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Image credit: Formula E/X After a wet second free practice session at the Tokyo E-Prix on Saturday, the Round 8 Qualifying race was delayed by 30 minutes, but with no respite in the rain, it was eventually cancelled. As a result, the Formula E drivers didn’t get the crucial chance to secure a desired position on the grid for the…

May 17, 2025, 10:14 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Three familiar faces were at the top of the Indianapolis 500 qualifying board after the first round of time trials, with two-time defending IndyCar series champion Álex Palou holding the provisional pole. Palou, winner of four of the first five races this season, qualified at 233.043 mph in a Honda-powered entry Saturday…

Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Alexander Albon, Williams, Imola, 2025 Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Imola, 2025 George Russell, Mercedes, Imola, 2025 Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari, Imola, 2025 Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, George Russell, Imola, 2025 Franco Colapinto, Alpine, Imola, 2025 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Imola,…

Image credit: Stoffel Vandoorne/Instagram Surprises were expected for sure at the rain-hit Tokyo E-Prix after the Qualifying race had to be cancelled due to bad weather. Maserati MSG Racing driver Stoffel Vandoorne brought a pleasant surprise as he clinched his first ever Formula E win in Round 8 on Saturday. It was the strategic timing of his Pit Boost which…

May 17, 2025, 10:14 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Colton Herta crashed heavily in qualifying for the Indianapolis 500 on Saturday, hours after Marcus Armstrong was taken away on a stretcher after a scary crash of his own at nearly the same spot at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Both drivers eventually were cleared to drive again, but whether their cars would be…

Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell. Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’15.500 1’15.214 (-0.286s) 1’14.670 (-0.544s) 2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’15.175 1’15.394 (+0.219s) 1’14.704 (-0.690s) 3 George Russell…

Stoffel Vandoorne delivered Maserati its first win of the Formula E season with a strategic masterstroke from 14th on the grid. In a disrupted Tokyo E-Prix, he executed a well-timed Pit Boost just before a red flag intervention to take the win. On a race day defined by disruption and weather-induced uncertainty, Vandoorne and his team’s calculated decision just before…

Qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix was red-flagged less than six minutes after it started due to a huge crash for Yuki Tsunoda. The Red Bull driver was taken to the Medical Centre after climbing from the wreckage of his RB21 at Villeneuve corner. Tsunoda lost control of his car on the left-hand kerb on the way into the corner….

The Andretti Formula E team believes it was robbed of a potential runner-up finish in the first race of the Tokyo E-Prix weekend – in which Jake Dennis was penalised for a pitlane infraction and shown a rare black flag that ended his race. Dennis elected to pit for his mandatory Pit Boost energy boost stop as the race was…

May 17, 2025, 08:16 AM ET Lando Norris turned the tables on pace-setting teammate Oscar Piastri by leading a McLaren one-two in final practice for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday. The Briton’s best time of one minute and 14.897 seconds completed a McLaren sweep of practice in Ferrari’s backyard, with the champions filling the top two positions…

Rain disrupted the first of two Formula E races held this weekend on the streets of Tokyo, as Jean-Eric Vergne secured a well-deserved ninth place after spending some time in the top five in a race marked by interruptions and unpredictable weather. Just two weeks after the Monaco round, the Formula E paddock set up camp in Japan for the…

TRICKY TOKYO STREET CIRCUIT Formula E is returning to Tokyo for a second run around the street circuit. Drivers will navigate the 18-turn circuit for two rounds this weekend, with the 2.575km circuit offering a range of challenging corners. It has a mixture of left and right-handers, as well as three straights on the iconic streets of Tokyo. The street…

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Get ready for this weekend’s roundup of the latest news and highlights you might have missed. City News Service’s star section, “ICYMI” (In Case You Missed It), is a regular feature every weekend. ICYMI: Week 61 This week’s prize Winners this week will be entered into a draw for tickets to the Formula E race. Two lucky winners will each…

The first day of running at Imola gave little reason to believe the competitive order has changed significantly among the leading teams. McLaren may have been comfortably ahead of Red Bull over a single flying lap, but the championship leaders have tended to reveal more of their car’s pace on Fridays than their rivals. In this, the first of three…

Image credit: Norman Nato/Instagram The Tokyo E-Prix 2025 kick-started on Friday with the first free practice session, and the home crowd was delighted to see their favourite team, Nissan, leading the session. Nissan driver Norman Nato topped the practice session at the Tokyo Street Circuit, while teammate and reigning Formula E champion Oliver Rowland finished third. The youngest Formula E…

May 16, 2025, 01:38 PM ET Lando Norris has turned away from the distraction of social media as the Formula 1 title battle with McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri heats up. “I’ve not been on social media for a few weeks now,” he told British media at Imola ahead of the seventh race of the 24-round season. “It’s just not something…

In a high-octane fusion of art, technology, and nostalgia, the Nissan Formula E Team is making headlines with a fresh take on its race-ready aesthetics. Ahead of the Tokyo E-Prix on May 17–18, Nissan has unveiled a limited-edition livery that reinterprets its iconic Sakura theme through a vibrant 8-bit lens. Developed in collaboration with Japanese illustrator Kentaro Yoshida, the design…

Andretti driver Nico Mueller and Cupra Kiro driver David Beckmann tried go-karting in the streets of Japan before hitting the track for the Tokyo E-Prix. The Formula E drivers dressed up in bright yellow Pikachu costumes and had a blast racing on the streets in go-karts. The videos of them go-karting as Pikachus are enough to hint at how much…