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On this day in 2006 Felipe Massa scored his first Formula 1 victory for Ferrari at Istanbul Park in Turkey. However team mate Michael Schumacher lost vital ground in his championship fight with Fernando Alonso, who beat him to second place. Afterwards the race organisers copped a hefty fine for a podium ceremony violation. The Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali…

The FIA has confirmed the results of its second analysis of Formula 1 engine performance under its Additional Development Upgrade Opportunity regulations. The sport’s governing body has decided not to allow any further development opportunities beyond those announced following its first analysis. The first analysis followed the Canadian Grand Prix and the second concluded following the Hungarian Grand Prix at…

Nissan become the fourth team to confirm their driver line-up for the upcoming Formula E campaign, with Oliver Rowland and Zane Maloney joining forces for the first year of the Gen4 era in 2027. Maloney replaces the departing Norman Nato, who drove for Nissan in three of the last four completed campaigns. Rowland will continue to stay on at the…

The Dutch Grand Prix became a Max Verstappen stronghold when it returned to the calendar six years ago. The Red Bull driver won each of the first three grands prix at his home track. However the final three editions of the race were all won by McLaren. Lando Norris claimed back-to-back wins either side of the summer break. This was…

© Alberto Vimercati / DPPI Having competed in two Formula E seasons with Lola, Zane Maloney will join Nissan for the next season, the first of the GEN4. The Barbados native will team up with Season 11 world champion Oliver Rowland at Nissan, a team that will approach the new generation of Formula E with high ambitions. For Zane Maloney,…

Zane Maloney joins Nissan Zane Maloney once watched Oliver Rowland from afar as the British driver built his career and won races. Now, the young Barbadian will line up alongside the Formula E World Champion as his teammate at Nissan, filling in Norman Nato’s seat, who left Formula E after a disappointing season. Maloney will join Rowland at the Japanese…

Porsche’s GEN3 99X Electric is moving from the Formula E track to the virtual streets of Need for Speed Mobile. Starting August 21, players in China will be able to drive the Porsche GEN3 99X Electric in the popular mobile racing game. The move comes after the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship recently launched in another major Chinese mobile…

Zane Maloney has pulled off a surprising move in the world of electric racing. The young Barbadian driver is swapping Lola for Nissan in Formula E’s 2026 Gen4 season. This switch could reshape the grid dynamics and offers a fresh outlook on Nissan’s strategy for the upcoming racing season. Zane Maloney’s switch to Nissan, leaving Lola after two challenging seasons,…

A Jaguar race car sends 97 percent of its battery power straight to the wheels. A typical gasoline engine barely clears 30 percent. That gap isn’t just a stat for the Formula E paddock. It’s headed straight for the Type 01. Earlier this year, the Prince of Wales visited Jaguar and Jaguar’s TCS Racing team to look at the production…

Sebastien Buemi says this month’s London E-Prix may not end up being his final race in Formula E, leaving the door open to a comeback in the future. Earlier this month, Envision announced that 2015-16 champion Buemi will step down from his seat at the end of the season, bringing his 12-year stint in the all-electric championship to a conclusion….

The 32-year-old New Zealander has achieved the most victories in the racing series – 16 – and brings his experience from 10 years in the series to the new German manufacturer team. Together with rookie Théo Pourchaire, Evans forms what Opel GSE view as a driver mix of top driver and young talent, underpinning the team’s ambitions to compete at…

Opel has announced that 16-time race winner Mitch Evans will spearhead its entry into Formula E in the 2026-27 season. The Kiwi joins the German manufacturer after spending a full decade at Jaguar’s factory team, where he claimed the all-time wins record but fell short of winning the championship on several occasions. He will join 2023 Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire,…

Pascal Wehrlein wins the Formula E title. The 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship was full of excitement and drama. The season saw 11 different winners across 17 rounds. From big comeback wins and first-time winners to an exciting title battle that went down to the wire and kept fans on the edge of their seats, the season had…

One of the most famous and consequential debuts in grand prix history came to a disappointingly early end 35 years ago today. Michael Schumacher had already electrified the Formula 1 paddock at Spa-Francorchamps by putting Bertrand Gachot’s Jordan seventh on the grid. Unfortunately his clutch died as he pulled away from the grid, ending his race on the first lap….

Formula E is confident that Jeddah will host the opening round of the Gen4 era in December as planned, despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The war involving the US, Israel and Iran has disrupted supply chains, driven up oil prices and complicated international travel, with all international motorsport championships affected by the situation in various ways. Formula…

The FIA has condemned abuse targeted at its stewards following the Dutch Grand Prix. Although the governing body did not specify what the abuse related to, it received several hateful and abusive comments in relation to penalties issued to Franco Colapinto for failing to respond correctly to yellow flags. Two other drivers, Arvid Lindblad, and Liam Lawson, received the same…

Mitch Evans will be swapping Jaguar colours for the first time in his Formula E career, joining the newly-formed Opel Formula E team ahead of the upcoming Gen4 era. The New Zealander has been associated with the Big Cat all through his career, having commenced his time in Formula E when the team came into the championship back in Season…

Pictures from the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free George Russell, Mercedes, Zandvoort, 2026 Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes, Zandvoort, 2026 George Russell, Mercedes, Zandvoort, 2026 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Zandvoort, 2026 ZANDVOORT, NETHERLANDS – AUGUST 23: Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR26 Honda and Oliver Bearman…

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