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Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Miami Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’26.870 1’26.643 (-0.227s) 1’26.204 (-0.439s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’26.955 1’26.499 (-0.456s) 1’26.269 (-0.230s) 3 Andrea Kimi…

For the Franco-American DS Penske team, represented by Jean-Eric Vergne and Maximilian Gunther, the opening day at one of motorsport’s most famous venues was rich in emotion, packed with learning — and full of promise for what’s to come. Monaco: double the ambition Since joining the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar in 2015, Monaco has stood out as the…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Jack Sargeant, Martin Stanley, three4three, skodarap, Vickyy and F1_Barbie! On this day in motorsport 79 today: John Watson Born today in 1928: Wolfgang von Trips, who died in 1961 while racing Ferrari team mate Phil Hill for the world championship at Monza, in a crash which also…

Oliver Rowland claimed his third victory of the 2024/25 Formula E campaign around the iconic streets of Monaco, managing a strategy masterclass from himself and Nissan after starting second. Although on paper it might have looked a somewhat easy conversion, the reality was a little more complex with some questionable moves from Taylor Barnard (McLaren) ahead, a very different Attack Mode…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 3, 2025, 07:38 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — Lewis Hamilton said his Ferrari car is in need of upgrades at the coming races after he struggled to 12th place in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton finished third in Saturday’s sprint race in Miami after…

Alexander Albon has lost his fourth place finish in the Miami sprint race after a penalty for failing to slow sufficiently during the Safety Car period. The stewards found Albon lapped above the minimum time specified during the Safety Car period for three consecutive sectors. They gave him a five-second time penalty but did not consider the breach serious enough…

A host of Hollywood stars and sports celebrities flocked to the grandstands on Saturday to witness the iconic Monaco E-Prix Round 6. Among the most prominent names in attendance were Idris Elba, Tom Felton, David Harewood, and tennis star Alexander Zverev. As Nissan’s Oliver Rowland stole the show by claiming the winner’s trophy, a star-studded audience looked on as drivers…

MIAMI — Lando Norris won a chaotic sprint race in Miami ahead of McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Norris emerged in front of his teammate after a fortuitous safety car timed right as he left the pits after swapping his intermediate wet tires for slicks. That meant Piastri, who had led since muscling Andrea Kimi Antonelli out…

Max Verstappen’s former course record at the Miami International Circuit was beaten by not one but six drivers during qualifying for today’s sprint race. However one driver who failed to get close to it was Verstappen’s latest team mate, Yuki Tsunoda. He initially impressed with his performance compared to Verstappen when he replaced his previous team mate, Liam Lawson, at…

Formula E championship leader Oliver Rowland executed another strategic masterclass to win the first race of Formula E’s Monaco double-header weekend. Rowland had a sore hand after a shunt in the final part of qualifying, complained of a “strange noise” from the car on the way to the grid and had a gearbox warning during the race, but shrugged all…

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has expressed doubt teams will be able to achieve the lower minimum weight limit set by the FIA for the 2026 Formula 1 season. The limit is set to fall next year following over 15 years of increases which have pushed it from 605 kilograms to 800kg. The FIA originally announced next year’s limit…

Nothing seems more unpredictable than a Formula E race. On the first day of the Monaco double-header—Round 6 on Saturday—Dan Ticktum of Cupra Kiro topped both the first and second free practice sessions. This is an encouraging achievement for the 25-year-old driver, who is still chasing his first win in Formula E.Dan Ticktum gets a big boost during Monaco E-Prix…

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Jaguar TCS Racing’s Mitch Evans has lamented the forthcoming departure of team principal James Barclay, saying he is a “great friend” and a “great leader”, as the team looks to reinvigorate its season at this weekend’s Formula E Monaco E-Prix. Barclay has been involved with the British marque’s involvement in FE from Season 3, when Evans was one of its…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has taken provisional pole position for the Miami Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’27.858 1’27.384 (-0.474s) 1’26.482 (-0.902s) 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’27.951 1’27.354 (-0.597s) 1’26.527 (-0.827s) 3 Lando Norris McLaren 1’27.890 1’27.109 (-0.781s)…

Formula E docuseries, Formula E: Driver, is now available on Prime Video in 38 territories. The four-part series is produced by Astronaut Films and provides a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of four Formula E drivers —António Félix da Costa from TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team; Mitch Evans from Jaguar TCS Racing; Jake Dennis from Andretti Formula E; and…

Andrea Kimi Antonelli is wary of his chances of converting his first pole position into victory in the Miami sprint race. All six races so far this year have been won from pole position, with the exception of the last round, where pole-winner Max Verstappen incurred a five-second time penalty which dropped him behind Oscar Piastri. The only previous sprint…

Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds and championship co-founder Alberto Longo have revealed several details in regard to the 2025/26 calendar. The all-electric series will submit its provisional schedule for next season in 19 days, with it to then be approved by the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council. As already known following the signing of a new contract, London’s Excel Centre…

MIAMI — Mercedes wunderkind rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli beat the McLaren drivers to pole position for the sprint race in Miami and in doing so became the youngest pole sitter in any Formula 1 format. Antonelli, 18, beat championship leader Oscar Piastri by 0.045 seconds to top a competitive F1 session for the first time in his young career. Antonelli…