Formula E executives pushing on with radical plans and silencing critics
What do you get when you take the biggest YouTube star on the globe, mix in some Draco Malfoy magic and blend in some brand Beckham? The answer, Formula E executives hope at least, is audience engagement. Jeff Dodds came on board as CEO in the summer of 2023 and has set about his own challenge to make Formula E…
F1 pictures: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Pictures from the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Start, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Oscar Piastri, McLaren, Jeddah…
F1 Rate the Race: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Motorsport
What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Since 2008, RaceFans has surveyed its readers to discover which races they enjoyed the most – and least – during the season. Take part in our latest poll here. Give this race a score out of 10 based on how much you enjoyed it:…
F1 race result & points: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for McLaren. Oscar Piastri leads the drivers championship by 10 points from Lando Norris after the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. 2025 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 515 2025 F1 constructors championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 892 Standings with 5 out of 24 races complete. 2025 Saudi…
Drivers, teams who need a reset after F1’s first five races | Motorsport
Formula 1‘s relentless start to the season, featuring five races in six weeks, has had a frenetic feel. One weekend separated the doubleheader that started the campaign and the triple just completed, with five flyaway rounds in the Pacific and Middle East — Australia, China, Japan, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia — already in the books. Now the series moves in the…
Verstappen fumes but stewards say penalty could have been twice as severe · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen cut short his post-race interview and refused to discuss the penalty which potentially cost him victory in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver was given a five-second time penalty for overtaking Oscar Piastri off the track on the first lap of the race. However the stewards later confirmed he could have been penalised twice as…
F1 Driver Ratings: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Although the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was a largely processional race, a few drivers managed to distinguish themselves with their performances. However their efforts in qualifying the previous day had a significant bearing on their overall result – as Lando Norris knows only too well. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field last weekend, plus our average scores for the…
Meet Sporting manager Emily Holloway: The woman powering Formula E behind the scenes | Formula – E News
Formula E is all about high-speed electric cars driven by fearless racers, backed every moment by a skilled team of engineers. But behind the scenes, there’s a woman orchestrating it all—ensuring seamless communication between the teams and Formula E departments, dashing from one task to another to keep everything on schedule, overseeing Race Control, track safety, and handling countless other…
Lando Norris to skip King’s Day celebrations to focus on F1 title bid | Motorsport
Apr 21, 2025, 09:40 AM ET Lando Norris has said he will not be attending King’s Day in Amsterdam this year as he is concentrating on his bid to become Formula 1 world champion. Norris was pictured partying on a barge in the Dutch capital with DJ Martin Garrix last year and sustained a cut to his nose during the…
Clean air is still king. Stewards must wise up and Jeddah needs a track limits fix · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen wasn’t the only driver to pass a rival by short-cutting turn two in Jeddah yesterday. While Verstappen took the lead from Oscar Piastri by missing the second turn at the start of the race, right behind him Andrea Kimi Antonelli did the same thing to Charles Leclerc. Later on in the race Fernando Alonso also emerged from the…
Formula E Drivers Norman Nato and Nyck De Vries compete in FIA World Endurance Championship: Here’s how they qualified for 6 Hours of Imola | Formula – E News
Formula E drivers Norman Nato and Nyck De Vries are currently in Italy for the second round of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). They participated in the 6 Hours of Imola Qualifying on Saturday, moving a step closer to the main race. Nato finished 9th, while De Vries secured 5th place in the session.Nyck De Vries does well,…
Saudi Arabian GP: Max Verstappen says people can’t handle ‘full truth’ after penalty | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 05:39 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Max Verstappen refused to offer his opinion on the decisive penalty that cost him victory at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, saying he risked further sanctions if he did and that “people can’t handle the truth”. Verstappen received…
Vote for your 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix F1 Driver of the Weekend | Motorsport
Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert…
Hamilton was “miles off”, Verschoor avenges lost Jeddah win and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Il n’y a pas grand chose à retenir de ces trois dernières semaines à part que je suis lent (Canal Plus – French) Lewis Hamilton: ‘I was miles off pace-wise and I didn’t have the speed today. There’s not really anything to take from these three weeks, except…
How Piastri-Verstappen incident led to McLaren’s Saudi win | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 10:11 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix hinged on a first corner incident between eventual race winner Oscar Piastri and the man who started from pole position, Max Verstappen. Ultimately, the outcome rested on a stewards’ decision rather than the…
Did Hamilton stop Norris from beating Leclerc? Jeddah race data analysed · RaceFans | Motorsport
After recovering six places to finish fourth at Jeddah, Lando Norris said he didn’t think he could have finished any higher. But he took the chequered flag just over a second behind Charles Leclerc’s third-placed Ferrari – tantalisingly close to being within DRS range. Leclerc should have been grateful to his team mate Lewis Hamilton, who delayed Norris’s progress for…
Saudi Arabian GP: Oscar Piastri beats Max Verstappen to lead championship | Motorsport
Laurence EdmondsonApr 20, 2025, 02:32 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Oscar Piastri moved into the lead of the drivers’ championship for the first time in his career after securing his third victory of the season at Sunday’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. The McLaren driver beat Max Verstappen to…
Stewards clear Gasly and Tsunoda over first-lap collision · RaceFans | Motorsport
Pierre Gasly said he couldn’t have done any more to avoid the collision with Yuki Tsunoda which put both drivers out of the race. However the stewards deemed the collision was a “lap one incident” and chose to penalise neither driver. The pair tangled at turn five on the first lap of the race. Gasly was attempting to pass Tsunoda…
F1 pictures: 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying day | Motorsport
Pictures from qualifying day for the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 2025 Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Jeddah Corniche…
Mercedes Toto Wolff says no talks with Max Verstappen; ‘super-happy’ with F1 lineup | Motorsport
Apr 19, 2025, 01:15 PM ET Mercedes are ‘super-happy’ with their Formula 1 driver line-up and have had no conversation with Red Bull’s four-time world champion Max Verstappen about a switch, team boss Toto Wolff said on Saturday. The Austrian told Sky Sports television at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix that George Russell, out of contract at the end of…