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As shown by McLaren’s Silverstone “launch” event on Thursday, Formula 1‘s launch season will look a lot different from normal in 2025. Last year’s constructors’ champions kicked off their season with a filming day at Silverstone in a 2025 car boasting a camouflaged livery, featuring no sponsors and with the intention of making camera shots hard for other teams to…

Formula E, the world’s first all-electric racing series, has selected Magnifi as its official technology partner to create engaging replays and dynamic moments during live streams. Established in 2014, Formula E features high-speed, street-circuit racing in major cities worldwide, showcasing innovation in electric mobility while promoting a greener future. The championship has earned global recognition for advancing EV technology and fostering…

Feb 13, 2025, 06:16 AM ET The reigning Formula 1 constructors’ champions, McLaren, have become the first team to launch their 2025 car ahead of the new season. The MCL39 made its track debut at Silverstone in an interim “camo” livery, with the season-long race livery set to be unveiled at F1’s season main launch event in London on Feb….

McLaren has unexpectedly revealed its new Formula 1 car for the 2025 season in action at Silverstone. The reigning constructors’ champions became the first test to uncover their latest chassis, running in a special testing livery. They will reveal their 2025 season livery at next week’s official pre-season launch event, F1 75. “Today is a big milestone in our journey…

Saudi-Spanish artist Hana Maatouk discusses her debut solo show ‘Worlds Within’ RIYADH: Saudi-Spanish artist Hana Maatouk loves giving gifts. As a child, she presented each member of her family with a comic, abstract doodle that she felt embodied them. “I would narrate my feelings or my response to an event through images,” she tells Arab News.   Now, her…

A gambling website promoting one of Sauber’s title sponsors faces closure in the United Kingdom following an investigation by the Gambling Commission. Stake, whose name appeared on Sauber’s cars last year at races where gambling adverts are legal, will close its UK website next month. The commission announced Stake.uk.com, which is operated by TGP Europe Limited, will no longer be…

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the New Product Introduction (NPI) leader empowering innovation, is excited to cheer on the DS PENSKE Formula E racing team as it competes in rounds 3 and 4 of Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on February 14 and 15, 2025. This will be the…

McLaren and Alpine were in action at the former Spanish Grand Prix venue Jerez today as Pirelli continues its work on its new tyres for 2026. Both teams ran ‘mule’ cars based on their 2023 chassis. Pierre Gasly drove for Alpine while McLaren gave another testing opportunity to IndyCar race-winner Pato O’Ward, who has made three appearances for them in…

DOUBLE POINTS ON OFFER IN JEDDAH DUEL AS NEW VENUE AWAITS ELECTRIC SINGLE-SEATER STARS Pit Boost and Rookie Free Practice two of the additional features as Red Sea coastal city joins the calendar for the first time. The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this weekend (14-15 February) for another dramatic desert duel…

Feb 12, 2025, 01:52 PM ET Four-time Indianapolis 500 champion Helio Castroneves will be inducted into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame on May 22. The sole member of the Class of 2025 that was announced Wednesday, Castroneves was selected by a national panel of more than 150 journalists, participants and historians in his first appearance on the ballot….

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On paper there will be no major aftershocks for Andretti’s Formula E arm from the dramatic and far-reaching changes to the parent company’s structure that came at the end of 2024 as the group’s founder Michael Andretti stepped back from day-to-day responsibilities. But there are also hints that the Formula E team would actually like its place in the Andretti…

Saudi Arabia will host Formula E for a seventh time this week, but it’ll be the first E-Prix weekend to be held anywhere other than Riyadh as it hits a shortened version of the Jeddah Corniche Formula 1 track. The change has come about through the previous Diriyah street track, rightly lauded for its challenge and complexity, being consumed by…

Feb 12, 2025, 10:56 AM ET Formula 1 has said it is closely monitoring developments after concerns were raised by the Democratic Republic of Congo over a potential race in Rwanda. In a letter to F1 chief executive Stefano Domenicali on Tuesday, DR Congo foreign minister Therese Kayikwamba Wagner urged the Liberty Media-owned sport to end talks with Rwanda as…

IDRIS ELBA has invested in a brand new Formula E team – and has revealed the “deep and personal” reason for the decision. The Hollywood star, 52, is part of a star-studded group to get involved in KIRO CUPRA. 4 Idris Elba is part of a group who have invested in Formula E team Kiro Race Co 4 Idris Elba…

Feb 12, 2025, 04:54 AM ET A consortium led by former Formula 1 team owner and Irish businessman Eddie Jordan has bought the London Irish rugby club over a year after the Premiership team was suspended from all rugby for being unable to pay its players, the club said on Wednesday. The financial crisis forced the club to enter administration…

Sign up for our popular daily email to catch all the latest EV news! Nissan Formula E Team is set to build on its recent victory in Mexico City as it takes on the first-ever Jeddah E-Prix. The double-header event marks a new chapter in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and introduces the much-anticipated Pit Boost feature. Key…

What makes a great venue for a Formula 1 race? The world championship takes in a wide range of courses: Permanent tracks and closed streets; Long straights and complex sequences; Super-fast corners and tight chicanes. What combination of these adds up to the ultimate Formula 1 track? Does it only matter if they provide a varied race with lots of…

Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Perplexity tried to sponsor an F1 team — but got blocked by a bigger tech company (The Verge) ‘All new Red Bull Racing partnerships need to be approved by Oracle, the team’s biggest sponsor. Their five-year deal, signed in 2022, is worth around $300 million and is considered…