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Apr 10, 2025, 05:54 AM ET McLaren will compete in the top flight of the World Endurance Championship, which has the Le Mans 24 Hours as a jewel in the crown, in 2027, the team announced in a simple statement on Thursday saying “we’re back.” McLaren won Le Mans in 1995 with the F1 GTR and last year were crowned…

Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! Last Updated on: 9th April 2025, 08:43 pm Squad ready for series’ first race in Florida since 2015 YOKOHAMA, Japan — Nissan Formula E Team is all set for Round 5 of the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship this weekend, as the…

The U.S.-owned Haas Formula 1 team said they were carrying on as normal despite owner Gene Haas‘ machine tools business reporting a “dramatic decrease in demand” as a result of President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs. California-based Haas Automation said in a statement on Wednesday that it had reduced production, eliminated overtime and halted hiring while studying the impact of tariffs…

You could argue that Nissan’s patience and wider outlook in backing its driver Norman Nato, despite contributing zero points to its teams and manufacturer crown challenge, is a refreshing antidote to the mercenary approach adopted by Red Bull recently. On the flip side, you could also reason that after Sacha Fenestraz completed an entire season last time in a similarly…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 6, 2025, 07:48 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari has found something on his car that has resulted in a performance deficit at the opening three races of the season and is optimistic he will make a step forward if it can be fixed…

All-star cast ready to electrify America’s East Coast as Rowland’s rivals redouble their efforts to reel the championship leader in.  Round five of the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship sees the all-electric single-seater series return to an iconic coastal city it has not visited since its inaugural campaign. THE TRACKHomestead-Miami Speedway will become the fifth US venue to…

When BlackBook Motorsport last sat down with Cupra Kiro 12 months ago, the Formula E outfit was known as Electric Racing Technologies, or ERT for short. Since then, the team has changed its name not once, but twice, after securing a new owner, with Los Angeles-based private investment firm The Forest Road Company acquiring 100 per cent of the team…

Working on STEM projects with Girls on Track and environmental education with local charity Sprout Up are just two ways in which Formula E is making its Miami return felt. Having not raced in Florida since 2015, Formula E returns this weekend and will make its debut at the Homestead-Miami Speedway for round five of its 11th season. The news…

Max Verstappen produced a pole position lap to remember at Suzuka, pipping Lando Norris to the top spot by just 12 thousandths of a second. Every grand prix pole position this year has been decided by less than a tenth of a second. This was the closest since Charles Leclerc beat Sergio Perez to pole for the Belgian Grand Prix…

Formula E Season 11 Round 5 and Hankook X FE Tube Shop pop-up to be held in Miami GEN3 Evo iON Race tire delivers top-tier performance for the latest GEN3 Evo cars to engage local motorsports fans Unique pop-up event with a full lineup of exciting tube-themed activities to engage local motorsports fans NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Leading global tire…

Five Formula 1 teams will run rookie drivers in the first practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix on Friday. Under revised rules for the 2025 F1 season, each team must give twice as many practice runs as last year to inexperienced drivers, which is defined as those who have started no more than two grands prix. Williams, Mercedes and…

Formula E is set to make a significant impact at the Miami ePrix with a strong focus on sustainability and inclusivity. As the championship returns to Florida for the first time since 2015, it will showcase new initiatives aimed at empowering individuals and promoting environmental awareness. The event aligns with the core values of Formula E, emphasizing the commitment to…

Cadillac is considering as many as eight different drivers for the two new seats which will be created when the team joins Formula 1 next year. Team principal Graeme Lowden said preliminary discussions are already underway with some drivers. “We are either planning or have spoken to probably seven or eight drivers altogether I would guess,” he told Speed City….

Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur believes Formula 1’s 2025 season will largely be dictated by qualifying instead of races, which has seen a limited number of overtakes so far. Unlike the weather-affected Australian Grand Prix, which saw a massively shaken up order and overtakes across the field, China and Japan’s race finished close in line to the grid order. Japan’s race…

We’re well into the swing of the 2025 motor racing season now with several major series in action this weekend. Formula 1 has its second of three rounds on consecutive weekends. Formula 2 and Formula 3 join it at Bahrain International Circuit. Meanwhile IndyCar heads to one of its classic street circuits for the Long Beach Grand Prix. And Formula…

Liam Lawson’s nightmare dismissal from Red Bull following just two appearances for him handed a dream debut to the man who replaced him. An abundance of goodwill greeted Yuki Tsunoda as Red Bull finally handed him an opportunity many felt he should have had in the first place. Plus, the timing could hardly have been better: Japan’s only Formula 1…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 7, 2025, 02:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 SUZUKA, Japan — A familiar question was raised in the aftermath of Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix: Does Formula 1 have an overtaking problem? As brilliant as Max Verstappen’s race-winning performance was, there was no sugar-coating the lack of passing moves up and…

Suzuka demands the absolute best of racing drivers, but the current generation of Formula 1 cars and tyres are plainly ill-suited to it. The result was a processional Japanese Grand Prix where drivers followed each other around, largely unable to attack for fear of their tyres overheating. Qualifying produced some excellent performances, however, and heavily influenced this weekend’s ratings. Lando…

After his tense Japanese Grand Prix win Max Verstappen quipped “you wouldn’t have seen me” if he had been driving the McLaren car. Verstappen finished ahead of McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on Sunday, having snatched pole from under their noses a day earlier. Verstappen nearly lost the lead to Norris at his pit-stop and said after the…