When teammates forget the golden rule in Formula E

We all know motorsport's golden rule is 'don't hit your teammate'. However, when navigating tight street circuits or trying to maintain your energy management, incidents can happen. Across 12 seasons and three generations of car, Formula E has seen its fair share of teammate tussles.

Having won the 2018/19 season opener in Diriyah, Antonio Felix da Costa arrived in Marrakesh and continued to look competitive. After passing for the lead early on, the Portuguese racer soon found his BMW i Andretti Motorsport teammate Alexander Sims fighting him for first place. In the race's closing stages, Sims made a move around the outside for first place but both drivers locked up and made contact, sending da Costa straight into the barriers and out of the race. Sims was able to continue and would go on to finish the race in fourth, but there's no denying the mistake cost the team a guaranteed one-two result.

During the 2022/23 season finale, Envision Racing teammates Nick Cassidy and Sebastien Buemi made contact in London after a 'misunderstanding' between the two ruined Cassidy's title hopes. After starting from pole position, Cassidy dropped back behind Buemi after his second ATTACK MODE and hoped his teammate would make it easy to pass for position. But, after defensive driving from Buemi, a tight circuit layout and Cassidy desperate to pass, a small tap resulted in a big outcome. Cassidy's wing touched the rear of Buemi's car, came loose and wedged under his Envision which dropped him to the back of the field - a heartbreaking end to his championship hopes.

After starting on pole position for the inaugural Hyderabad E-Prix in 2023, Mitch Evans was ready to convert his stellar qualifying performance into victory. At just under half distance, Evans was running in third but his race was truly ruined by his Jaguar TCS Racing teammate Sam Bird, who approached the circuit's hairpin too quickly and ploughed into the side of Evans. Both were sent into a spin, partially blocking the ATTACK MODE activation loops, and Bird was handed a grid drop and penalty points by the FIA for the following race. A disaster for the usually so polished Jaguar squad!

For the second time in the 2022/23 season, Sam Bird made contact with his Jaguar teammate Mitch Evans - this time at the 2023 Jakarta E-Prix. The two drivers were running in eighth and ninth, with three laps remaining of the Indonesian event, when Bird misjudged his braking into Turn 1 and subsequently hit the rear of Evans' car whilst running with ATTACK MODE. Evans was wiped into the barriers and was forced to retire on the spot. Bird limped through the wreckage to cross the line in 21st, but the blunder lost crucial points for Jaguar TCS Racing. Beyond the pit wall fury, it proved a devastating blow to Evans' World Championship campaign, while a crestfallen Bird was left facing intense scrutiny.

Last season Porsche teammates Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Müller clashed during the opening race of the 2026 Monaco E-Prix double-header. Despite both launching cleanly from inside the top six, their afternoons unraveled on Lap 13 when Müller rear-ended his teammate in midfield traffic. The contact forced Wehrlein into the pits for an unscheduled tyre change, dropping him to the rear of the field where he ultimately crossed the line in last place, one lap down.