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Image credit: Oliver Rowland/Instagram Oliver Rowland has finally shared his first post on Instagram after his double achievement at the Monaco double-header. The leader in the Formula E Driver Standings won the Round 6 race and secured second place on the podium in the Round 7 race. He also congratulated Sebastien Buemi of Envision Racing for winning Round 7 and…

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Laurence EdmondsonMay 7, 2025, 02:21 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz Sr. is considering running for FIA president in elections set to be held in Uzbekistan later this year. The father of Williams Formula 1 driver Carlos Sainz Jr. told Autosport “now is the right time” to…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 7, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 When Alpine announced Flavio Briatore’s return to its management last June, the team’s press release said the newly appointed executive advisor would “predominantly focus on top-level areas of the team.” Less than a year later, his presence is firmly stamped across all…

It’s a tired journalistic cliché to describe a piece of breaking news as “not a surprise.” But it is one that undoubtedly applies in the case of Franco Colapinto replacing Jack Doohan from the next round in Imola. Flavio Briatore, who returned to Formula 1 as a consultant to Alpine in the middle of last year, was long thought so…

Image credit: Nick Cassidy/Instagram Nick Cassidy was a relieved man as he stood on the third spot on the podium at the Monaco E-Prix Round 7 on Sunday. The Jaguar TCS Racing driver confessed he was actually “jumping up and down” on the inside as he reached the podium for the first time this season. However, it is his third…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 7, 2025, 03:05 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine has confirmed Franco Colapinto will replace Jack Doohan for the next five races, starting at Imola’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. On Wednesday, the French team announced it had taken the novel decision to “rotate” the driver in its second race seat…

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Formula 1 champions and leaders McLaren will attract more scrutiny and face more questions about their cars simply because they are so dominant, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner. McLaren have won five of six races this season and took a dominant one-two in Miami on Sunday, with championship leader Oscar Piastri ahead of teammate Lando Norris while George…

EA Sports has announced that it’s “pausing development plans on future rally titles” after having “reached the end of the road working on WRC.” The recently released Hard Chargers DLC for EA Sports WRC is the final piece of content for the game. Editor’s Picks An unspecified number of workers have also been laid off from Codemasters — the studio…

While Williams celebrated their best result of the season so far, their two drivers were in very different moods. Alexander Albon was positively jubilant about spending the entire race within sight of the podium. But Carlos Sainz Jnr was plainly unhappy that his team mate had passed him when he thought they had been told to hold position. After requesting…

Two riders have died following an 11-bike crash at a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park on Sunday. Owen Jenner, 21, and Shane Richardson, 29, sustained fatal injuries at the first corner of the opening lap in what organisers described as a “catastrophic accident,” while Tom Tunstall, 47, suffered significant injuries to his back and abdomen. Tunstall was taken…

Both McLaren drivers had to find their way past Max Verstappen during the Miami Grand Prix, which was never going to be straightforward for either of them. Lando Norris clashed with Verstappen at the start and accused his rival of risking a crash by forcing him off. Oscar Piastri was next to take up the cudgels and succeeded in prising…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Miami Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it: 10…

Formula E Formula E ran its first double-header weekend in Monaco over the weekend, and both races were extremely fun and exciting to watch, which is a welcome change from the last two decades of Formula One running a multi-billion dollar parade in the principality. With different strategies, rain-to-dry changing conditions, and…

Oscar Piastri won the Miami Grand Prix for McLaren. Pos. Driver 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 2 Lando Norris McLaren 3 George Russell Mercedes 4 Max Verstappen Red Bull 5 Alexander Albon Williams 6 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 9 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 10 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 11 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls…

Formula E is attempting to capture some of that sweet Drive to Survive vibe with a new Prime Video documentary, Formula E: Driver, which was launched to coincide with this week’s races in Monaco. Series follows 4 drivers from different teams through the 2023-24 season. The docuseries follows Evans (Jaguar TCS), António Félix da Costa (Tag Heuer Porsche), Jake Dennis…

Lando Norris encountered Max Verstappen’s uncompromising defensive style once again during the Miami Grand Prix. The McLaren driver came out ahead for once but it was a pyrrhic victory: the time it took Norris to pass the Red Bull cost him any chance of catching and passing his team mate, who won the race. On the face of it, there…

The end of a six-year victory drought and damp-but-drying conditions on Sunday suggested there was enough Monaco magic to go round for a Formula E double-header after all. Here’s Sam Smith’s pick of winners and losers: Winner: Oliver Rowland “I couldn’t ask for too much more from the weekend and I’m not sure there was too much I could have…