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Sauber has confirmed both its current drivers will leave the team at the end of the year as it has opted for an all-new line-up for 2025. The team has named Formula 2 points leader Gabriel Bortoleto will join the team alongside Nico Hulkenberg, whose hiring from Haas was announced in April. Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will therefore leave…

Antonio Felix da Costa led the way in first official Formula E pre-season test in Madrid, as Prema announced Robert Shwartzman for 2025 IndyCar season. Formula E – The first official session for ABB FIA Formula E’s pre-season testing concluded on Tuesday afternoon, with TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa topping the timesheets in Madrid. It was a smooth…

Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa finished the opening day of Formula E pre-season testing fastest at the Jarama Circuit in Spain, as teams got to grips with the new Gen3 Evo machines. The Portuguese driver posted a 1m29.220s with more than 60 minutes left on the clock during the three-hour afternoon session, leaving him 0.186s clear of Andretti’s Jake Dennis….

The first public running of Formula E’s Gen3 Evo car took place at Jarama on Tuesday afternoon with a two-hour session that was topped by Antonio Felix da Costa’s Porsche. The test moved to the circuit on the outskirts of Madrid after the devastating floods in and around Valencia last week made the planned pre-season test at the Circuit Ricardo…

The strange scenes at the beginning of the Brazilian Grand Prix left Lando Norris and other drivers racing under the threat of a potential penalty. Norris, who claimed pole position for the team, committed an unusual error when he pulled away from the grid when he wasn’t supposed to. Other drivers followed him, and race control later announced he was…

NEOM McLaren’s Taylor Barnard has spoken exclusively to Motorsport Week about his full-time move to FIA Formula E, how it is now a premium option for young drivers and his goals for Season 11. Barnard caught the attention of Formula E and the wider motorsport community with an A+ stint as stand-in at McLaren last season. When Sam Bird broke…

Formula 1 rookie Oliver Bearman was shocked by the conditions he experienced during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The Haas reserve driver, who made his third grand prix start last weekend, was alarmed by the poor visibility he encountered as heavy rain fell during the race. He gave the team a series of increasingly urgent warnings over the conditions before the…

It’s probably fair to say that Nyck de Vries’ Formula E comeback last season didn’t exactly go to plan. After a stint in Formula 1 following his 2020-21 Formula E world championship title, he returned to the category with Mahindra Racing. But an interrupted pre-season left him going into the campaign on the back foot, then efficiency struggles meant that…

To say drivers were challenged over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend would be to grossly understate how much the best in the world were tested around a bumpy, slippery and soaking Interlagos. In conditions on Sunday that allow the drivers to be the ones to make the difference, some rose to the occasion while others wilted. But there are couple…

Max Verstappen leads Lando Norris by 62 points going into the final three races of the season. Getty Max Verstappen‘s incredible win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix moved him to the brink of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 title. The victory extended his lead to 62 points over Lando Norris with three races — a three-week triple header in Las…

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Max Verstappen has won the Brazilian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 62 points from Lando Norris after the Brazilian Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 86 2024 F1 constructors championship standings…

The outcome of the Brazilian Grand Prix swung on the decision made by the leading drivers on whether to pit when the rain intensified around half-distance. George Russell and Lando Norris tried to take advantage of a Virtual Safety Car period to take fresh sets of intermediate tyres to see them through the downpour. Behind them, Esteban Ocon and Max…

McLaren have said their priority is to win the Formula 1 constructors’ title after Lando Norris‘s challenge for the drivers’ crown was all but ended in Brazil at the weekend. “The constructors’ championship was always our priority, so this doesn’t change anything,” team boss Andrea Stella said after Norris started on the pole and finished sixth, while Max Verstappen won…

This weekend, Ryan Blaney won in Martinsville to take the final spot in the Championship 4, alongside William Byron. Formula E moved its pre-season test, including the all-women session, to the Jarama circuit due to the Valencia floods. Max Verstappen regained his form and won the Brazilian Grand Prix to almost secure his title. Francesco Bagnaia won in Malaysia to…

Ferrari made one of the most peculiar tactical calls in the Brazilian Grand Prix and it did not pay off for Charles Leclerc. On a day of dire weather conditions, most teams held off changing tyres until they could do so with either minimal time loss under a Virtual Safety Car or Safety Car period, or no time loss under…

The mid-generation updates for Formula E cars will be seen collectively for the first time at Jarama this week with anticipation high on how they will both improve laptimes and potentially shake up the competitive order. The last-minute change of pre-season venue forced upon Formula E has seen a colossal logistical effort to transfer freight and equipment from Valencia to…

Max Verstappen is on the brink of a fourth world championship title. Getty Max Verstappen’s incredible win at the Brazil Grand Prix was singled out for praise by Formula 1’s multiple world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. Verstappen underlined his credentials as a master of the rain in Sao Paulo, winning from 17th on the grid in changing conditions. The…

A dejected Lando Norris rued his misfortune after seeing his championship hopes all but ruined in the Interlagos rain. From the McLaren driver’s perspective, he’d taken the effective lead of the race by passing George Russell when the conditions deteriorated, shortly after the pair pitted for fresh sets of intermediate tyres. But ahead of them lay three drivers who had…