Motorsport

McLaren Racing has confirmed it will exit Formula E at the end of the current season. Confirmed: McLaren will instead focus on its entry in the World Endurance Championship (WEC) from 2027 Title sponsor Neom planned to withdraw at the end of 2026, according to The Race Context: McLaren Racing entered Formula E in 2023, taking over the former Mercedes…

McLaren Racing has announced that it will withdraw from the all-electric FIA Formula E World Championship at the conclusion of the 2024/25 season, following a strategic review of its global motorsport activities. The decision ends a short but impactful chapter for the iconic British team in the all-electric series and preludes its plans to contest the World Endurance Championship, that…

Organisers of Madrid’s new Spanish Grand Prix venue have revealed the 22-corner circuit layout, including an extremely banked corner called ‘La Monumental’. Madrid will join F1’s schedule next year with a circuit predominantly based on public roads around the IFEMA exhibition centre. Known as the Madring, the circuit’s official social channels have posted a layout of the circuit, plus a…

After three seasons, McLaren has elected to pull the plug on its Formula E project, citing the need to focus its resources on its incoming Hypercar project for 2027’s World Endurance Championship. Thus, the team is set to occupy its fourth guise having started out as HWA Racelab in the 2018-19 season, effectively a proxy Mercedes entry before the German…

Lewis Hamilton’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was a familiar story from his opening rounds of the 2025 season, as his radio chatter sounded more like a coaching session than a grand prix. The Ferrari driver, in his fifth grand prix for the team, continued to prompt race engineer Ricardo Adami for guidance on where he was losing time to his…

McLaren will withdraw from Formula E at the end of the current 2024-25 season, following its recent announcement that it would be entering the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2027. The British squad took over from Mercedes at the start of the Gen3 era, introduced in the 2022-23 campaign, as the German marque sold up having elected not to…

Formula E has been racing at Excel London since 2021 and features unique indoor and outdoor conditions. (Excel London Imagery) Formula E, the all-electric single-seater motor racing series, will continue to stage its London E-Prix around the city’s Excel exhibition center after renewing its contract until at least 2026. The extension will see Excel host next season’s finale, with 22…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Formula 1 commission meeting 24.04.2025 media statement (FIA) ‘The F1 Commission discussed in principle refinements to the energy management strategy for 2026, as well as measures to address financial issues that can be faced by power unit manufacturers that experience either low performance or significant reliability issues in…

The McLaren name looks set to disappear from Formula E next year with a new-look, team name and fresh investment needed for the entry to continue into the Gen4 era from the end of 2026 onwards. The Race learned at the Jeddah E-Prix in February that McLaren CEO Zak Brown gave notice to team principal of the NEOM McLaren Formula…

Apr 24, 2025, 01:19 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle Larson experienced his first crash at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Thursday, the second day that Indianapolis 500 drivers participated in open testing on the 2.5-mile oval. The 2021 NASCAR champion and defending Brickyard 400 winner spun his No. 17 Chevrolet coming out of the first turn, hit the wall and bounced…

Bradley Brownell Reports from The Race indicate that supercar manufacturer McLaren is backing out of its Formula E commitments when the series shifts to Gen 4 for the 2027 season. McLaren joined the series when it took over the championship-winning team abandoned by Mercedes, for the 2023 season as a customer Nissan…

The promoters of the 2026 Spanish Grand Prix have revealed the first official video simulation of the track which will host the race. Construction work is due to begin this month on the Madring, a semi-permanent track running around the Ifema event venue in the north-east of the Spanish capital. Although the track will use some public roads, the majority…

McLaren is to pull out of Formula E after announcing its decision to commence a Hypercar project for the World Endurance Championship, according to reports. Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward has written in his Business of Motorsport newsletter that the team will depart the all-electric championship, with resources now being ploughed into its Hypercar, scheduled for 2027. However, it is…

Apr 24, 2025, 09:12 AM ET F1 25 is one of the most realistic racing sims ever made, but since F1 21, the series has been much more than just a simulator. Braking Point, the F1 series’ story mode, returns for its third installation in F1 25. Much like the My Team management mode, Braking Point puts you directly into…

Formula E has announced a new partnership with automotive safety supplier Autoliv. Contract: Autoliv becomes Formula E’s official mobility safety partner Collaboration will promote the use of safety equipment and highlight technological advancements for racers and everyday drivers Context: The length of the partnership has not been officially disclosed, but the announcement states that the first year of the collaboration…

STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Autoliv, Inc. (NYSE: ALV) and (SSE: ALIVsdb), a global leader in automotive safety, is entering a partnership with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. This collaboration aims to promote the use of safety equipment and highlight technological advancements for racers and everyday drivers, showcasing Autoliv’s market leading products and technologies. Today Autoliv announced that…

Formula E has announced it will continue running the London ePrix around the Excel exhibition centre until at least 2026, with the indoor/outdoor spectacle allowing both parties to drive their commitments to sustainability and the environment. Formula E brings a global television audience to Excel London, a unique event for the exhibition centre as it is the only one of…

Formula E has extended its contract with Excel London until at least 2026, allowing the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship to continue using the world’s first and only indoor-outdoor racetrack until the end of its GEN3 Evo era. The extension means the East London location is expected to host the final race of the Season 12 calendar, where 22…

Apr 23, 2025, 08:18 AM ET The vegan burger chain backed by Lewis Hamilton and Leonardo DiCaprio is closing all of its UK restaurants, a spokesperson has confirmed to ESPN. Neat Burger, which launched in 2019 and at one stage had eight sites across London, closed its Soho branch earlier in April and is shutting its last remaining restaurant in…