Story byMotorsport photoEd HardySun, January 11, 2026 at 5:41 PM UTC·4 min readDan Ticktum has launched an explosive rant at the level of racing and stewarding currently in Formula E, claiming it is “like rental kart hacks” after a disappointing start to the campaign. The Kiro driver has failed to score a point in the 2025/26 season, despite starting from the front row at the Sao Paulo opener, where he suffered a puncture having been hit by the Mahindra of Nyck de Vries and later retired. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOn Saturday in Mexico Ticktum was hit by Antonio Felix da Costa, who had also just collided with Maximilian Gunther while defending from Nick Cassidy at Turn 5. Stewards opted against giving any penalties because it was “the result of several unfortunate elements” and the initial contact between da Costa and eventual winner Cassidy was “too minor”. Read Also: Formula E Mexico: Nick Cassidy masterclass gives Citroen its first win The Briton therefore strongly disagreed with the decision, adding it was a similar scenario in Brazil which was headlined by various stoppages, including a late red flag. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“I’ve been trying to not hit my head against a wall,” said Ticktum, who also had an incident with da Costa prior to the lap 25 clash, on social media. “In my previous story I said another idiot could hit me and that’s exactly what happened. Dan Ticktum, CUPRA KIRO Porsche 99X Electric WCG3Dan Ticktum, CUPRA KIRO Porsche 99X Electric WCG3"I was running P5 or P6 at the time after a good opening few laps, got hit, lost three places - that driver didn’t receive a penalty. I don’t understand how you can be in a world championship when someone just crashes into the back of you and they don’t get a penalty. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“The safety car came out for another incident and then couple laps later there was another incident down in Turn 5 and I was just a victim of it.
