Motorsport

Making the most of the break between the Monaco double header and the upcoming Tokyo double header next weekend, Nissan has launched a nostalgic new car racing video game that’s sure to delight fans. The retro-inspired arcade-style game, titled NISMO Electric Racer (Tokyo), was developed in collaboration with Japanese illustrator Kentaro Yoshida and is available to play for free online—no…

Image credit: Maximilian Gunther/Instagram The Tokyo E-Prix is around the corner, and Formula E drivers are already looking to leave the Monaco hangover behind. Maximilian Gunther, who won the last Tokyo race as part of Maserati MSG Racing, has already secured one victory this season with DS Penske—in Jeddah—and will be aiming to continue his winning streak. Maximilian Gunther’s performance…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to 130r and Sushant008! On this day in motorsport 25 today: Yuki Tsunoda Born on this day in 2000: Yuki Tsunoda Born today in 1965: Future Ferrari team principal and now Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali 50 years ago today Niki Lauda won the Monaco Grand Prix for…

Carlos Sainz Jnr wasn’t the happiest driver at the end of the Miami Grand Prix last weekend but at least he saw the chequered flag in the points. He also got to wave one himself the week before as he inspected the site of Madrid’s new track which will appear on the 2026 F1 calendar. Can you come up with…

Image credit: Oliver Rowlan/Instagram Oliver Rowland, after clinching pole position at the Monaco E-Prix, has joined an elite group of drivers with the most pole positions in Formula E. The Nissan driver is now tied with Mitch Evans for third place, each having secured 9 pole positions. But who holds the record for the most poles in Formula E history?…

As a venue, Silverstone may not have the scenic appeal of woodland Spa or parkland Monza, but the former airfield played a uniquely important role in Formula 1 history. Later this month it will mark the 75th anniversary of the first ever world championship race. The track has changed immensely since then, though not so much in the 12 years…

Image credit: Nick Cassidy/Instagram It’s not just Envision Racing driver Sebastien Buemi who made a massive comeback at the Monaco E-Prix Round 7, clinching a win after a long wait. Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing also made his way to the podium after his last appearance in the Formula E World Championship Season 9. He secured the third spot…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Julian Castaldi! On this day in motorsport Nico Rosberg closed within 20 points of team mate Lewis Hamilton by winning in Spain today in 2015 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

Oliver Rowland doesn’t feel like he’s gone from hunter to hunted despite his prime position in the Formula E standings. The Nissan driver is in the thick of the championship fight for the second year in a row, but while last year was a story of Porsche vs Jaguar with Rowland finding his way up there in spite of having…

Motorsport isn’t lacking when it comes to cameras. Formula E — the racing series where all 11 teams and 22 drivers throw fully electric cars around iconic tracks and street circuits at speeds of 200 miles per hour — outfits each racecar with nine onboard cameras, providing different views from the nose to the tail of the car. But for…

Commercial and digital brands, as well as automotive ones, are interested in buying the outgoing McLaren Formula E team, Motorsport Week can exclusively reveal. The McLaren brand will be withdrawing from FE at the end of the current campaign, amid its decision to prioritise its resources for its upcoming Hypercar project. As the team is a customer – of Nissan…

Oliver Oakes’ resignation as team principal of F1 team Alpine this week came several days after UK police charged his brother with transferring criminal property. Metropolitan Police said William Oakes, 31, was charged last Friday after being stopped the day before in the Silverstone Park area “in possession of a large amount of cash.” Police said he was remanded in…

Image credit: Taylor Barnard/Instagram NEOM McLaren driver Taylor Barnard was the first to taste success in Monaco, winning pole in Round 6 qualifying of the double-header. The youngest Formula E driver couldn’t convert that success into a strong race result, but the 19-year-old still has plenty to be proud of. He has since shared a series of Instagram posts celebrating…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Is the risk that Mercedes took with Antonelli paying off? (BBC) Frederic Vasseur: ‘Everybody will have a new front wing in Barcelona. By definition and by regulation. I think it will be perhaps a reset of the performance of everybody.’ Revealed: Oliver Oakes resigned days after brother arrested…

Envision Racing’s Sebastien Buemi conveyed his unhappiness at Formula E’s continuing calendar clashes with the World Endurance Championship after taking victory in the Monaco E-Prix. The Swiss driver stormed to a dominant display in the wet on Sunday’s Race 2 in the principality, his first FE win in over five years. It was also the British team’s first win in…

Williams team principal James Vowles explained the confusion which prompted Carlos Sainz Jnr’s critical radio messages after the Miami Grand Prix. Sainz believed his team mate Alexander Albon overtook him when he had been ordered not to during the race. Albon went on to finish fifth, Sainz ninth. “You told me he’s been told,” Sainz said to race engineer Gaetan…

In the fast-paced realm of motorsport, where fortunes can change in the blink of an eye, resilience shines through. Nyck de Vries, a name that resonates with determination, has recently illustrated just that. After a nearly three-year hiatus from the podium, he has made a spectacular comeback in Formula E. The Circuit de Monaco witnessed an exhilarating display as de…

Kyle Larson, left, is one of countless NASCAR drivers who wear cooling shirts to keep their temperatures under control in the baking cockpit of a stock car. Hendrick Motorsports It started as a bit of a mystery: how did the cooling shirt end up in NASCAR? Some drivers didn’t know. Others assumed it had to be Hendrick Motorsports — or, more…

Formula E’s first-ever double-header in the principality brought rain, controversy, paddock rumour and continuing contention about calendar clashes. Motorsport Week was on the ground in Monaco with all the big topics. Believe it or not, FE is now at approximately the half-way point in Season 11, with Nissan’s Oliver Rowland threatening to open-up a significant gap as the Japanese marque…