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The merry-go-round of Jake Dennis’ partners at the Andretti Formula E team looks as though it will continue for a sixth consecutive season. But who will hop on this time – and will it prove to be a more permanent ride? Current team-mate Nico Mueller was generally a disappointment in 2025. The errors were many and the results were few,…

Jake Dennis and Andretti have reiterated their commitment to each other after a period of time in which the 2023 Formula E champion was courted by other teams on the grid.  Dennis has a contract with Andretti which stretches to at least the summer of 2026 which will be a crossover point of the Gen3 and Gen4 rules sets of…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Harry Palmer, Sue and Isaac! On this day in motorsport More celebrations for – Nico Hulkenberg he’s 38 today Born today in 1987: Nico Hulkenberg 50 years ago today Mark Donohue died following a crash in his Penske while practising at the Osterreichring. It led to a…

Aug 18, 2025, 11:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Meyer Shank Racing on Monday announced a contract extension for driver Marcus Armstrong that will see the New Zealander back in the No. 66 next season. Armstrong moved from Chip Ganassi Racing to MSR this season when the two teams formed a technical alliance. In his first year in the No. 66,…

Although they continue to provoke feelings of apathy for a large portion of Formula 1’s hardcore fanbase, sprint races have now become deeply ensconced as a sporting element of the modern world championship. Sprint races were brought in after Liberty Media assumed ownership of F1’s commercial rights holder FOM – and Liberty are evidently keen on the format. Formula 1…

Aug 16, 2025, 11:22 PM ET RICHMOND, Va. — Austin Dillon left no doubt this time that he will make the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with his second consecutive victory at Richmond Raceway. A year after his championship eligibility was revoked for wrecking two drivers on the final lap, Dillon grabbed a playoff berth Saturday night with a clean run…

McLaren will offer three of its racing cars across multiple series to the highest bidder during a unique auction ahead of this year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. McLaren currently compete in both F1 and IndyCar and will enter into the World Endurance Championship’s hypercar class from the 2027 season with an as-yet-unnamed LMDh car. The team are celebrating their return…

Former Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemelo recently made headlines when he joined McLaren as a corporate director – a move that would have seemed unfathomable years ago. But what was going on here when he shared a warm greeting with former Ferrari colleague and current McLaren F1 team principal Andrea Stella? Can you come up with the best caption for…

Joel Eriksson is being considered for a shock return to Formula E after recent talks with the Envision team made him an unlikely favourite to replace Robin Frijns.  Eriksson, who drove for the Dragon Racing team in 2021 and then made two appearances for Envision at Berlin in May 2024, has been the official Jaguar reserve and development driver for…

Techex is collaborating with Google Cloud to deliver secure, low-latency transport of live video feeds from race circuits to global production partners. Techex has deployed a new cloud-based media production environment for Formula E, supporting the championship’s global live event coverage and media operations. The new production environment was designed to meet Formula E’s need for a scalable, flexible and secure…

Double DTM champion Gary Paffet has joined an expanded Cupra Kiro Formula E team in a newly created role of racing director. The Race can reveal that former McLaren Formula E team manager Paffett started his new role last Monday, and will work closely with team principal Alex Hui and chief operating officer/deputy team principal Russell O’Hagan. Paffett had been…

As Robin Frijns looks to be out of Formula E following his departure from Envision, a huge grid shake-up is unfolding for the championship ahead of the 2025-26 season. McLaren’s exit from Formula E was unsurprisingly a big catalyst in this, guaranteeing at least two full-time drivers from last season would be out of a drive as only 10 teams remained. In…

Robin Frijns will not continue with Envision Racing and is unlikely to stay on the Formula E grid for the 2025-26 season. The Race understands that Frijns was told by Envision earlier this month that he will not be retained for a third campaign in what was his second spell with the squad. The two-time race winner is not expected…

What does it take to race at 280 km/h — in near silence, powered by cutting-edge electric technology, and cheered on by tens of thousands in the world’s most iconic cities? That’s the world of Formula E — the all-electric motorsport championship that’s redefining speed, sustainability, and storytelling. Now new and old fans can step into the high-pressure, high-stakes lives…

The cloud-based environment aims to streamline delivery of secure live video feeds from race circuits to partners across the globe Aiming to meet Formula E’s requirements for a scalable, secure and flexible cloud infrastructure, live broadcast software and solutions provider Techex has collaborated with Google Cloud to deliver low-latency live video feeds to the championship’s production partners around the world….

Formula 1‘s summer break always coincides with the question that can dominate the middle portion of the year: who is going where? Traditionally the August break is when the “silly season,” which might otherwise be known as a transfer window or free agency in other sports, shifts into high gear. Unlike those other sports, however, there is no defined time…

Hugh Barter dropped out of the junior single-seater spotlight after vacating his Campos Formula 3 seat during the 2023 season. Following a surprise appearance in Indian F4 last year, he now competes in the Ultimate Cup European Series’ Hoosier Formula Cup and serves as the Lola Yamaha Abt Formula E Team’s simulator driver. Feeder Series caught up with the Australian-Japanese…

Oliver Rowland has revealed the unique reason why he may waive the right to carry the coveted #1 on his car as defending Formula E champion next season. The Nissan driver stormed to his first title in the all-electric championship, securing the title at the penultimate weekend in Berlin. Rowland’s excellent and consistent performances saw him clinch the crown with…

One of Formula E’s standout stars, Taylor Barnard, isn’t formally guaranteed a place on next year’s grid. But over the course of the next few weeks his future will become much clearer and he is expected to line-up at DS Penske with Maximilian Guenther. The Race revealed as McLaren’s situation worsened that Barnard – who was a stunning fourth in…