Dan Ticktum's combustible relationship with results and emotion has earned him a formal rebuke — from his own team. Cupra Kiro has handed the Briton a disciplinary warning following a fractious Monaco E-Prix, the second formal reprimand the Formula E squad has issued him this season.
Monaco should have been a high point. Ticktum took two pole positions on the streets where one-lap pace carries the most bragging rights, but he left the principality with just six points from the weekend after penalties in both races. According to The Race, which first reported the warning, it was not the on-track misfortune that forced Kiro's hand but Ticktum's radio outbursts and his conduct away from the car.
He left the circuit immediately after parking in parc ferme following Saturday's race, stopped briefly at the team's pit to change, was said to have "rearranged" his driver changing area, then departed — missing both his mandatory media commitments and the post-race team debrief. The team's review, part of a formal mid-season process, covered Madrid, Berlin and Monaco rather than the Monaco weekend alone.
It is the second time this year Ticktum's behaviour has triggered intervention. After January's Mexico City round, his comments led series chief Jeff Dodds to summon him for talks.
Kiro team principal Russell O'Hagan confirmed the latest step. "We have reviewed a number of topics with Dan openly since Monaco and are issuing a second formal reprimand of the season," he said. "We will be working together to adopt an improved approach, with more of what we need from him."
O'Hagan was careful to spread the responsibility. "We are incredibly quick over one lap in all sessions, but falling short of our potential in the races, where the points are awarded," he said. "There is just no room for imperfections at the sharp end with the type of racing we have in Formula E, so we have to review and potentially slightly redefine our approach, targets and metrics."
He also drew a line on conduct. "As a team, we expect everyone to uphold the standards of professionalism, respect and teamwork that are fundamental to how we operate," O'Hagan said, while accepting Kiro had "a number of occasions this season where we should have done better for him."
For all the friction, the team principal was unequivocal about Ticktum's value. "He is a hugely talented driver and a very important part of the team," O'Hagan said. "We trust that the process we are now in will deliver improvements from him on and off track, and we can have a very strong second half of the season together."
The Race's Sam Smith noted that benching or even replacing Ticktum is theoretically possible but unlikely in the short term — Kiro has no ready replacement beyond development driver Bianca Bustamante, with former McLaren racer Jake Hughes a potential call-up. Teammate Pepe Marti sits 11th in the standings, 12 points clear of Ticktum. As Smith put it, for the undisputed king of Monaco qualifying to be without a seat next season "seems an absurd prospect."
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