The winners and losers from Formula E’s Shanghai showdown
Formula E experienced a mixed weekend in Shanghai, with a variety of weather conditions, podium finishers and strategies across both days of the double-header. Here are your winners and losers from the championship’s time in China. Race winner Maximilian Guenther, DS Penske, Jean-Eric Vergne, DS Penske Photo by: DPPI History was made during the first race of the double-header, as…
Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri holds off Lando Norris to win as Max Verstappen loses his cool | Motorsport
BARCELONA, Spain — Oscar Piastri beat Lando Norris to victory at the Spanish Grand Prix as Max Verstappen appeared to intentionally drive into George Russell in the closing stages. Piastri’s faultless drive out in front helped him extend the title lead over Norris to 10 points and reclaim the momentum after his teammate’s Monaco Grand Prix victory seven days earlier….
“I got crashed into – that’s how Max goes racing”, says Russell · RaceFans | Motorsport
George Russell said Max Verstappen’s collision with him in the closing stages of today’s race was an example of “how Max goes racing.” Verstappen collided with Russell after slowing to let the Mercedes driver catch him at turn five late in the race. Red Bull had instructed Verstappen to let Russell by following an earlier incident between the pair at…
Antonio Felix Da Costa counting positives as he finishes third at Shanghai E-Prix: “It was all about bringing the podium home” | Formula – E News
Image credit: Antonio Felix Da Costa/Instagram Antonio Felix Da Costa, who won the last Formula E race in Shanghai, made sure he didn’t go home empty-handed this time. The TAG Heuer Porsche driver was pleased to finish third on the podium at the Shanghai E-Prix and also expressed happiness for winner Nick Cassidy of Jaguar TCS Racing. Da Costa wasn’t…
DS Penske racks up points in Shanghai
The history books will remember that on the same weekend, PSG won its first Champions League football title, while DS Penske scored its first double in the Formula E world championship. It was a victory meticulously crafted by Max Gunther, but also a brilliantly smart race by Jean-Eric Vergne, resulting in an unprecedented victory for the Franco-American team. But just…
Fractious, point-less race effectively ends Porsche’s title defence
At Shanghai on Saturday Porsche failed to score a point in a Formula E race for the first time since Misano last April, leaving its reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein even further behind runaway points leader Oliver Rowland. But perhaps more damaging might be the recriminations between its drivers after a confused race that brought radio irritation between Antonio Felix da…
How Guenther played it to perfection
It might have appeared like a simple pole position to Shanghai victory conversion for Maximilian Guenther today, but the real story shows a story of anything but simple. In a race packed with intense energy saving, brave battles and a variety of pit boost strategies, DS Penske emerged the winner with its first-ever Formula E 1-2 result. For Guenther, who…
Sainz delayed by Colapinto, Mercedes’ race pace concern and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Saturday in Spain (Williams) Carlos Sainz Jnr: ‘The delay in the pit lane due to an issue of the Alpine meant I was out of position for my second push in Q1 and had to overtake five or six cars during my lap. With such a tight field,…
First 1-2 a long time coming for DS Penske
DS Penske has been a constant presence in Formula E. Through various guises, it’s been there since Season 1, but it wasn’t until the first race of the Shanghai E-Prix that it achieved a one-two finish. Not only was it the team’s first such sweep of the top places, but it was the first for an American team in Formula…
Spanish Grand Prix: Lance Stroll withdraws with hand, wrist pain | Motorsport
Lance Stroll has withdrawn from the Spanish Grand Prix due to pain in his hand and wrist. An Aston Martin statement on Saturday evening, several hours after he had qualified 14th, confirmed Stroll would not take part in Sunday’s race. Aston said the pain has been lingering for a month and a half and is related to the broken wrist…
F1 pictures: 2025 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying day | Motorsport
Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Lando Norris, McLaren, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Max…
Shanghai E-Prix exclusive: DS Penske supremo says first Formula E 1-2 ‘a day we will remember’
DS Penske Deputy Team Principal Phil Charles has described the team’s first-ever 1-2 finish in Formula E “a race day we will remember” after Max Guenther led Jean-Eric Vergne home in the Shanghai E-Prix. The German took his second win of the season, with team-mate Vergne snatching third and then second places off Dan Ticktum and Taylor Barnard to secure…
Nico Rosberg on Lando Norris ‘mistakes’: Spanish GP pole lost ‘in the head’ | Motorsport
May 31, 2025, 11:56 AM ET Former world champion Nico Rosberg has said that Lando Norris lost a crucial pole position to Oscar Piastri at the Spanish Grand Prix because his teammate holds a mental edge over him. Norris was ahead of Piastri after the first runs in Q3 on Saturday but made a number of small errors on the…
F1 grid: 2025 Spanish Grand Prix | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Spanish Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’12.551 1’11.998 (-0.553s) 1’11.546 (-0.452s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’12.799 1’12.056 (-0.743s) 1’11.755 (-0.301s) 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’12.798…
Formula E changes Shanghai E-Prix schedule due to heavy rain forecast
Formula E will see a change to its planned Shanghai E-Prix schedule on Sunday, as heavy rain poses a threat to the running of the second race of the weekend. In Saturday’s race, the first round of its double-header weekend in China, Maximilian Guenther secured his second victory for DS Penske in an action-packed race at the Shanghai International Circuit,…
Penske drives to maiden one-two at FE Shanghai E-Prix
Team DS Penske dominated the first round of the 2025 Formula E Shanghai E-Prix at Shanghai International Circuit on Saturday, with Maximilian Günther and Jean-Eric Vergne sealing the top and second positions on the podium. It was the first time for Penske to take home a one-two finish, pocketing a total of 46 points. Ti Gong The 2025 Formula E…
No Hamilton-Rosberg scenes at McLaren says Piastri, and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Piastri says relationship with Norris unaffected by title battle (The Independent) ‘We are both very different people (to Hamilton and Rosberg). If you look at Nico, he was towards the end of his career. Maybe there are certain emotions that take over and there is more at stake?’…
F1 pictures: 2025 Spanish Grand Prix practice | Motorsport
Pictures from practice for the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix at Circuit de Catalunya. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Lando Norris, McLaren, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Oliver Bearman, Haas, Circuit de Catalunya, 2025 Andrea…
Spanish GP: Oscar Piastri finishes Friday on top from George Russell | Motorsport
May 30, 2025, 12:29 PM ET Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri kept McLaren on top in second Spanish Grand Prix practice on Friday after teammate and title rival Lando Norris set the pace in the opening session. The Australian lapped the Circuit de Catalunya with a quickest time of 1:12.760 after Norris, winner in Monaco last Sunday, set a…
Shanghai E-Prix FP1 Results: Last season’s winner Antonio Felix Da Costa tops again, Nyck de Vries finishes second | Formula – E News
Antonio Felix Da Costa seems all set to register another win in Shanghai. The Tag Heuer Porsche driver, who clinched one of the Season 10 double-header races, topped the first free practice session at the Shanghai International Circuit on Friday. Impressively, he clocked a time four seconds faster than last season’s best. Mahindra Racing’s Nick De Vries secured the second…