie and
in the media talking about that, So everyone's aware and
it's it's super damn cool for a small country like
house exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
You following Scotty mack over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I'm watching the watching the IndyCar race right now and
they're both they're both at the front, which is mega
to see.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Listen, before I forget Nick, you're associated, we should explain
this with red Bull and red Bull have got Liam
of course, And I mean, so when you're looking at Lean,
what's it like waiting, you know, for a drive or
maybe not having a drive, or maybe there's politics, maybe
there's an agenda. What's it like being in that situation?
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I've never reready been in that situation myself, I must say,
But yeah, watching, watching with interest for him, I guess
like the rest of us, hoping that that he is
in a seat soon he obviously deserves to be. And
when when that happens, and hopefully that happens, I'm sure
you're to a mega job. So looking forward to them
(04:04):
being in full time and showing what you can do
on a more permanent basis.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
A red bill of good operation as far as you're concerned, you.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Can't doubt them, right with all the success that they've
had as a brand's firstly and then secondly as a
race team, is pretty dim impressive.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
As far as Formula Ease concerned. Nick talk me through
the evolution of it, because I mean, when you think
about I would have said it was six or seven
years old, and it's actually coming up to ten years old.
How have the cars evolved, the technology, the driver ability
and all of that.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
To be honest, Mike, I'm still quite new. I mean
I'm four years and now up coming into my four season. Yeah,
it's crazy to think that it is ten years old
for a sport. Though ten years is quite a short time,
it is quite a young, young sport. Still, the cars
(05:00):
have changed massively across that time. You know, the powers
basically doubled, the regeneration, the links of the races. We're
going to use one car now, which I think is
much better from a viewing perspective a racing format. But
the future, to be honest, the next couple of years
(05:22):
is going to be going to be quite exciting. Next
year is full will drive on your full power mode.
Three years time, you've got better tires, better aerodynamics, and
like over a thousand horspar basically coming. So I think, yeah,
the cars, you know, in a few years time will
be quite impressive from a speed point of view, and
(05:43):
I hope that that translates to being able to be
able to see that when watching on TV, etc.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
So you're still arguing that the curve in terms of
technology is exponential. In other words, each year brings something
dramatic and new and improved.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah, I mean, I'm still I'm still a full on
motorsport lover, you know, like I watch full Line, I
watch watch Indy Car as a car, any any motorsport
I can. But obviously being part of pom Marie can
can see that that development coming and that's quite exciting
as well, and especially I think from a just a
(06:22):
the purest performance point of view, to be to be
that quick and knowing that that's around the corner, I
think it's quite exciting.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Hey, did you get Auto Sport named you the eighth
best driver of twenty twenty three year?
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Up with that was that was pretty cool. Obviously you
want the you want the World Championship next to your name, right,
and we'll close last year. So let's see, let's see
what happens next weekend.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
And what about the weather in London. I'm told there's
a heat wave coming and obviously you're having a very
warm summer in your particular part of the world at
the moment. Does any of that make any difference at
all or not?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
That's the first I must say, that's the first bit
of weather information I've had. I've just assumed UK London
we're going to have everything. So let's see passes.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Apparently it's apparently it's going to be high twenties. So listen.
All we can do is wish you all the very
best for the weekend. Hope it goes well. It's obviously
been a wonderful season, and we continue to follow you
with a great deal of interest on this side of
the world. But the very very best to block.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Thanks very much, so much appreciated.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
All right, we'll talk to Nick Cassidy out of Monaca
for us this morning. By the way, the text has
just said, Mike, there are four keys in the top twenty.
There are two different rankings. I'll run you through the
rankings in just a couple of moments, because we're featured
extremely highly as regards the points I promised. So Nick's
currently sitting first one hundred and sixty seven. Mitch Evans
is one hundred and fifty five, so one and two
(07:46):
Wordline or Verlin is one hundred and fifty five as well.
Along with Mitch, and then you go back to DaCosta,
who's one hundred and thirty four. The significance of that
is that you get twenty five for a win, top
ten places all score points twenty five, eighteen, fifteen, twelve
to ten, et cetera, down to one point for coming tenth.
So in theory, there are six, maybe seven the top
six maybe seven have a chance of winning it all
(08:07):
this weekend, so it's all to play for. But Nick Cassidy,
for obvious reasons, goes in as favorite, and we wish
them well. For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen
live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
Formula He season wraps up this week in London, or
weekend at least in London like Indy, as we've been
enjoying the last couple of days. Dixon, McLaughlin, Armstrong, New
Zealand magnificently represented in the Formula in. Nick Cassidy and
Mitch Evans are currently one and two, So a good
weekend in the title is ours basically anyway. Nick Cassidy
is with us from his home in Monica.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Morning to you, Good morning to you.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
How you feel me not at all? Great pleasure. How
are you feeling heading into this weekend?
Speaker 2 (00:26):
I'm looking forward to it. It's the second year for
me going into the final weekend with a chance and
really a motorsport that's what you can ask for. So
I'm pretty pretty pumped.
Speaker 1 (00:39):
And Portland take us through it because you could have
done it. It didn't happen. Does that sit heavily on
your shoulders or not?
Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh look, it's never never nice, you know. It's one
of those weekends walk away and go fire out. Did
that really happen? But sometimes that's part of the game,
and it's made my life probably a bit more difficult
than it needs to be going into London, but the
job aheads still still the same job, and I think
we can still get it done.
Speaker 1 (01:08):
Take us through the season for those who don't follow formularee.
You've got your partner, your team and all that sort
of stuff. How's the season gone for you? Obviously? Well,
but take us to it in a bit more detail.
Speaker 2 (01:19):
Yeah, it's my first year joining j U TCS Racing
major manufacturer with inform Marie, so it's been a pretty
big deal for me. And the season has been been
really really good. You know, we've had a fair bit
of success where we're leaving the championship now until last
race and you know, it's it's nice until this point,
but obviously i'd like to be seeing the same thing
(01:42):
in a week's time.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
What's the title mean to you?
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Uh, well a lot as well. We all what we
all dream for and naim for, but look what happens
is whatever happens happens, right, So that's motor sport and
we'll give it up best shot, but there's there's there's
more things in life as well if it doesn't.
Speaker 1 (02:06):
And of course your your your teammate is sort of
up the top there with you. What what are the
riding instructions going into the final weekend. When it comes
to you know, getting tough on the corners and racing
and all of that, I guess.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Just just fair hard racing man, to be honest, It's
it's been that way certainly the last couple of races
and probably gonna got to continue. But but that's part
of the game.
Speaker 1 (02:33):
Do we we get excited here obviously excuse me about
New Zealand success, but but does the rest of the world.
I mean, the fact that we've got two kiwi's right
up there in formula, you've got Scottie mac and Dixon
and Armstrong, and the Indies and the States, you've got
Liam testing in F one and RB twenty of gods,
I mean, what what a great story for a tiny
country is Is the world cognizant of that?
Speaker 2 (02:56):
To be honest, To be honest, it's unbelievable, right, I
mean in the and where we're aware of it. A
lot of interviews that mentioned myself do infill Marie and
in the media talking about that, So everyone's aware and
it's it's super damn cool for a small country like
house exactly.
Speaker 1 (03:15):
You following Scotty mack over the weekend.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
I'm watching the watching the IndyCar race right now and
they're both they're both at the front, which is mega
to see.
Speaker 1 (03:25):
Listen, before I forget Nick, you're associated, we should explain
this with red Bull and red Bull have got Liam
of course, And I mean, so when you're looking at Lean,
what's it like waiting, you know, for a drive or
maybe not having a drive, or maybe there's politics, maybe
there's an agenda. What's it like being in that situation?
Speaker 2 (03:42):
I've never reready been in that situation myself, I must say,
But yeah, watching, watching with interest for him, I guess
like the rest of us, hoping that that he is
in a seat soon he obviously deserves to be. And
when when that happens, and hopefully that happens, I'm sure
you're to a mega job. So looking forward to them
(04:04):
being in full time and showing what you can do
on a more permanent basis.
Speaker 1 (04:08):
A red bill of good operation as far as you're concerned, you.
Speaker 2 (04:14):
Can't doubt them, right with all the success that they've
had as a brand's firstly and then secondly as a
race team, is pretty dim impressive.
Speaker 1 (04:23):
As far as Formula Ease concerned. Nick talk me through
the evolution of it, because I mean, when you think
about I would have said it was six or seven
years old, and it's actually coming up to ten years old.
How have the cars evolved, the technology, the driver ability
and all of that.
Speaker 2 (04:39):
To be honest, Mike, I'm still quite new. I mean
I'm four years and now up coming into my four season. Yeah,
it's crazy to think that it is ten years old
for a sport. Though ten years is quite a short time,
it is quite a young, young sport. Still, the cars
(05:00):
have changed massively across that time. You know, the powers
basically doubled, the regeneration, the links of the races. We're
going to use one car now, which I think is
much better from a viewing perspective a racing format. But
the future, to be honest, the next couple of years
(05:22):
is going to be going to be quite exciting. Next
year is full will drive on your full power mode.
Three years time, you've got better tires, better aerodynamics, and
like over a thousand horspar basically coming. So I think, yeah,
the cars, you know, in a few years time will
be quite impressive from a speed point of view, and
(05:43):
I hope that that translates to being able to be
able to see that when watching on TV, etc.
Speaker 1 (05:50):
So you're still arguing that the curve in terms of
technology is exponential. In other words, each year brings something
dramatic and new and improved.
Speaker 2 (06:01):
Yeah, I mean, I'm still I'm still a full on
motorsport lover, you know, like I watch full Line, I
watch watch Indy Car as a car, any any motorsport
I can. But obviously being part of pom Marie can
can see that that development coming and that's quite exciting
as well, and especially I think from a just a
(06:22):
the purest performance point of view, to be to be
that quick and knowing that that's around the corner, I
think it's quite exciting.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Hey, did you get Auto Sport named you the eighth
best driver of twenty twenty three year?
Speaker 2 (06:34):
Up with that was that was pretty cool. Obviously you
want the you want the World Championship next to your name, right,
and we'll close last year. So let's see, let's see
what happens next weekend.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
And what about the weather in London. I'm told there's
a heat wave coming and obviously you're having a very
warm summer in your particular part of the world at
the moment. Does any of that make any difference at
all or not?
Speaker 2 (06:57):
That's the first I must say, that's the first bit
of weather information I've had. I've just assumed UK London
we're going to have everything. So let's see passes.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Apparently it's apparently it's going to be high twenties. So listen.
All we can do is wish you all the very
best for the weekend. Hope it goes well. It's obviously
been a wonderful season, and we continue to follow you
with a great deal of interest on this side of
the world. But the very very best to block.
Speaker 2 (07:21):
Thanks very much, so much appreciated.
Speaker 1 (07:23):
All right, we'll talk to Nick Cassidy out of Monaca
for us this morning. By the way, the text has
just said, Mike, there are four keys in the top twenty.
There are two different rankings. I'll run you through the
rankings in just a couple of moments, because we're featured
extremely highly as regards the points I promised. So Nick's
currently sitting first one hundred and sixty seven. Mitch Evans
is one hundred and fifty five, so one and two
(07:46):
Wordline or Verlin is one hundred and fifty five as well.
Along with Mitch, and then you go back to DaCosta,
who's one hundred and thirty four. The significance of that
is that you get twenty five for a win, top
ten places all score points twenty five, eighteen, fifteen, twelve
to ten, et cetera, down to one point for coming tenth.
So in theory, there are six, maybe seven the top
six maybe seven have a chance of winning it all
(08:07):
this weekend, so it's all to play for. But Nick Cassidy,
for obvious reasons, goes in as favorite, and we wish
them well. For more from The Mic Asking Breakfast, listen
live to news talks that'd be from six am weekdays,
or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio
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