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Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship is coming to a close, with five races remaining on the calendar. The Jakarta E-Prix is a crucial race, and it’s hard to predict who may lift the trophy in Indonesia this year. The current season has already seen seven different race winners and fifteen drivers on the podium. Not…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links 2026 wet weather tyre testing ends at Fiorano (Pirelli) Motorsport director Mario Isola: ‘It’s never easy working on the development of rain tyres, because it’s hard to consistently replicate track conditions and temperature also plays an important part. That’s even more the case this year because the mule…

Sebastien Buemi and Stoffel Vandoorne’s combined winless streak in Formula E amounted to almost nine years until they both ended their droughts in recent weeks, in the Monaco and Tokyo rounds respectively.  But they weren’t the only past series champions enduring winless chapters. Another name still sticks boldly out: Vandoorne’s former DS Penske team-mate, Jean-Eric Vergne. His last win is…

Formula E is back in Jakarta after a gap of two years. Unlike last season, which was a doubleheader in 2023, this year the Ancol Beach street track is hosting a single header. The Jakarta E-Prix kickstarted on Friday with the first free practice race. The final race is scheduled for Saturday early evening and may probably be a wet…

Formula E’s 2023 world champion Jake Dennis has been chasing a second title with Team Andretti, racing on tracks across the globe in locations such as Jeddah, Miami, and Monaco. Now readying for action in Jakarta, the 6’ 2” driver managed to stay still long enough in order to talk training with M&F, revealing some of the challenges that taller…

Image credit: Maximilian Gunther/Instagram Maximilian Gunther seems to have picked up from where he left off in Jakarta. After winning the last Formula E race in Jakarta in 2023, the DS Penske driver topped the first free practice race at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit on Friday. He was followed by TAG Heuer Porsche driver Antonio Felix Da Costa in…

Toto Wolff’s unwillingness to criticise Max Verstappen is being tested to its limit. In little more than a month, Verstappen has been involved in no fewer than three post-race protests against Wolff’s driver George Russell – and collided with him during the Spanish Grand Prix. Wolff has reacted carefully, slating the Red Bull team but sparing Verstappen from direct criticism….

The race will take place in Jeddah for two days. The Fast and the Furious franchise has raised a generation of petrolheads in Saudi Arabia, so it is no surprise that the Kingdom loves its motorsports. The Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in Jeddah has secured a place in the hearts of Saudi residents and now, Formula E…

Formula E is not only introducing the fastest electric car, the GEN3 Evo, at the Jakarta E-Prix this year but also making an impact off the track. Several Formula E members participated in a beach clean-up on Thursday at Pantai Beach in the Ancol resort, where the race will be held. They are also engaging in local partnerships, educational initiatives,…

Williams have announced a long-term extension for boss James Vowles as part of the vision to returning the team to the glory days of old. Vowles joined Williams at the start of 2023 after a long stint overseeing strategy at the Mercedes dynasty team. He has been instrumental in orchestrating Williams’ recent turnaround. Williams dropped to ninth in a difficult…

Max Verstappen has ambitions to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours but reservations about the race’s controversial Balance of Performance rules. The race is part of the World Endurance Championship. Under its Hypercar regulations, the rule makers specify different weight and power limits for the cars to equalise their performance. These are adjusted at several points during a season….

HYDERABAD: After nearly six months of investigation into the high-profile Formula E sponsorship case, in which BRS working president KT Rama Rao is a key accused, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) is preparing to wrap up its probe and file a chargesheet. However, sources said any decision on arresting the three accused, including KTR, will be a political one.While the…

Lando Norris was on the ninth-longest points-scoring run by a driver in Formula 1 history heading into last weekend’s race. But the McLaren driver’s run came to an end when he retired after a collision with team mate Oscar Piastri. His streak of points scores began last year after the Austrian Grand Prix – coincidentally the next round on the…

Porsche recently targeted and held serious discussions with Oliver Rowland in an attempt to lure the runaway 2025 Formula E points leader away from Nissan to partner Pascal Wehrlein next season. The Race can reveal that the audacious attempt to secure Rowland’s services was extensively discussed between Porsche, Nissan, Rowland and his management team. The sensational swoop had its roots…

Bianca Bustamante | Photo from racerbia/Instagram Filipino American racecar driver Bianca Bustamante is shifting gears and  she’s now heading straight into Formula E. The rising Filipino American racer is set to join Cupra Kiro as a development driver, with her eyes firmly set on the official FIA Formula E Rookie Test in Berlin this July 14.  She broke the news…

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F1: The Movie will open in cinemas in many countries one week from today and in North America two days after that. The first reviews from film critics who have seen the completed picture were published in the last 24 hours. So far many of them are positive, with the action sequences and performances of several actors singled out for…

The countdown for the Jakarta E-Prix has begun. Formula E is returning to Indonesia after a gap of two seasons. The race will be held at the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit (Ancol Beach street track), which witnessed a record-breaking audience last season. The Formula E drivers have reached Indonesia along with their all-new GEN3 Evo cars and may have to…

Laurence EdmondsonJun 18, 2025, 06:51 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 South African circuit Kyalami have said plans to upgrade its facility to Grade 1 status have been approved by the FIA, which would make it eligible to host Formula 1 races once the necessary works are complete. Kyalami is among three venues…