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Nico Hülkenberg‘s breakthrough podium for Swiss-based Sauber at the British Grand Prix will boost belief in the future Audi works team, according to team principal Jonathan Wheatley. Hulkenberg, 37, finished third at Silverstone for his first podium finish in 239 starts — an achievement many thought would never happen for a driver who made his Formula One debut 15 years…

Lando Norris’s chances of winning the British Grand Prix shot up when the stewards issued his team mate a 10-second time penalty on lap 25. Oscar Piastri was leading by 3.6 seconds at the time and clearly needed to pull out almost seven seconds more over his team mate to be in a position to win. Norris, second, had become…

As the Formula E season enters its final two race weekends – double-headers in Berlin and London – McLaren is getting ready to close a four-year chapter in electric racing. After entering Extreme E in 2022, the brand joined the Formula E fold a year later, absorbing the back-to-back double championship winning Mercedes team. But with its title sponsor exiting…

Nico Hulkenberg used all the experience of his 238 previous grands prix to make the pivotal tactical calls which finally delivered his first podium finish. The race started on a track which was still wet in parts but drying rapidly. At first Hulkenberg resisted the temptation to switch to slick tyres as the Sauber strategists saw a window of opportunity…

There are just a few days to go for the Berlin Rookie Test that will follow the Berlin E-Prix this weekend. Filling in the last slots, Jaguar TCS Racing have announced Jamie Chadwick and Formula 3 champion Leonardo Fornaroli as their nominees for the Berlin Rookie Test. It will take place at the Tempelhof Airport Circuit on July 14, Monday….

Formula One could go back to using louder V8 engines with fully sustainable fuel by 2029 at the earliest, according to FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem. The sport is entering a new engine era next season but the head of the governing body suggested last February that a return to the naturally-aspirated V8s or V10s was being considered after that….

Lando Norris won his home race but Nico Hulkenberg stole the show and another driver also impressed in the rain. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Qualified: 3rd (1 place behind team mate, +0.015s)Grid: 3rd (1 place behind team mate)Start: Held positionStrategy: Two-stop (I-I-M)Finished: 1st (1 place ahead of team mate) ▶ Almost matched Piastri’s time in…

Over the past three months or so, Ian James – team principal of the McLaren Formula E squad – had been positive about the chances of keeping the team alive. He had already done so once, when Mercedes pulled out in 2022 yet the team stayed on the grid and transformed into McLaren. Around the time of the Jakarta E-Prix…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the British 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: 10…

The team known as NEOM McLaren Formula E Team looks likely to cease operations later this month after new investment opportunities were unable to be sourced in time for the licence to stay on the grid. The Race understands that NMFE staff were briefed late last week on the latest developments around the team’s status and that a buyer had…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Ev! On this day in motorsport Alain Prost won at home today in 1990 35 years ago today Ivan Capelli nearly scored a surprise win for Leyton House in his Adrian Newey-designed March at Paul Ricard, but Alain Prost overtook him to win the French Grand Prix…

A Formula 3 champion will be testing alongside a renowned female racer, in what is set to be a barnstorming line-up down at Jaguar, rounding out the roster for the upcoming Berlin Formula E rookie test on Monday, 14 July, 2025. Jaguar became the final team to announce their duo taking to the Berlin Tempelhof circuit for the upcoming Berlin…

Lando Norris won the British Grand Prix for McLaren and cut Oscar Piastri’s championship lead to eight points. Pos. Driver 1 Lando Norris McLaren 2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 3 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 6 Pierre Gasly Alpine 7 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 8 Alexander Albon Williams 9 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 10…

McLaren’s Formula E team is set to be closed down at the end of the current season as efforts to find a buyer for the outfit have proven unsuccessful, Autosport understands. Following its decision to enter the World Endurance Championship with a Hypercar chassis for 2027, McLaren elected to withdraw from Formula E after three seasons in the all-electric championship…

SILVERSTONE, England — “Cometh the hour, cometh the man.” Nico Hülkenberg waited years for his moment. On Sunday, he finally got it: the German scoring his first Formula 1 podium and ending one of the sport’s most infamous and unfair records. Sauber boss Jonathan Wheatley had stepped out of the team’s garage party to fulfill media duties when he said…

Many of Nico Hulkenberg’s rivals were delighted to see him end his 16-year wait for a podium finish at Silverstone. His performance also caused a great deal of surprise, as he rose from 19th on the grid to reach the rostrum for the first time in his career. Charles Leclerc, who fell to 14th at the end of the race,…

The second part of our Asian leg in the 2025 schedule really brought some special memories throughout June as we registered Jaguar TCS Racing’s second victory of the season and the third in total for the Jaguar I-Type 7. Nick Cassidy had shown in Monaco with a third place and then again in Tokyo with strong points finishes that we…

A light rain shower stopped 15 minutes before the start of the British Grand Prix. The track was wet and more rain was due around 20 minutes after the start, but a handful of drivers spied an opportunity. The 20 cars took the formation lap on intermediate tyres but half-a-dozen peeled into the pits at the end of it to…

The countdown has begun for the most important race of the season — the Berlin E-Prix. The German capital has been a permanent venue for the Formula E race since Season 1, and this time, there is a lot to look forward to at the Tempelhof Airport Circuit. The Berlin double-header is all set to kick off on July 11,…