Dan Ticktum after Jakarta win: “People forgot I used to be quite handy on F1 ladder back in the day”

The Jakarta trip was a highly successful one for Dan Ticktum, who finally clinched his first Formula E win. The Cupra Kiro driver managed to take victory after starting from fifth on the grid.

He went on to celebrate his maiden Jakarta E-Prix win with a champagne bath on the podium. Speaking to the media after the race, Ticktum indicated he was very much in the mood to add more podiums to his list.

Dan Ticktum speaks up after first career win

Sharing his feelings after the win at the Jakarta E-Prix, Dan Ticktum said, “I think that is the most joyous part of all this – obviously I’m thrilled that I’ve won a race. I've been in Formula E nearly four years now, but the whole time I’ve known this is what I can do.

Now I’ve got a good car and I’m doing it. I’m very, very happy. I think a lot of people forgot I used to be quite handy on the F1 ladder back in the day, and now I’m just going to start proving it again.

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Praising his team, Cupra Kiro, Ticktum added, “The guys are pretty remarkable – in six, seven months, the rate of improvement we’ve had over this season is incredible. We started in quite a not-great place, and I was a little bit underwhelmed at the beginning of the season, but we chipped away.

Since Miami, it’s been quite a steep upward trajectory, so I’m very, very proud of them. I’ve been with them since day one here, and to deliver that is very special for them – and a great feeling for me.

”Ticktum was part of the Red Bull Junior Team from 2017 to 2019. He was also a development driver at the Williams Driver Academy from 2020 to 2021, though his time there was often marked by controversy.

How Dan Ticktum clinched his win at Jakarta E-Prix

After starting from fifth on the grid, Ticktum navigated a late Safety Car and two Full Course Yellows, having smartly made it past polesitter and net leader at the time, Jake Dennis, through the second round of Attack Mode activations on Lap 29.Also Read: Jakarta E-Prix 2025 results: Dan Ticktum registers first Formula E career win, Edoardo Mortara and Nico Mueller join him on podiumFrom there, Ticktum had Edoardo Mortara’s Mahindra to fend off over the final four racing laps in a sprint finish. Mortara ended up second on the podium. This marks Ticktum’s first win in 60 Formula E starts and Cupra Kiro’s first victory since Moscow in Season 1, courtesy of Nelson Piquet Jr. It also makes it six different winners in the last six races.