Motorsport

Motorsport enthusiast Georgina Rodríguez made a dazzling appearance at the Formula E World Championship in Saudi Arabia last Friday. The model, influencer, and partner of Cristiano Ronaldo captured the attention by waving the iconic checkered flag during the thrilling final lap of the race. © LAT ImagesGeorgina Rodríguez waves the checkered flag at Formula E Saudi Arabia, adding glamour to…

Hyderabad: Nearly two months after the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) filed an FIR over the alleged illegal transfer of 55 crore in the Formula E racing case, officials on Monday questioned the management of UK-based Formula E Operations (FEO).The inquiry was conducted virtually, with ACB officials speaking to senior FEO management online. While FEO has not been named as an accused,…

Feb 17, 2025, 12:29 PM ET The family of Michael Schumacher has lodged an appeal against a “far too lenient sentence” for one of the defendants found guilty in a blackmail plot. Last week, a German court found three people guilty of trying to extract money from the Formula 1 legend’s family with the threat of releasing videos and photos…

Doyen of the rant and occasional lord and master of hair-trigger, high-comedy vitriol, Dan Ticktum issued a full-on medley of fury as Formula E made its Jeddah race debut last Friday. The whole publicly available conversation was displayed in all its technicolour sweary glory and, by the power of AI, in black and white transcription too. And it was up…

Haas provided what might be the first glimpse of an official 2025 livery at a rollout event of its new car at Silverstone on Sunday. Haas broke in its new car for the first time at the home of the British Grand Prix in wet conditions. As McLaren and Williams had done earlier in the week, Haas used one of…

As Britons locked out the podium for the first time in Formula E history last weekend, Oliver Rowland headed the charge and proved himself to be the all-electric championship’s in-form driver.   The Nissan driver’s victory in Mexico City a month ago was somewhat fortuitous after being aided by a late safety car, while remaining Attack Mode compared with his Porsche…

Ryan McGeeFeb 16, 2025, 11:05 PM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — There is one primary reason why the Daytona 500 continues to captivate the imaginations of hardcore NASCAR fans, but also the once-a-year racing passersby. One solitary element keeps Earth’s…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Ineos and Ratcliffe’s sporting empire risks atrophy with horizons narrowing (The Guardian) ‘Ratcliffe was always on to a winner in F1 even though his team has slipped from its long-standing position at the summit. They took a share of a £75m dividend in 2023, a year in which…

Maximilian Guenther won the first race of the Jeddah E-Prix after passing longtime leader Oliver Rowland going into the final chicane on the last lap. Guenther started the race from pole, but Rowland moved to the lead at Turn 13 on lap 11, then took his first Attack Mode power boost in the subsequent clear air. That gave him an…

The Formula E continued in Jeddah for the second race of the weekend, and once again Maserati MSG Racing did not disappoint. After placing its two single-seaters in the points in Round 1, the Italian team finished on the podium thanks to Jake Hughes, who drove a solid race and full of twists and turns. Stoffel Vandoorne, despite being forced…

Feb 16, 2025, 12:07 PM ET The 2025 Formula 1 season will be launched in spectacular style in London. To mark the 75th anniversary of the sport, an unprecedented showcase event — F1 75 Live — will take place at the O2 arena involving all 10 teams. the 20 drivers and the bosses. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The live, televised…

Success breeds confidence, which we all know in motorsport.  But when labels such as ‘favourite’ start to also be applied, when does confidence maybe start to become complacency? Never, in the case of Nissan, which at present with its star turn Oliver Rowland – who has now won three of the last five E-Prixs – feels like a shoo-in for…

Formula E’s first visit to Jeddah produced two entertaining races including a masterclass from the early championship favourite and the debut of the long-awaited Pit Boost. Sam Smith picks out the biggest winners and losers from across the two races: Winner: Oliver Rowland The way Rowland exploited the enhanced efficiency of the new Gen3Evo package and then executed his second…

Max Verstappen has just won his fourth consecutive world championship with Red Bull – but that hasn’t stopped his future at the team coming under speculation. The 27-year-old is contracted to remain at the team until the end of 2028. However, he wouldn’t be the first driver to leave a team early, and his domination of much of the last…

After Max Gunther’s victory in the first of the two Jeddah Formula E races, it was the French driver of the DS Penske team, Jean-Eric Vergne, who stood out in the second race, spending most of it at the front of the pack. However, he lost a few positions in the final corners before crossing the finish line in seventh…

Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Kath Stanczyszyn BBC Radio WM Maserati MSG Racing Jake Hughes is currently driving for Maserati MSG Racing in Formula E When he was a teenager, Jake Hughes dreamed about driving really, really fast at racing tracks around the world. About 15 years later, the Formula E driver said that despite enjoying his fast-paced career,…

Pole position, victory, and fastest lap: Max Guenther delivered a stunning grand slam for DS Penske in the first race of the Jeddah E-Prix.  For the first time, Formula E took to the Jeddah Formula 1 circuit, set along the shores of the Red Sea. “First times” seem to be a good omen for DS Penske, whose last victory dated…

Oliver Rowland dominated the second race of the Jeddah E-Prix to claim his second win of the season. The Nissan driver crossed the line 5.844s clear of polesitter Taylor Barnard after a conservative run early in the race allowed him to push harder later on. Barnard fell from the lead early on as drivers cycled through their first uses of…

Taylor Barnard became the youngest polesitter in Formula E history, defeating Oliver Rowland in the final of the qualifying Duels for the second race of the Jeddah E-Prix. The NEOM McLaren driver – aged just 20 years and 259 days – was in fine form throughout qualifying, setting three laps faster than anyone else throughout the Duels. In the Duels…