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Formula 1 is set to break the course record for the Baku City Circuit if conditions remain favourable. However the changing weather forecast means that cannot be taken for granted. Teams’ 2024 performance in context Baku’s combination of long straights, slow corners and a low-grip surface tends to suit some cars much more than others. Last year Ferrari and Williams…

BAKU, Azerbaijan – Williams driver Carlos Sainz said it’s time Formula 1 embraced a permanent race stewards to stop the growing noise about inconsistent and unclear decisions over wheel-to-wheel racing. Sainz was talking on the topic after his Williams team successfully got part of his Dutch Grand Prix penalty overturned by successfully submitting new evidence to the governing FIA to…

Championship leader Oscar Piastri has been given a reprimand after the stewards ruled he failed to slow sufficiently for yellow flags during the practice. They found Piastri did not reduce his speed enough when yellow flags were displayed at turn one due to Pierre Gasly running wide at the corner. However as Piastri was only briefly within an area covered…

TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E team has confirmed that Antonio Felix da Costa will leave the Stuttgart squad after three seasons. The Portuguese’s place within the German marque‘s ranks has been the subject of longstanding speculation, which has rumbled across the previous two campaigns. Da Costa joined the team ahead of Season 9, and took one of the greatest wins…

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Porsche has confirmed that Antonio Felix da Costa will leave its Formula E team after three seasons as team-mate to Pascal Wehrlein.  As predicted by The Race in August, da Costa’s stint with the reigning teams’ champion is finally over after a protracted period of negotiation ended last month. It was a kind of mediation that tried – but failed…

Portuguese racer António Félix da Costa has officially parted ways with the German manufacturer ahead of the upcoming Formula E campaign. This brings to an end a fractious relationship between team and driver after three seasons in the Gen3 era. da Costa caps off three seasons at the German outfit | Credit: Alastair Staley/LAT Images The Season 6 champion made…

Oliver Bearman says Formula 1’s racing guidelines created a “harsh scenario” after the stewards penalised him for a collision in the Italian Grand Prix. The Haas driver is at risk of triggering an automatic race ban after moving onto a total of 10 penalty points for his collision with Carlos Sainz Jnr at Monza. The collision occured as Sainz overtook…

Sep 18, 2025, 10:22 AM ET David Malukas, the runner-up at this year’s Indianapolis 500, will join Team Penske to take over the No. 12 car previously driven by Will Power. Team Penske announced Thursday that it had signed Malukas to a multiyear contract, completing a transition that had been increasingly expected since the 23-year-old joined the Penske-affiliated A.J. Foyt…

Formula 1 moves along to Baku for round 17 — the eighth race in Azerbaijan’s capital city. Championship leader Oscar Piastri won here last year, but it’s Charles Leclerc who is the qualifying king of the castle circuit, with four previous pole positions. However, he has not yet converted it into a race victory. Plus, can McLaren wrap up the…

Formula E is primed to make several adjustments to its sporting structure for the 2025-26 season, with a change in the use of attack mode in races that involve Pit Boost stops central among them. The Race can reveal that such moves are being considered by the FIA in consultation with teams and the promoters to reduce the attack mode…

When Williams announced they had asked for a review of the penalty Carlos Sainz Jnr received in the Dutch Grand Prix, their chances did not look good. Only three such cases had succeeded out of the 13 brought before the stewards over the previous six seasons. None of these had been brought by Williams. But Sainz knew first-hand how difficult…

Nick Cassidy will join Citroen from Jaguar. Image: Alastair Staley/LAT Images Cassidy was recently announced as part of Peugeot’s Hypercar line-up and will move from Jaguar to join Citroen in Formula E. He will be joined by two-time Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne from DS Penske, who will also form part of Peugeot’s Hypercar line-up. Citroen and Peugeot are both…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links La rocambolesca causa detrás de la rotura de suspensión de Alonso (AS – Spanish) ‘After the factory analysis, there are now conclusions: the AMR25 was hit by gravel on the first lap, affecting several areas of the car, and wear during the race eventually affected the front-right suspension…

Kiwi driver Nick Cassidy has been confirmed as one of the star signings for Citroën Racing as the French marque prepares to make its long-awaited debut in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The 2025/26 campaign will see Cassidy line up alongside double champion Jean-Éric Vergne in what promises to be one of the most exciting new team entries…

Laurence EdmondsonSep 16, 2025, 07:08 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The start time of the Canadian Grand Prix has been pushed back to 4 p.m. local, 9 p.m. (BST) in an attempt to avoid a clash with the Indianapolis 500, which will take place on the same day. The Canadian Grand Prix…

Citroën have signed a star driver line-up for Season 12 of Formula E in 2026, bringing onboard two illustrious names in Nick Cassidy and Jean-Éric Vergne for the upcoming Formula E campaign. Vergne joins forces with Cassidy at Citroen from 2026 | Credit: Julien Delfosse/DPPI The New Zealander is entering his sixth season in the all-electric world championship and will…

Formula 1 has confirmed which six rounds of the world championship will host sprint events next year, including three venues which have not previously hosted them. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Canada, Zandvoort in the Netherlands and the Singapore street circuit will play host to sprint events for the first time. F1 previously announced its plan to stage a sprint…

McLaren head to Azerbaijan with a chance to clinch the constructors’ championship. But they are also under scrutiny after their contentious decision to deploy team orders at Monza. They could face tougher competition again this weekend. Max Verstappen was unstoppable at the last round and Charles Leclerc has an unparalleled ability to conjure up a pole position lap at this…