Motorsport gives up varying anecdotes about 'mates' racing together. Whether it be Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorn in the 1950s, Jody Scheckter and Gilles Villeneuve in the late 70s or even Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz at McLaren in more recent times, there have been some contented and mutually beneficial 'buddy' partnerships.

That’s the good side. The bad can get pretty bad. Witness Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, or the aforementioned Villeneuve and the bitter climax of his rivalry with Didier Pironi. Cold shoulders, recriminations and dour expressions are not unknown.

But Formula E now has its own intriguing friends reunited story as Nick Cassidy joins long-time buddy Mitch Evans at Jaguar TCS Racing. The pair have known each other since they were kids and shared a team once before in the Toyota single-seater series in their native New Zealand back in 2011.

The pair have much in common with both their respective fathers, Owen Evans and Cassidy’s old man Peter, having competed nationally in their youth. Indeed, the similarities include the fact that the pair are the same age with Evans being just 56 days older than his new team-mate.

Talking to The Race in his first interview as a Jaguar TCS Racing driver Cassidy reckons that heading into the 2024 season, the prospects of any volatility that might test their friendship have already had a decent crash test.

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