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Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc have avoided penalties for their collision at the restart of the Spanish Grand Prix. However the stewards noted the contact between the two drivers on the pit straight could have resulted in a “major crash”. The incident occured after the Safety Car restart. Verstappen, who was running in third place at the time, had to…

Image credit: Nick Cassidy/Instagram Jaguar TCS Racing’s Nick Cassidy had won the pole in the Round 11 Qualifying race in Shanghai on Sunday and managed to maintain the lead in every lap of the final race to lay his claim to the winner’s trophy. This is Cassidy’s first win of the season as it rained on the second day of…

Red Bull took a characteristically aggressive approach to the Spanish Grand Prix, putting Max Verstappen on a three-stop strategy in a bid to take the fight to the McLarens. Yuki Tsunoda, starting from the pit lane, shadowed his team mate on the same strategy. Or, rather, foreshadowed him, making his pit stops earlier each time around. This resulted in a…

A dominant masterclass in the rain helped Jaguar’s Nick Cassidy end his drought of Formula E success, comfortably converting pole position into his first victory in over a year on a rain-affected race day in Shanghai. Sunday’s schedule was updated to reflect the inclement weather conditions at the Shanghai International Circuit, but the wet track surface didn’t seem to impact…

The entire England squad attended the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday as Thomas Tuchel’s side took a break from training for their upcoming World Cup qualifiers. England play Andorra in Barcelona on Saturday, June 7 before hosting Senegal three days later, and Tuchel, captain Harry Kane and the whole squad went to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to watch the ninth…

Max Verstappen repeated his claim he is not allowed to be critical of stewarding decisions after being penalised in the Spanish Grand Prix. The stewards handed the Red Bull driver a 10-second time penalty for colliding with George Russell during today’s race. Verstappen’s Red Bull team had erroneously advised him to let Russell past after the pair clashed at turn…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…