How Jake Dennis’ struggles turned him into a Formula E frontrunner

Having emerged as one of Formula E’s strongest drivers in his one-and-a-half seasons in the championship, Jake Dennis cemented his place in the series with a breakout maiden season. But it's not always been smooth sailing for the Briton

Jake Boxall-Legge May 10, 2022, 9:35 AM

If Joe Lycett was ever to invite Jake Dennis onto an episode of Channel 4's Travel Man, the viewers would be privy to an anxious ride through a world of travel-based nightmares involving numerous delays, luggage mishaps and missed train stops.

Those misfortunes have earned Dennis a proxy following through the "Jake Dennis Struggles" social media accounts – where his trials and tribulations are laid bare. Those struggles also extend to forgotten drive-through coffees and misuse of household appliances – where, on one occasion, Dennis slathered the insides of his dishwasher with washing-up liquid and ended up with an impromptu student union-grade foam party in his kitchen.

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Author Jake Boxall-Legge

Jake Boxall-Legge Autosport’s Technical Editor. Having studied Automotive Engineering with Motorsport at the University of Hertfordshire, West Country-born Jake's original ambition was to design racing cars. During a year between studies in which he accidentally rekindled a love of writing, he took up a Master's in Motorsport Engineering at Oxford Brookes. Halfway through his master's year, he was offered a place on the Autosport Academy, conducting occasional freelance duties before becoming the press officer for Formula 2 and GP3 in 2018. Autosport offered him a return to the fold later that year to serve as its Technical Editor. His voice appears on a number of videos and podcasts, and can often be found writing about terrible Formula 1 cars in excruciating detail. In his spare time, Jake enjoys baking and blames his failure to make it past the Great British Bake-Off interviews on his tenuous grasp on choux pastry. His dream is to open a brunch cafe - and his willingness to make outrageous puns in inappropriate situations has earned him the contempt of his colleagues.