How Dennis navigated Formula E finale chaos to be crowned champion at home

By:

Stefan Mackley

Jul 31, 2023, 12:58 PM

The London Formula E finale was more dramatic than anyone could have expected, with title fighters in jeopardy, team-mates tripping over each other, multiple red flags – and British rain halting a race held partly indoors! But through the bedlam, Jake Dennis held his nerve to become world champion

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If Formula E wanted a blockbuster film made about the championship in a similar fashion to what is taking place with Formula 1, it would not have to look beyond the season-ending London E-Prix double-header for the perfect narrative. Championship protagonists starting together on the front row, the favourite of which was racing in front of his home crowd, while the other would dramatically collide with his team-mate.

Add in an outsider for the championship taking victory to put the destination of the title on a knife-edge, sprinkle in a few red flags to heighten the drama before the home hero proves triumphant and you have the perfect script. In fact, the only thing missing was that all this took place during the penultimate round of the season rather than the very last race.

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A proud Yorkshireman, Stefan Mackley is Autosport's National Deputy Editor. Having graduated from the University of Central Lancashire with a degree in sports journalism he spent nearly four years working on local newspapers in Wiltshire - during which time he became an NQJ-qualified journalist and cut his teeth covering club racing at Castle Combe in his spare time.

Making the jump into motorsport journalism full-time, he joined the national desk for both Autosport magazine and Motorsport News in 2017 before becoming National Deputy Editor for the former in 2020.

His passion for motorsport stems from watching Formula 1 as a child with his father and is matched only by his love for Star Wars.

A better journalist than racing driver, he has so far competed in the Citroen C1 24 Hours and 116 Trophy with hopes of racing more machinery in 2021 and beyond.