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Apr 16, 2025, 04:33 AM ET Red Bull have three wins at Saudi Arabia, but McLaren appears to have the fastest car. Who can get it together this weekend? Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images Round five is upon us with the second of the Middle Eastern races and one of the youngest and fastest circuits on the Formula 1 calendar. Formula 1 heads…

The new Formula 1 circuit which will host next year’s Spanish Grand Prix will be built in a collaboration between two companies. Spanish infrastructure firm Acciona announced it had formed a consortium with Eiffage Construction to construct the circuit and signed a deal with the event promoter, Ifema Madrid. The contract was put out to tender for €111 million (£95m),…

Opel is being primed to return to world championship competition as its parent company Stellantis looks set to shake-up its brand representation in Formula E from 2026. The Race can reveal that recent high-level talks within Stellantis Motorsport have resulted in Opel emerging as a strong favourite to represent it in Formula E from the start of the Gen4 rules…

Any one of four different drivers could lead the championship by the end of the weekend. Will Lando Norris rebound from his latest disappointment in the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix? Could we see a repeat of Haas’s unorthodox 2024 tactics at this race? Here are the talking points for this weekend. Norris’s fragile lead Lando Norris has led the world…

The Miami E-Prix was full of surprises for some and disappointments for many. The race at the Homestead-Miami Speedway turned out to be almost shocking when Nissan’s Norman Nato lost despite crossing the finish line first, but it turned out to be a pleasant surprise for Lucas di Grassi’s Lola Yamaha ABT, which went on to secure a rare podium…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal: Team ownership could be next F1 step for Saudi Arabia (Reuters) ‘It’s not easy to say which team to buy and how you’re going to manage it. But we have a lot of interest… we’re hosting Formula 1, sponsoring teams. So I…

One of the most familiar names and faces in the Formula E paddock, James Barclay, will leave the Jaguar team at the end of the present season.  The Race can reveal that Barclay has decided to call time on his 12-year stint at Jaguar Land Rover after the final round in London in late July and take up another position…

JLR Motorsport managing director and Jaguar TCS Racing team principal James Barclay will leave the company following the conclusion of the current Formula E season, the company announced today. Barclay will depart on August 1, moving to what JLR has described as “an exciting role outside our business”. Caruth and Chadwick car-swap NASCAR and Formula E at Homestead Nato strives…

Apr 15, 2025, 04:50 AM ET Owning a Formula 1 team could be the next step for Saudi Arabia after sponsoring the sport and hosting a grand prix, according to the chairman of the kingdom’s automobile and motorcycle federation. Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal told reporters in a video call ahead of this weekend’s race in Jeddah that the…

Lando Norris admitted he hasn’t felt comfortable in McLaren’s new car since the season began after labouring to third place in the Bahrain Grand Prix. He qualified over four tenths of a second behind team mate Oscar Piastri. Despite a handful of errors in the race, including a penalty for lining up incorrectly in his grid box, Norris made his…

Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal James Barclay is to leave the Formula E team at the end of the season, as well as his role as Managing Director of JLR Motorsport. Barclay was appointed Team Director of Jaguar when it entered Formula E in 2015, and in 2021, was appointed to the roles he currently holds. During his tenure, he…

Oscar Piastri scored his most emphatic victory to date in Bahrain, with his first ‘hat trick’ of pole position, fastest lap and victory. He is the 49th driver in F1 history to achieve that feat. He also took the second pole position of his career, which made him the 75th multiple pole-winner in Formula 1 history. On Sunday he claimed…

Lucas Di Grassi was in celebratory mood after an “historical moment” for the Lola Yamaha ABT team, in which it claimed its first Formula E podium in Miami. The famed British manufacturer took its first open-wheel podium for 37 years when the Brazilian navigated the chaotic conditions at the Homestead-Miami Speedway to finish in second place behind winner Pascal Wehrlein….

Oscar Piastri won the Bahrain Grand Prix for McLaren. Pos. No. Driver Team Laps Time Gap Deficit Reason 1 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 57 1h 35’39.435 2 63 George Russell Mercedes 57 1h 35’54.934 15.499 15.499 3 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 57 1h 35’55.708 0.774 16.273 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 57 1h 35’59.114 3.406 19.679 5 44 Lewis Hamilton…

It was Pascal Wehrlein’s day in Miami on Saturday when, amid a lot of chaos and confusion in the results, he was eventually declared the winner. Nissan’s Norman Nato was leading the race, and Pascal would have been second if the former hadn’t been disqualified first and then sent back to sixth position for misuse of Attack Mode. Wehrlein’s win…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to davidnotcoulthard and Dave W! On this day in motorsport Born on this day in 1922: Graham Whitehead, one half of the first pair of brothers to compete in the world championship. He made a single start in the 1952 British Grand Prix and finished two places behind…

Pascal Wehrlein’s Miami E-Prix victory was not just the German’s first Formula E victory of Season 11 – he also became the first FE driver to win an FIA President’s Medal. The Tag Heuer Porsche man overcame the chaos of a red flag situation which saw many other drivers penalised for failing to finish Attack Modes, boosting his World Championship…

Oscar Piastri became the first driver to win two grands prix this year, but was he the top performer in Bahrain? Here’s our verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Qualified: 6th (5 places behind team mate, +0.426s)Grid: 6th (5 places behind team mate)Start: +3 placesStrategy: Two-stop (S-M-M)Finished: 3rd (2 places behind team mate) ▼ Ill-timed fumble in Q3 left…

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