Maserati MSG Racing ready to take on Mexico City

Maserati MSG Racing are due to start 2025 with a fiesta as Jake Hughes and Stoffel Vandoorne take to the Autodromo Hermanos Rodríguez for the second round of ABB Formula E’s Season 11.

The opening round São Paulo that occurred in December left the team with a first view of how they stacked up against the competition. An early departure from the race for Jake left it all to Stoffel to start the year with some points, finishing P10 after post-race penalties were applied.

There were a lot of take aways and learnings from Brazil that Maserati MSG Racing hope to put into action this weekend.

In Their Words

Jake Hughes, Driver, Maserati MSG Racing
“The second round of the season is here and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s always a pleasure to race in front of the Mexican crowdwith one of the best events and atmospheres of the year. Coming off the back of a disappointing first round, a lot of that was out of our control so I think we go into Mexico still with a positive mentality. From what we managed to do pre-season, knowing that if we do the same thing again, then we should be on for a better result than São Paulo.”

Stoffel Vandoorne, Driver, Maserati MSG Racing
“Mexico is going to be a completely different challenge compared with São Paulo. The tracks are basically the opposite; whilstSão Paulo was long straights, very hard braking zones and straight-line braking zones, Mexico is all about combined corners. It’s a completely different philosophy and I think that’s going to bring some challenges for everyone to understand. Like São Paulo, Mexico is a race where qualifying will be really important, so we’ll obviously try and put a lot of focus on that and qualify at the front. Overtaking is going to be harder than São Paulo, but there will still be action, especially with the Attack Mode being so powerful this year. I’m excited to get going. The team were quite strong last year [in Mexico City] and had a good result so hopefully that’s something we can repeat this year. One point in São Paulo, hopefully a few more can come in Mexico.”

Cyril Blais, Team Principal, Maserati MSG Racing

“We’ve put in a lot of work since the season opener in São Paulo and, whilst it’s fair to say that we didn’t have the start to the season that we wanted, we’re doing everything we can to make sure that we are as prepared as possible for Mexico this weekend. It’s a tricky track, highly technical with less overtaking opportunities than São Paulo, so qualifying well will be crucial. As always, the careful management of tyre degradation will be key to success during the race and we’re working hard on our strategy to maximise our opportunities. It’s not all about out right straight-linespeed; last time out we saw what a different impact Attack Mode is having with the Gen 3 Evo from a strategic perspective so there are plenty of chances for us to capitalise on our performance during the race.”

Maria Conti, Head of Maserati Corse
“The Mexico E-Prix is traditionally when the season really kicks into high gear. After the first race in São Paulo, all teams were introduced to the new features and upgrades of the GEN 3 Evo. It was a crucial test and now we're ready to dive back into the Formula E Championship, which increasingly showcases Maserati’s growing commitment to motorsport and its iconic racing DNA. Formula E is not just about Maserati’s dedication to electric cars, it is also a testing ground for bringing track innovations to the road as we look to the future. We're excited to hit the track in Mexico City, one of the fastest circuits of the year, and to push our Tipo Folgore single-seater to its limits.”

Maserati MSG Racing
Maserati MSG Racing is one of the founding teams of the FIA Formula E World Championship and in December 2013, became the first manufacturer to join motorsport’s premier fully-electric category. As one of only a handful of constant participants since the series’ inaugural 2014/15 season, MSG Racing has moved from strength to strength and tasted vice World Championship success in 2021 before completing its most successful season to date in 2022, finishing the campaign as the vice World Teams’ Champions.

Led by Team Principal, Cyril Blais, the Monégasque marque is at the forefront of sustainability, EDI, technical innovation, and excellence. For further information, visit our website. For media hub access and rights-free content, please register here.

Maserati MSG Racing Media Contact:
Liz Brooks – Communications Director
lbrooks@monacosports.com
Tel. +44 7887 846177

Maserati S.p.A.
Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars, immediately recognisable for their extraordinary personality. Thanks to their style, technology, and innately exclusive character, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and have always been a benchmark for the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance and safety, currently available in more than 70 markets internationally.

The Maserati line-up includes the Grecale, the “everyday exceptional” SUV, the GranTurismo, the iconic Italian grand tourer, and the GranCabrio, the Trident’s new convertible; all models characterised by the use of the highest quality materials and outstanding technical solutions. A range equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains – available for Grecale – and V6 petrol, with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident brand. The top of the range is made up of the MC20 super sports car and the MC20 Cielo spyder, powered by the ground-breaking 100% Maserati Nettuno V6 engine, which incorporates F1-derived technologies into the power unit of a standard production car for the first time. The GranTurismo is available with both the high-performance V6 petrol engine, derived from the Nettuno, and a 100% electric version: the GranTurismo Folgore, the first car in the Modena-based brand’s history to adopt this solution. The full-electric range also currently includes the Grecale Folgore, Maserati’s first 100% electric SUV, and the GranCabrio Folgore. Finally, the House of the Trident's latest addition is the Maserati GT2 Stradale, the road-legal version of the GT2 that took Maserati back to the track in closed-wheel championships. The heart of the new super sports car is the V6 Nettuno engine, reaching 640 hp (471 kW) in the latter configuration. The GT2 Stradale is therefore the most powerful road-going Maserati with an internal combustion engine.

The mission at Maserati is to write the future of mobility in the luxury segment, focusing on its customers’ requests. That mission continues to this day, looking ahead to the future and taking Italian luxury all over the world, with Maserati forming part of the Stellantis “Dare Forward 2030” strategic plan.

Maserati Corse Media Contact:
Roberta Marchetti – Maserati Corse Communications Manager
roberta.marchetti@maserati.com

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