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Image credit: Sam Bird/Instagram NEOM McLaren driver Sam Bird recorded the fastest lap at the Tokyo E-Prix Round 9 and left the city with an extra point. He finished the Tokyo race in eighth position after setting the fastest lap time of 1:14.753s.The driver is now gearing up for the upcomingShanghai race double-header at the end of this month. With…

Formula E has a rapidly developing Max Verstappen-like situation on its hands, and it’s all being caused by one individual: Oliver Rowland.  The FE championship leader is dominating the all-electric series like never seen before in a Verstappen-like manner. All of a sudden, comments from former team-mate Sacha Fenestraz are looking that much more understandable. “And me, at 24 years…

Image credit: Neom McLaren If there is anyone as unstoppable as Oliver Rowland this season, then it’s his young friend Taylor Barnard, who joined him on the podium at the Tokyo E-Prix. The 20-year-old secured third place at the Round 8 race. Barnard has now shared happy pictures from Tokyo, where he took his fourth podium of the season. Taylor…

May 20, 2025, 12:50 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500 has sold out its grandstands for the first time in nearly a decade, and the local TV blackout that has been in place since 1951 has been lifted so fans in central Indiana will be able to watch the race live. Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles said Monday…

To coincide with the Japanese rounds of the Formula E electric racing series, Nissan has created a special video game. Designed in collaboration with Japanese illustrator Kentaro Yoshida, Nismo Electric Racer Tokyo celebrates the Nissan team competing on home soil. With a deliberate eight-bit retro arcade game design, players take control of a stylised Nissan Formula E car, racing through…

Oscar Piastri’s hopes of winning the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix took a hit when he lost the lead to Max Verstappen at the start of the race. But McLaren were still confident they had a chance to win the race. “Remember Saudi Arabia,” Piastri’s race engineer Tom Stallard told him. Piastri trailed Verstappen in the first stint there on his way…

Is Dan Ticktum the messiah or is he just a very naughty boy? Ticktum just won’t care either way, and frankly it feels pretty good for him and those around him that he doesn’t. His honesty and authenticity can amuse and humble in equal measure – but is it something just to accept, or maybe even to embrace? Actually, many…

Jack Doohan has made a plea for online trolls to stop harassing his family after a fake image circulated this week on social media. Ahead of the most recent F1 race in Imola, Doohan was dropped by Alpine and replaced by Argentine star Franco Colapinto. Colapinto had a tough Alpine debut, which featured a heavy crash during qualifying. After that…

Oscar Piastri gave McLaren their first pole position at Imola for 20 years last weekend. However he was unable to convert it into victory – as was also the case on the previous four occasions one of the team’s cars started from pole position at this track. Raikkonen scorched off into an early lead in 2005 but his driveshaft failed…

Image credit: Stoffel Vandoorne/Instagram Maserati MSG Racing‘s Stoffel Vandoorne returned to the spotlight after three years by securing victory in the rain-affected Tokyo E-Prix Round 8 this weekend. He completed the Pit Boost at just the right time during an incident-packed race to clinch his first win since the Monaco E-Prix in Season 8, 2022. He comfortably surpassed reigning Formula…

In the world of professional sports, winning is everything. But Formula E, which hosted the second Tokyo E-Prix this weekend at Tokyo Big Sight, is a notable exception. Founded with a mission of promoting electric vehicles, Formula E has always placed sustainability at the forefront of its raison d’etre. Now in its 11th season, those efforts are paying off. Since…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Jack Doohan (Instagram) Jack Doohan: ‘As you can clearly see, the story circulating above is completely false. It was fabricated by (…) fans attempting to portray me and my family in a negative light. They edited the original content to make it appear as though my father posted…

Tokyo’s Formula E double-header brought wild weather, another big step towards the title for Oliver Rowland, the end of a very long win drought for Stoffel Vandoorne and Dan Ticktum’s greatest FE performances yet. Sam Smith explains the stories behind all that and picks his winners and losers from another crazy weekend. Winner: Oliver Rowland At the back of the…

The 2025 double-header saw Hankook tires shine on one of the world’s most technical racing routes. TOKYO, May 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Set against the dazzling skyline of Tokyo’s Ariake district, the 2025 Tokyo E-Prix double-header delivered two days of electrifying racing action. Hankook Tire & Technology (hereafter Hankook), a global leader in tire innovation, once again exemplified its pioneering…

The Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was the latest chapter in a long series of frustrating afternoons on the radio for Charles Leclerc. An aggressively early tyre change failed to pay off as a Virtual Safety Car period handed many of his rivals the chance to make low-cost pit stops. When the race was neutralised a second time Leclerc decided to make…

Image credit: Pascal Wehrlein/Instagram TAG Heuer Porsche driver Pascal Wehrlein wasn’t entirely happy despite taking the number 2 spot on the podium on day two of the Tokyo E-Prix. He said he didn’t have the championship points in mind, even though he earned 18 points in the Round 9 race, as he genuinely wanted to win that race. He currently…

May 19, 2025, 04:54 AM ET Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix race winner Max Verstappen has said it will be “a shame” for Formula 1 when Imola drops off the calendar next year. Sunday’s race was the last on Imola’s contract and the addition of a new street circuit in Madrid next year means there is no space for the Italian circuit…

The Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was a race of rapidly-changing fortunes for many drivers as the interruptions played havoc with their strategies. Who decided their own fate on this demanding track – and who were victims of fortune? Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field: Qualified: 4th (3 places behind team mate, +0.292s)Grid: 4th (3 places behind team mate)Start: Held positionStrategy:…

Image credit: Oliver Rowland/Instagram Nissan driver Oliver Rowland was among the favourites at the recently held Tokyo E-Prix, and it was a heartwarming sight to see him lifting the winner’s trophy with his daughter sharing the podium as he fulfilled the expectations of his fans on Nissan’s home soil. After securing the number two spot on the podium in Round…