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Dec 11, 2025, 09:44 AM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has said Christian Horner had a “sense of entitlement” which ultimately cost him his job at Red Bull. Wolff and Horner, who was sacked by Red Bull after 20 years in June, had many high-profile spats off the track during their teams’ battles on it — most notably in 2021,…

Nico Rosberg has revealed how much he and Lewis Hamilton paid Mercedes for crashing into each other on the first lap of the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix. The 2016 world champion split the bill for the damage with his team mate following their collision at turn four of the Circuit de Catalunya. “I had a contract that I had to…

Pascal Wehrlein at Sao Paulo E-Prix (Image credit: Instagram) Formula E Season 12 started on a bittersweet note for Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein. In a proud moment, he secured pole position for the third season in a row but couldn’t benefit from it after being handed a three-place penalty. As a result, he finished fourth at the Sao Paulo E-Prix….

Christian Horner’s ousting from Red Bull after 20 years as team principal was the result of his “sense of entitlement”, says his former rival Toto Wolff. The Mercedes CEO locked horns with Horner on many occasions, notably in 2021 when their drivers Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen fought for the world championship. Wolff said the team “haven’t got over” the…

Jake Dennis wins Sao Paulo E-Prix (Image credit: Formula E) Jake Dennis won the pole and then the 2025 Google Cloud Sao Paulo E-Prix at the Anhembi Sambadrome Circuit on Saturday. The Andretti driver successfully held Season 11 champion Oliver Rowland to clinch his first victory of the season in Round 1. The win was special as he also broke…

Formula E, the world’s first all-electric motorsport, today announces a new partnership with international education charity Street Child to co-found the Climate Response Accelerator Fund — a rapid-response initiative to rebuild schools in Sierra Leone damaged by extreme storms linked to climate change. This partnership builds on existing support from Liberty Global, majority shareholder of Formula E and a long-standing…

Most drivers tried to get through the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a single pit stop but those who got onto fresh tyres near the end were able to make some progress. This meant that, in the midfield at least, the Yas Marina race was not quite the procession it usually is. However all eyes were on the championship fight…

Formula E backs new fund with Street Child (Image credit: Formula E) Formula E has been playing an active role in multiple initiatives to promote sustainability. It has now partnered with an international education charity named Street Child to establish the Climate Response Accelerator Fund, a rapid-response program to repair and rebuild schools in Sierra Leone that are often damaged…

The FIA will award more superlicence points to IndyCar drivers next year following claims it under-valued America’s top single-seater series. Last year’s IndyCar championship runner-up Colton Herta has moved to Formula 2 for next season in order to increase his chance of scoring the superlicence points he needs to qualify for a superlicence. Drivers must earn at least 40 superlicence…

Formula E Driver Season 2 Formula E is back with the new installment of the raw and wild docuseries Driver, which gives viewers the real picture behind race tracks and podiums. Formula E: Driver Season 2 offers a glimpse into the rivalry between the seemingly friendly Formula E drivers and the garage tensions that raise temperatures behind the camera. One…

Laurence EdmondsonDec 10, 2025, 07:18 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Newly-crowned Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris has backed Lewis Hamilton to return to form in 2026 after the seven-time world champion experienced a difficult first year as a Ferrari driver. Hamilton moved from Mercedes to Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season…

There was some pleasant irony in Jake Dennis winning the opening race of the 2025-26 Formula E season last Saturday and it won’t have been lost on either Andretti or its manufacturer supplier Porsche. The partnership between the two was born in 2022 and made a brilliant on-track start in January 2023 as Dennis took the first ever Gen3 win…

TERRIFYING scenes were seen in the Formula E season opener in Sao Paulo as a huge crash left debris strewn all over the track. British driver Jake Dennis won the race from pole but not before a scary incident which saw rookie Pepe Marti flip over in the middle of the air. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you!…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Formula E’s season opener in São Paulo brought it all — drama, excitement, ecstasy, relief and more in perfect measure. It marked the perfect way to kickstart Formula E Season 12. A race victory for Jake Dennis kicked off his Season 12 campaign. Credit: Pete Phillips – PhotographybyPhillips Jake Dennis For Jake…

The 2025 São Paulo E-Prix kicked off Season 12 with plenty of drama and on-track action. Pascal Wehrlein initially took pole, but a three-place grid penalty handed the top spot to Jake Dennis, who converted it into a strong race win. Kiwi drivers Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy both made their presence felt, with Evans battling through incidents to score…

Lando Norris repeated one thing more than anything else after winning his first world title: “I did it my way.” It’s true; there has never been a Formula 1 champion quite like him before. Norris clinched his maiden championship with a gutsy and well-measured drive to third in a tense Abu Dhabi finale, but it was an achievement built on…

A mixture of 2025-specification Formula 1 cars and ‘mule’ chassis intended to mimic the new rules for 2026 shared the track on the final day of testing. F1 teams divided their running between regular drivers in 2026 test hacks and young drivers in current cars. Five members of the latter group set the fastest times, headed by Jak Crawford for…

Taylor Barnard (Image credit: Instagram) Taylor Barnard made his DS Penske debut at the Sao Paulo E-Prix after a successful year with NEOM McLaren last season. Barnard has also graduated from being called the youngest Formula E driver, as a few younger rookies have joined this season. He has now shared a candid video in which he revealed some interesting…

Formula E Driver Season 2 The hit documentary series Formula E: Driver is back on Prime Video with its second season. The four-part series follows several storylines from Season 11, taking viewers behind the scenes of Oliver Rowland’s struggle to championship victory, Taylor Barnard’s journey as the youngest driver in Formula E, and more. The documentary was released a few…