What’s the best way to run an F1 team? · RaceFans | Motorsport
Should Formula 1 teams field the best two drivers available to them and let them fight it out? Or hire a star and build the team around their uncompromised pursuit of the drivers’ title? As there are two championships to win in Formula 1, teams have conflicting objectives. Employing two ultra-competitive drivers may maximise the team’s points-scoring potential in the…
Carlos Sainz’s Dutch GP penalty rescinded after Williams appeal | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonSep 13, 2025, 09:24 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The stewards of the Dutch Grand Prix have rescinded a penalty issued to Carlos Sainz in Zandvoort two weeks ago after the Spaniard’s Williams team were successful in pursuing a right of review. Williams submitted new camera angles of the incident with…
The sweet taste of victory · RaceFans | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri, Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar had to face the world’s media as usual after celebrating their success at the Dutch Grand Prix. But the routine appearance before a room of journalists came with an unexpected sweetener – quite literally, as first-time podium finisher Hadjar provided a bag of sweets. Can you come up with the best caption for…
Citroën Racing to join Formula E from 2026; replace Maserati entry
French automotive giant Citroën will join the electric racing scene from 2026, taking over the entry run by fellow Stellantis marque Maserati MSG. Serial winners in rallying and touring cars, this will be the brand’s first foray into single-seater electric racing. The team’s drivers are expected to be announced in due course. Citroën will join Formula E in 2026, replacing…
Citroën returns to motorsport, joins Formula E for 2025/26 season
Auto Desk 12 September 2025, 09:06 PM IST This marks Citroën’s first foray into open-wheel and electric motorsport since leaving the World Rally Championship in 2019 French automotive giant Citroën has announced that it will join Formula E with Citroën Racing | Photo: Citroën Citroën officially announced its return to world championship racing by joining the ABB FIA Formula E World…
NHRA star Brittany Force to retire after season to start family | Motorsport
Sep 12, 2025, 11:06 AM ET Not long after Brittany Force went 343.51 mph in the fastest run in NHRA history, the two-time Top Fuel world champion announced Friday that she is retiring at the end of the season to focus on starting a family. Force, the second of four drag racing daughters of 16-time champion John Force, married Bobby…
Citroën Racing to join Formula E
The Citroën brand name will return to global motorsport later this year following the announcement that it will join the Formula E grid for the 2025-26 season. The French firm is set to replace fellow Stellantis brand Maserati at the Monaco-based MSG team, ending a long-running saga over the future of the Italian nameplate in the championship. It will join…
Everything you need to know as Citroen arrives in Formula E
Citroen has finally confirmed its joining Formula E today as it replaces Stellantis sibling brand Maserati at the MSG team. Although its line-up is yet to be announced, as reported by The Race last month, Citroen will race with a bona fide superteam as Nick Cassidy and Jean-Eric Vergne will be in the hot seats come the Sao Paulo E-Prix…
Piastri rules out ruthless title approach, backs McLaren success | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonSep 12, 2025, 03:26 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Oscar Piastri has ruled out taking a more ruthless approach to this year’s title fight if it comes at the risk of jeopardising his long-term success with McLaren. Piastri is engaged in a tense battle with teammate Lando Norris for this year’s…
Hamilton seeking final tenths as he closes gap to Leclerc · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton would have started the Italian Grand Prix immediately behind his team mate Charles Leclerc. But his penalty from the Dutch Grand Prix one week earlier left him five places further back. He made amends soon after the start, working his way up to sixth place. Further progress proved difficult, however. Ferrari delayed his final pit stop in the…
Australian government thwarted over GP, Ferrari engineering duo join Audi and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Opposition parties slam brakes on proposed grand prix change (The Age) ‘A source with knowledge of the contract said F1 had pushed for an expanded race period to increase their control over access to the park and images broadcast from the circuit to extract more money from sponsors….
Jamie Chadwick: Motorsport is evolving to offer opportunities for women | Motorsport
Sep 11, 2025, 05:54 AM ET Jamie Chadwick is confident the evolution of a pathway for women into motorsport will continue to help provide access to more opportunities, both on and off the track. Former three-time W-Series champion Chadwick is set to return to action in the UK this weekend when the European Le Mans Series heads to Silverstone for…
McLaren can clinch F1’s earliest title win since 1988 with as little as fifth place · RaceFans | Motorsport
After last year’s constructors’ championship fight went down to the final round, the 2025 contest has been a disappointment. The season was only a few races old when people stopped asking whether McLaren would repeat their 2024 triumph and started wondering just how early they might take the title. As long ago as May, McLaren looked set to clinch the…
Shaky or secure? The future of Formula E’s grid
Beyond the often brash, committed public relations spin, 2025 has been a difficult year for Formula E, and for several reasons. At the tip of a warhead that has slowly hurtled towards it has been the health of its grid. Brittle, shaky and volatile are all adjectives that can be used to summarise the stability of its future line-up. Each…
How did Verstappen know about Norris’ slow stop in Italy? Red Bull told him · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen let it be known how unimpressed he was with McLaren’s management of their drivers during the Italian Grand Prix. McLaren pitted drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in the reverse of their usual sequence at Monza, bringing the lead driver in second. They told both drivers they would preserve the running order, but were caught out by a…
Congress faces tough questions over quid pro quo allegations against BRS in Formula-E row
Congress’ attempt to target BRS in the Formula-E case has backfired, with electoral bond purchases revealing potential quid pro quo concerns for the party itself. Critics argue if bonds indicate corruption for BRS, the same scrutiny applies to Congress and BJP Published Date – 10 September 2025, 10:53 PM Hyderabad: By attempting to corner BRS working president KT…
Formula-E race: ACB seeks to prosecute KTR
Telangana’s Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Tuesday submitted its report in the Formula E race case to the state government and sought sanction to prosecute former minister and BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao, senior IAS officer Arvind Kumar and others. After nine months of probe into the alleged irregularities in hosting the Formula E race in Hyderabad during the…
KTR dares Revanth Reddy on Formula-E row, calls it bogus case
BRS working president KT Rama Rao has called the ACB’s Formula‑E case against him “bogus,” insisting all Rs. 46 crore released for the event was properly transferred to the designated account. In a bold retort, he challenged Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to a live televised debate and lie‑detector test to let the public decide who is truthful. Updated On – 9…
Formula-E Case: ACB submits report to government
The Telangana ACB has submitted its investigation report on the Formula-E race case after a nine-month probe. The report, given to the Chief Secretary, may lead to a chargesheet with the Governor’s nod. KTR and Arvind Kumar were repeatedly questioned Published Date – 9 September 2025, 08:04 PM Hyderabad: After nearly a nine-month-long investigation, the Telangana Anti-Corruption…
Renault committed to F1 with Alpine for “long term”, and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links François Provost, le Directeur General de Renault, s’exprime a notre micro sur l’avenir d’Alpine en F1 (Canal Plus) Renault CEO Francois Provost: ‘I’m very happy to be here today. Indeed, the main purpose of my visit is to reaffirm that we are staying in Formula 1. We’re staying…