Motorsport

Seven years on from his Formula E debut, Edoardo Mortara has firmly established himself as one of the top names in the series. Having previously been a part of the Venturi project as it grew into a title challenger – he finished second in the 2020-21 season and third the year after – he’s now embarking on a similar journey with…

Laurence EdmondsonMay 1, 2025, 10:05 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Max Verstappen will not attend Thursday’s media day at the Miami Grand Prix as he is expecting the birth of his first child. Verstappen’s partner Kelly Piquet announced her pregnancy on social media ahead of last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with…

Two teams have revealed special livery designs for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. Ferrari is marking one year since HP became its title sponsor with some changes to its usual livery this weekend. Its engine cover, rear wing and wheels covers feature extra blue and white graphics. CEO Benedetto Vigna called the design “a bold new asymmetric livery.” To complement…

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Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has admitted the team made a tactical decision not to give up the lead of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix despite Max Verstappen facing the threat of a penalty. Verstappen narrowly lost his lead from pole position to Oscar Piastri on the run to the first corner. The Red Bull driver then cut across…

It’s been three years since Pascal Wehrlein looked on incredulously once a likely race-winning position in Formula E’s Monaco round slipped through his fingers due to a mechanical issue on his Porsche.  In the two Monaco races since then, he has taken 10th- and fifth-place finishes. Although a pole position was a spike in positivity last April, the reigning world champion’s…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 30, 2025, 06:05 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Ferrari has revealed its one-off livery for the Miami Grand Prix, celebrating a year since the start of the team’s title sponsorship with HP. Although Ferrari’s traditional red remains prominent on the car, blue and white sections on the engine cover and…

Five rounds in, the 2025 Formula 1 season is living up to the expectations that it would prove one of the closest contests of recent years. Just 12 points – the equivalent of a fourth-place finish – covers the top three drivers in the points standings. It’s a far cry from last year when the gap between first and second…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Wie Verstappen wirklich seine Zukunft plant (Bild – German) Red Bull managing director Oliver Mitzlaff: ‘I am convinced that he will continue the long journey he has taken with Red Bull so far. Max will also drive for us in 2026.’ FIA announces appointment of Shaila-Ann Rao as…

Racing Bulls has become the third team to present a special livery for the Miami Grand Prix with a striking pink design. The Red Bull-owned team calls the design its “Red Bull Summer Edition” livery. In a first for Red Bull, the design has been introduced to promote a new flavour of the energy drink. Racing Bulls also ran a…

The stage is set for the Monaco E-Prix, and among the favourites are Mitch Evans, Oliver Rowland, António Félix Da Costa, and Nick Cassidy. With Monaco hosting a double-header for the first time, there are even more opportunities for new names—or different combinations—to climb the podium this weekend. But before that, let’s take a look at the six winners of…

Laurence EdmondsonApr 30, 2025, 07:00 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Racing Bulls have revealed a one-off pink livery for this weekend’s Miami Grand Prix. The new colours will feature on the cars of Liam Lawson and Isack Hadjar this weekend as part of a promotion for a limited-edition soft drink variety sold…

The 2026 F1 season will include a round in Mexico after the series agreed a new deal with the promoters of the race at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Mexico returned to the world championship calendar in 2015 but its current deal was due to run out after this year’s race. Formula One Management announced the latest in a series of…

Formula E returns this weekend at Monaco, and as always, there are a number of topics to discuss with race day[s] approaching. Motorsport Week has everything you need to know. After a confusing and chaotic Miami E-Prix three weeks ago, attention turns to one of FE’s more archetypical venues. As ever, the championship is still wide open, and with the…

Formula 1 rookies Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Oliver Bearman are the living embodiment of the sport’s new generation: fun, focused and living the dream. Antonelli, 18, has so far appeared undaunted by filling the void left by Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes this year. Ferrari junior Bearman, 19, the most logical long-term prospect to replace the seven-time world champion at the…

Australia’s last world champion has backed Oscar Piastri to prevail in his championship fight with his McLaren team mate. Alan Jones, who won the world title for Williams in 1980, called Piastri “a pretty strong minded young kid.” Piastri took the lead of the world championship from his team mate Lando Norris by winning the last round and Jones said…

Monaco E-Prix is around the corner and the Formula E fans have already made their weekend plans to watch the race. Happening in the hub of motorsport, Monaco, the race is considered one of the most beautiful races, not just for its picturesque track but also due to the star-studded presence expected to fill up the stands. And the action…

Formula E’s new behind the scenes documentary series Driver is its best ever attempt at giving an access-all-areas insight into the often cartoon and scatty all-electric world championship. Overall, this is an engrossingly shot journey across the 2024 season, one of, if not the most spectacular, in Formula E’s decade-long history. It features input from all the main players in…

In last year’s championship fight between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, the pair’s performance on the first lap of each race had a significant bearing. Norris was consistently one of the weakest performers at the start of races. In contrast, Verstappen was regularly among the best. That often allowed Verstappen to neutralise the McLaren’s superior performance over a single lap….