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Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links A tough day (Ferrari) Frederic Vasseur: ‘We swapped the cars as soon as we were sure we were not putting Charles at risk from the cars behind, as Lewis was on medium tyres and we wanted to try and catch Kimi Antonelli. It didn’t work so we reversed…

Thanks to a deeply reworked DS E-TENSE FE25, the French driver emerged as one of the standout performers in a tense and thrilling Sunday showdown. Following a lackluster first race, the DS Performance technical teams — supported by Stellantis Motorsport — worked overnight to significantly revise the setup of the DS Penske cars. “There are no miracle fixes in Formula…

The Red Bull team is seeking to move Max Verstappen up a position in the Miami Grand Prix by submitting a protest against George Russell. The Mercedes driver finished the race in third place, 2.3 seconds ahead of Verstappen. The FIA has confirmed Red Bull has submitted a protest against Russell for “failing to slow under yellow flags.” Verstappen told…

Image credit: Sebastien Buemi/Instagram Sebastien Buemi showed on Day 2 of the Monaco E-Prix double header that he is the real king of Circuit de Monaco when he registered his third win in the city on Sunday. The Envision Racing driver was very happy to finally see a change in his number of career wins after his last win 78…

Lando Norris once again questioned Max Verstappen‘s wheel-to-wheel conduct after the Miami Grand Prix, claiming it’s a case of “crash or don’t pass” when trying to overtake him and that the reigning Formula 1 world champion can do “whatever he wants.” Norris finished second on Sunday in Miami but could have been on for a crucial race win if not…

Sebastien Buemi managed a brilliant victory in the Monaco E-Prix to end a 78-race streak without a victory, reclaiming his legendary status as the driver with most wins in Formula E history. There were many people in the Formula E paddock who thought they’d never see the day Buemi stood back on the top step of the podium, including the…

Image credit: Sebastien Buemi/Instagram Sebastien Buemi of Envision Racing has won the Monaco E-Prix for the third time. He was the only driver to have won the Monaco Formula E race twice consecutively, in 2015 and 2017 when he drove for e.dams-Renault, and returned to reassert his dominance in the city on Sunday. Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, who won Round 6…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Miami Grand Prix sprint race. 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…

Andretti driver Nico Mueller should have been in prime position to win his first Formula E race in Monaco on Saturday but an issue with his mandatory Pit Boost application compromised that prospect and contributed to him ending up fifth instead. Mueller appeared to have his race completely wrecked when he picked up a punctured right rear Hankook tyre after…

Lando Norris won the Miami Grand Prix sprint race for McLaren. Pos. Driver 1 Lando Norris McLaren 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 3 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 4 George Russell Mercedes 5 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 6 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 7 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 8 Pierre Gasly Alpine 9 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 10 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 11 Alexander Albon…

Oliver Rowland used a late Attack Mode power boost to perfection to win the first race of ABB Formula E Championship’s Monaco E-Prix weekend with a considerable buffer. Rowland started second on the grid but kept polesitter Taylor Barnard honest in the early stages of the race, which was extended from 29 to 30 laps after two full course yellow…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Anyone who thought fatherhood might slow down Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen would have been bitterly disappointed on Saturday as the Dutchman romped to another exceptional pole position. After a messy sprint race earlier in the day, Verstappen put things right on Saturday afternoon, snatching pole away from McLaren’s Lando Norris by 0.065 seconds at…

Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Miami Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Miami Grand Prix qualifying result P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’26.870 1’26.643 (-0.227s) 1’26.204 (-0.439s) 2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’26.955 1’26.499 (-0.456s) 1’26.269 (-0.230s) 3 Andrea Kimi…

For the Franco-American DS Penske team, represented by Jean-Eric Vergne and Maximilian Gunther, the opening day at one of motorsport’s most famous venues was rich in emotion, packed with learning — and full of promise for what’s to come. Monaco: double the ambition Since joining the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship calendar in 2015, Monaco has stood out as the…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Jack Sargeant, Martin Stanley, three4three, skodarap, Vickyy and F1_Barbie! On this day in motorsport 79 today: John Watson Born today in 1928: Wolfgang von Trips, who died in 1961 while racing Ferrari team mate Phil Hill for the world championship at Monza, in a crash which also…

Oliver Rowland claimed his third victory of the 2024/25 Formula E campaign around the iconic streets of Monaco, managing a strategy masterclass from himself and Nissan after starting second. Although on paper it might have looked a somewhat easy conversion, the reality was a little more complex with some questionable moves from Taylor Barnard (McLaren) ahead, a very different Attack Mode…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 3, 2025, 07:38 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 MIAMI GARDENS, Fla — Lewis Hamilton said his Ferrari car is in need of upgrades at the coming races after he struggled to 12th place in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix. Hamilton finished third in Saturday’s sprint race in Miami after…

Alexander Albon has lost his fourth place finish in the Miami sprint race after a penalty for failing to slow sufficiently during the Safety Car period. The stewards found Albon lapped above the minimum time specified during the Safety Car period for three consecutive sectors. They gave him a five-second time penalty but did not consider the breach serious enough…

A host of Hollywood stars and sports celebrities flocked to the grandstands on Saturday to witness the iconic Monaco E-Prix Round 6. Among the most prominent names in attendance were Idris Elba, Tom Felton, David Harewood, and tennis star Alexander Zverev. As Nissan’s Oliver Rowland stole the show by claiming the winner’s trophy, a star-studded audience looked on as drivers…