Satirical look into the crystal ball: This is guaranteed (not) to happen in electric motorsport in 2025

As we do every January, we take a satirical look into the proverbial crystal ball to predict what is most likely to happen - or not - in electric motorsport in 2025. Chaos breaks out in Formula E, Extreme H communicates again and a risky bet ends up backfiring...

Attention, satire! The following content may be based on real events, but is all fictitious and deliberately exaggerated in its continuation.

The year 2025 has begun, and Formula E is once again travelling to its beloved Mexico. However, the reinvigorated Attack Mode means that the race is different to previous years. Because it is almost impossible to overtake on the narrow circuit, the drivers have to go all out in all-wheel drive. This results in numerous accidents. In the end, only eight cars cross the finish line. As usual, Porsche takes their one-two victory in Mexico, while Lucas di Grassi secures the first podium for Lola.

The race premieres in Jeddah and Miami are pure chaos. For the first time since Gen1, Formula E is carrying out pit stops. However, during fast charging, the drivers fall so far behind that huge gaps form on the track, just like in Formula 1 - something that has never happened before in Formula E!

In order to treat its two drivers equally, Jaguar brings Nick Cassidy and Mitch Evans into the pits at the same time, but only has one charger. Evans has to wait more than half a minute for Cassidy and will later lose the world championship title as a result of this fauxpas.

In addition to the pit stops, the familiar slipstream battles are finally back on those two wide circuits - in addition to the wild Attack Mode. In all the confusion, the TV graphics fail first, then the entire timekeeping system. Race director Scot Elkins has to re-establish the order from memory and awards McLaren a 1-2 victory. Porsche lodges an official protest. Nintendo legend Shigeru Miyamoto announces his visit for the races in Tokyo to get inspiration for the new Mario Kart.

A royal sign for equality

In May 2025, Extreme H publishes information on the 2024 Extreme E race calendar for the first time since the "adaption". The season will now be cancelled after all. The next press release will go out in October: The FIA Extreme H World Cup is currently still working on the 2025 race calendar and will issue updates in due course. The background to this is that no team has officially registered yet.

When still nobody wants to take part in December, the series puts King Charles behind the wheel of the prototype and has him do burnouts in front of Buckingham Palace. Due to equality reasons, an important core value of Extreme H, Charles has to put on a wig with long blonde curls. Finally new social media content that performs well!

The rest of the Formula E season is a reflection of the first races. On the tight and twisty circuits in Tokyo and London, fewer than ten cars finish all four races, while fast-charging armageddon reigns in Shanghai, Jakarta and Berlin. Only Monaco is really well received!

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds declares the Monaco E-Prix a triple header for 2026 and bets with Max Verstappen that his three races will attract more fans to the grandstands in total than Formula 1 in one race. This time it's about Formula E's exclusive rights to all-electric race cars. In a video call, Verstappen - completely unscripted! - enthusiastically agrees.

Drama in London - first on the track, then at headquarters

Ahead of the Formula E season finale in London, Porsche is touting how well Pascal Wehrlein can handle a lot of pressure. A mechanic misinterprets team principal Florian Modlinger's statement and increases the tyre pressure on the number 1 car shortly before the start of the race. Wehrlein wins because he can actually handle any kind of pressure well, but is disqualified.

Cassidy also narrowly misses out on the title because he crashes into the wall through his own fault, is subsequently wiped out by Sebastien Buemi and then his fast-charging cable has a loose connection. Well, you can't always be lucky. Taylor Barnard sensationally becomes the youngest Formula E champion because he always drove half a lap behind the field as a precaution and was the only driver to finish all 16 races. McLaren is ecstatic.

The year ends with bad news for Formula E. Prince Albert of Monaco finds the Dodds idea with the triple header audacious and downgrades the E-Prix to a single race as a punishment. Verstappen wins his bet, and Formula E loses its "E-xclusivity".

Liberty - now the owner of every racing series in the world - rubs its hands in glee and announces that it will simply use the promising Gen4 cars in Formula 1 and take the overdue step towards emobility. Jeff Dodds is sacked, while his staff at the London headquarters reluctantly focus on the W-Series for 2026.