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Sebastien Buemi will likely become the longest serving driver in Formula E after it was revealed he has extended his role at Envision Racing on a “multi-year deal” today. The 2015-16 champion, who is tied for the most wins in Formula E (14, with Mitch Evans), has weathered the storm of a poor 2024 by showcasing a renewed aptitude for…

It’s now over a decade since the FIA introduced its penalty points system designed to punish consistently poor driving standards from drivers racing in the Formula 1 world championship. By giving drivers points on their superlicences for being judged as responsible for committing rules infractions, the system was brought in to act as a deterrent for careless and dangerous driving…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Could this Formula 1 driver find himself in an Indy 500 seat? His boss could make it happen (Indy Star) ”We just talked about it,’ Bottas said when asked about running the Indy 500. ‘It’s definitely on my bucket list.” Colton Herta dodges questions on rumoured move to…

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur has said he and Lewis Hamilton “stupidly” underestimated the scale of the challenge he faced when he joined. The hype around Hamilton’s blockbuster move to Ferrari has soured this year, with the seven-time world champion yet to score a podium for the team. During a difficult Hungarian Grand Prix, a downbeat Hamilton suggested Ferrari “probably need…

Porsche will change its Formula E line-up for the first time in three seasons, and for only the third time ever, ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. News that Antonio Felix da Costa will not continue into a fourth campaign with the team was revealed by The Race on Tuesday and is expected to be officially communicated next month. That ends…

The first race on the 2026 F1 calendar is over six months away but we already know one of the 22 drivers on the grid will have a penalty. Cadillac’s announcement yesterday that Valtteri Bottas will return to drive for them means he will serve a penalty which was issued during his final race. Driving for Sauber at the time,…

Few could have predicted Oliver Rowland’s sensational rise to title glory when he voluntarily decided to drop off the grid back in 2023. Skip forward to 2025, and he’s now clinched the Formula E title with two rounds to spare. Rowland admits that his decision to step away from Mahindra mid-season was a “huge risk”. But it was also a…

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Cadillac have announced their two drivers for their entry into Formula 1 in 2026. F1’s newest team has hired the highly experienced duo of Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, both of whom left F1 at the end of last season. Perez, who like Bottas will be 36 years old when the 2026 season commences, has been absent from this year’s…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 26, 2025, 11:56 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 After being named as one of Cadillac’s two drivers for 2026, Sergio Pérez said he “couldn’t afford” to let his Formula 1 career end with his sacking from Red Bull last year. The 35-year-old was announced as half of Cadillac’s driver lineup,…

The disappearances of Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez from the Formula 1 grid at the end of last season undoubtedly caused much disappointment among their fanbases. Not least because each represented nations with a strong motorsport heritage – Finland and Mexico – which were left without a driver on the grid. Today’s confirmation the pair will return with new F1…

Cadillac has confirmed Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas will form its driver lineup for its Formula 1 debut season in 2026. As reported by ESPN last week, Cadillac has opted for the two best free agents available, with a combined 527 race starts and 16 race wins between them. Tuesday’s announcement video included a voice over from actor Keanu Reeves…

Antonio Felix da Costa is set to move on from Porsche before the new Formula E season as one of the series’ longest running sagas finally ends. The 2019-20 champion has scored six E-Prix wins with Porsche, which he joined in 2023, but also had a fractious relationship with the team that began to develop at the end of that…

After some welcome and well-earned rest, the Formula 1 teams have switched the lights back on in their factories and swapped their swimwear for teamwear as the summer break comes to an end. As with the previous two seasons, the first destination after the end of the summer shutdown is – somewhat ironically – the beachside circuit of Zandvoort in…

McLaren tightened their grip on the 2025 championship as the summer break approached. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished first and second in each of the last four grands prix. The constructors’ trophy is surely heading to the massive cabinet at the McLaren Technology Centre. But at least their drivers’ title fight still has plenty of life left in it….

Red Bull is targeting IndyCar champion Alex Palou to join its Formula 1 team in 2026, according to a report in the USA. The Indianapolis Star claims Red Bull wants to lure Palou away from the series to join Max Verstappen next year. Such a move would leave Verstappen’s current team mate Yuki Tsunoda without a drive. Palou has been…

The Formula 1 championship resumes this weekend with Zandvoort’s penultimate race. The series will not return to the track after next year’s Dutch Grand Prix. F1 is bringing F1 Academy along as a support event this weekend. Meanwhile the IndyCar championship concludes on the oval at Nashville. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Dutch Grand Prix…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Oscar: ‘The pressure is only going to increase from here’ (McLaren) ‘So yes, I think I’ve handled it well, but I haven’t concentrated on it much. The pressure is only going to increase from here. When we get to the latter part of the year, that is when…

Aug 24, 2025, 04:47 AM ET Cadillac’s incoming Formula 1 team is set to join the grid with Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas as drivers, sources have told ESPN. Cadillac, which will become F1’s 11th team in 2026, has opted for the most experienced free agents available. Mexican driver Pérez and Finnish driver Bottas have a combined 16 race wins…