Motorsport

Photo: MPS Agency BMW driver Robin Frijns is set to skip the fifth round of the FIA World Endurance Championship season in Sao Paulo due to a clash with his Formula E commitments. Frijns is one of a number of drivers impacted by the clash between the 6 Hours of Sao Paulo and Formula E’s visit to Berlin, which both…

Where is the real opportunity for Formula E as it heads to its big influencer media experiment in Miami this week? We know the framework of the plan in that it involves 11 big name celebrities that have been embedded with teams and will be trained up before being unleashed on a specially adapted time trial track in and around…

Brooklyn Beckham braved the rain on Tuesday as he walked the Miami race track with his pal Mitch Evans, ahead of the Formula E Evo Sessions at Miami International Autodrome.  The son of Victoria and David Beckham, 25, looked in high spirits despite the drizzly weather. He wore a Jaguar TCS Racing polo shirt, baggy jeans, and strolled alongside his…

Formula E’s title sponsor ABB has extended its deal as the series’ official charging supplier until at least 2030. Contract: The new chargers will be fitted with lighter cables and receive updated software for greater dependability Each existing charger will be fully serviced and refurbished, avoiding unnecessary emissions Context: ABB, which has been title sponsor of Formula E since 2018,…

Seven tracks have also been updated to reflect the current 2024/25 Formula E season. Shop sim racing equipment A new rFactor 2 update has added team liveries and track updates from the current 2024/25 Formula E season. Best of all, the update is free for rFactor 2 players who already own the previous Formula E content. The latest rFactor 2…

The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team’s partnership with electronics giant TDK hit its stride in Formula E during the latest round, and the team came away from Jeddah with a double podium success.  The Bicester-based outfit sit just one point behind manufacturer and powertrain supplier Nissan in the teams’ standings, while driver Taylor Barnard claimed a double podium in Saudi…

Ferrari have won a court order blocking former aerodynamicist Enrico Cardile from communicating with his new Aston Martin team until his gardening leave period ends. Last July, Aston Martin announced the signing of Cardile as chief technical officer, but no official start date has since been confirmed. The two teams had been discussing a start date, but it was clear…

Aston Martin has suffered a setback after Ferrari won a court case which will delay the arrival of the Silverstone-based team’s new chief technical officer. A Modena court ruled Cardile must respect a period of ‘gardening leave’ and join Aston Martin no earlier this July 18th. That will be a year after Aston Martin announced it had hired Cardile to…

Andretti Global has announced it will be moving to a new headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana. Confirmed: New headquarters will house the team’s IndyCar, Indy NXT and Formula E operations The 240,000-square-foot building was the former printing facility of local newspaper IndyStar HQ is expected to become operational by summer 2025 Context: Andretti Global’s current headquarters on Zionsville Road in Indiana…

Aston Martin has suffered a setback after Ferrari won a court case which will delay the arrival of the Silverstone-based team’s new chief technical officer. A Modena court ruled Cardile must respect a period of ‘gardening leave’ and join Aston Martin no earlier this July 18th, 2026. That will be two years after Aston Martin announced it had hired Cardile…

The FIA has given new powers to the Formula 1 race director to instruct teams to park any seriously damaged cars. The new rule has been introduced after Sergio Perez was given a three-place grid penalty last year for driving a damaged car during the Canadian Grand Prix. Parts fell from his damaged car as he completed more than half…

It has been confirmed that Andretti Global is moving its IndyCar, IndyNXT, and Formula E operations after acquiring a 240,000+ square foot facility in Indianapolis.  The building, an old printing house previously belonging to The Indianapolis Star before they moved in early 2024, is due a thorough renovation and still houses a number of printing presses spanning three-storeys.  Its current…

Mercedes realised before the 2014 season began that their drivers would dominate the championship and decided to impose “rules of engagement” on the pair of them. The team’s former strategist James Vowles has revealed how they impressed upon Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg the importance of co-operating as team mates while fighting for the title. Vowles described how they used…

Andretti Global was recently reported to be in search of a new facility in Indiana to move its operations. The racing team is moving away from its current facility in Indiana as the new facility featuring the Fishers shop is set for its grand opening. However, as per the latest reports, Andretti had been searching for another facility and had…

George Russell is concerned Formula 1 tyre performance will deteriorate when the series switches to narrower rubber next year. However Charles Leclerc had a positive first impression of the new prototypes from F1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli. F1 made its tyres significantly wider in 2017 in order to improve the car’s cornering performance. They grew from 245mm wide at the…

Australian Jack Doohan has won praise from Alpine Formula One team boss Oliver Oakes for a “punchy” pre-season response to speculation about his Formula One future. Doohan, 22, made his debut for the Renault-owned outfit in Abu Dhabi last December and is starting his first season on home soil in Melbourne on March 16. There has been uncertainty about how…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Scott Dixon ran the entire IndyCar season-opening race without radio communication in a miscue that probably cost him his first career victory on the downtown streets of St. Petersburg. The six-time IndyCar champion finished second to winner Alex Palou in a 1-2 finish for Chip Ganassi Racing on Sunday. Team owner Ganassi said if the radio…

Formula 1 Posted on 3rd March 2025, 0:012nd March 2025, 22:44 | Written by Keith Collantine Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Seaney_T! On this day in motorsport McCarthy drove the notoriously poor Andrea Moda in 1992 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Posted on 3rd March 2025, 0:012nd March…

The Monaco Grand Prix has been an anachronism for decades. Overtaking at the track has long been borderline impossible, and it somehow became even harder when Formula 1 made its cars 200mm wider eight years ago. But the clamour for F1 to do something about the processional nature of racing in Monaco grew louder after the extreme circumstances of last…