Motorsport

Actor and director Idris Elba is among several new strategic investors in the Cupra Kiro Formula E team. The Golden Globe award-winning actor who has starred in films including Mandela: The Long Walk to Freedom and award-winning TV series Luther, previously visited the 2018 Paris E-Prix and drove the demo Gen2 Formula E car. Elba was announced as an investor…

The Formula 1 offseason: What better time for speculation about what’s to come? F1’s 2025 campaign promises to be thrilling for a number of reasons. Considering Lewis Hamilton‘s blockbuster move to Ferrari and a competitive field that is expected to be as tight as it was last year, it might be the hardest season to call in years. Preseason testing…

Luther star and Hollywood A-lister Idris Elba is among a group of new investors in the Kiro Formula E team. Kiro, which rebranded from ERT for the start of the current season, announced its expanded ownership on Tuesday. Elba is joined by Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler and Steve Bornstein, former president and CEO of ESPN – among others – in…

After a month away on charge, Formula E returns this weekend at a new home in Saudi Arabia. Motorsport Week has all the info you need ahead of the Jeddah E-Prix. The first double-header of Season 11, the all-electric championship has vacated its former street circuit home in Riyadh and moved to the Jeddah Corniche Circuit – the country’s home…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Willis, Tom.Y, David Benford, Markie and Pete! On this day in motorsport Lawson, 23 today, is Max Verstappen’s first Formula 1 team mate who is younger than him Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

IMG will manage footage of all races, qualifying rounds, and pre-season testing sessions, as well as ancillary content. (Jaguar Racing via Getty Images) IMG, the sports, media, and entertainment heavyweight, has agreed a deal with the Formula E all-electric motor racing series that sees it become the competition’s exclusive media archive rights manager. The agency will take over the dissemination…

Formula E knows only too well that tests and recces only go so far. It’s real-time action of something new, with inherent jeopardy attached, that proves the pudding. The return of scheduled pitstops to Formula E (for the first time since the Gen1 mid-race car swaps ended seven years ago) via the energy boosting system that has been over two…

IMG has agreed a multi-year deal to exclusively manage and license the worldwide video archive rights for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The agreement will see IMG manage more than 1000 hours of archive footage of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship on its digital archive platform. This includes all races, qualifying rounds and pre-season testing alongside…

The FIA could increase censorship of Formula 1 drivers’ radio communications over swearing, president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has indicated. Ben Sulayem began taking a tough line on drivers’ use of profane expressions last year. Charles Leclerc was fined and Max Verstappen was ordered to perform “public work” at an FIA event in Rwanda for swearing in official FIA press conferences….

IMG has agreed a multi-year deal with Formula E to exclusively manage and license the worldwide video archive rights for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The agreement will see IMG manage more than 1,000 hours of archive footage of the Championship on its digital archive platform. This includes all races, qualifying rounds and pre-season testing alongside exclusive interviews…

The last two Formula 1 seasons could hardly have been more different. In 2023 Max Verstappen and Red Bull smashed the records for dominance. But in 2024 their rivals hit back and F1 set new benchmarks for competitiveness. What will 2025 bring? Many are hopeful last year’s close competition will continue – no driver has taken back-to-back wins for the…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Aqeel! On this day in motorsport Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber uncoverd the Red Bull RB6 today in 2010 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

Brooklyn Peltz Beckham Brooklyn Peltz Beckham joins forces with ABB Formula E Teams’ World Champions Jaguar TCS Racing for new event the Formula E Evo Sessions. Evo Sessions, hosted by Formula E, is a motorsport experience for some of the world’s most high-profile personalities to experience what it takes to be an elite Formula E racing driver. David and Victoria…

The 2025 F1 calendar is packed to capacity as last year’s was. Next month the teams will embark on a 24-round campaign featuring a total of 30 races. On paper, the prospects for a competitive season appear much better than they did 12 months ago. Last year ended with four different teams vying for victory, and no driver took consecutive…

Former Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone has taken another swipe at the series’ most successful driver, Lewis Hamilton, predicting his high-profile move to Ferrari will end in failure. Hamilton began testing for Ferrari last month after joining the team from Mercedes. But Ecclestone doubts he will reach the end of his second year at the team. “He won’t last that…

They’re both multiple champions – but Max Verstappen outstripped Jackie Stewart’s three world titles last year. Stewart, 85, is F1’s oldest living world champion. The three-times champion met the reigning holder during last year’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A selection of…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Straightline, Sandlefish, Yogesh and Manox! On this day in motorsport 93 years ago today Cliff Allison was born. He pushed his Lotus across the line at Monaco to score a point for sixth on his F1 debut in 1958, peaked with second for Ferrari in Buenos Aires…

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin had successful surgery on his right hand after a crash in preseason testing earlier this week while the Spaniard did not need surgery on his left foot, his team Aprilia Racing said Friday. Martin fractured his hand and foot Wednesday in a nasty crash in Sepang, Malaysia, where he also hit the tarmac face-first and…

Colton Herta’s IndyCar team mate Marcus Ericsson says the 24-year-old is undoubtedly quick enough to compete in Formula 1. Ericsson, who spent five years in F1 alongside team mates such as Charles Leclerc, joined Herta at Andretti’s IndyCar team last year. He described Herta as a “raw talent” and “one of the best I’ve been up against.” “I think he…