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Jeff Dodds, CEO of Formula E, was confident that Max Verstappen would be the Formula 1 champion in 2024. In fact, he even wagered that if a driver could beat the Dutchman to the title in 2024 he would donate $250,000 to said driver’s charity of choice. While Lando Norris briefly seemed to be in contention for the championship, Verstappen eventually came out…

The FIA has revealed new images showing how Formula 1 cars could look in 2026, following changes to its planned overhaul of the regulations. With teams able to start work on the 2026 chassis from the first day of next month, the FIA is finalising the details of its first change to both the power unit and chassis regulations since…

Three weeks ago, Jaguar sent shockwaves through the automotive world when it teased its reinvention with a controversial video showcasing its rebrand. The conversation continued last week with the unveiling of the Type 00 concept car, which perhaps presented more questions than answers, but as the Formula E season got underway in Sao Paulo last week, there was an air…

Published: December 4, 2024 This year’s SEMA show featured seemingly thousands of new products from hundreds of tire and automotive aftermarket companies across the industry. I’m sure you were overwhelmed and inundated with all the new additions – whether that be tires or aftermarket parts like TPMS sensors.  Speaking of TPMS, we had the opportunity to chat with the leadership…

Sergio Sette Camara is set for a Formula E race return by stepping in at Nissan for Norman Nato at Berlin’s double-header. The Berlin event clashes with the Interlagos World Endurance Championship round in July, which Nato is already committed to with Cadillac. The former Dragon and ERT driver Sette Camara was confirmed as Nissan’s reserve and development driver last…

Charles Leclerc’s incredible start in last weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix helped Ferrari to keep their championship hopes alive until the final lap of the season. Taking advantage of a lively first lap ahead of him, Leclerc leapt 11 places from 19th on the grid. By vaulting to eighth place at the start, he put himself on course to finish…

Since its entry into Formula E In the 2018-2019 season, DS Automobiles left its mark on the category with two manufacturers’ titles, while Maserati joined the competition in 2023. However, a new player may be preparing to take DS’s place in this 100 % electric adventure: Abarth. The brand, which has pivoted its strategy with sporty 100 % electric models,…

McLaren clinched the Formula 1 constructors’ championship with their sixth grand prix victory of the season last weekend. The team has been waiting 26 years for its latest title win. This was its ninth, giving them as many as Williams, and only Ferrari have more. McLaren’s half-dozen wins is the fewest any constructors’ championship-winning team has achieved since 1999, when…

The new Formula E season begins on Saturday in Sao Paulo with a blisteringly quick car, a handful of exciting new drivers and perhaps most importantly – a new free-to-air TV deal in the UK. The series prides itself on being ‘net zero since day zero’ but its impressive sustainability record is only the start – with cutting-edge innovation, dramatic…

The final round of F1’s longest ever season, it was hard not to feel as if some drivers were feeling the effects of accumulated fatigue in Abu Dhabi. A weekend where many chapters came to an end, some produced performances to be proud of, while others appeared to let themselves down. But while there was plenty of action and intrigue…

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 10, 2024, 11:04 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Ferrari has confirmed a “multi-year” deal to supply engines and gearboxes to the Cadillac Formula 1 team for its planned arrival on the grid in 2026. In November, F1 announced an agreement in principle with the General Motors-backed outfit…

Formula E is looking at holding a large-scale event at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami to help plug its eight-week calendar gap between mid-February and mid-April next year. That event would not be an extra round of the championship. Instead, The Race can reveal that the advanced plans for this event are centred upon media influencers taking part in…

Carlos Sainz Jnr has revealed he was already thinking about his first test for Williams as he completed his final grand prix for Ferrari on Sunday. Williams’s new driver had his first run in their car less than 24 hours after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the same track. He is also driving for the team today in the…

Oliver Rowland believes “more than one f**k up” cost the Nissan Formula E driver a shot at victory in the Sao Paulo E-Prix, having failed to score any points despite leading the most laps. The Briton started second for the first race of the 2024-25 season, losing out to polesitter and reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein by just 0.099s in qualifying….

Esteban Ocon, Nico Hulkenberg and Carlos Sainz Jnr have joined their new teams for 2025 as Formula 1 began its post-season test at the Yas Marina circuit. However one driver who was expected to run today is absent from the test. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who will replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next year, is not present, and the team’s reserve…

Lewis Hamilton’s bizarre incident with a bollard during qualifying cost him a chance to win his final race for Mercedes, team principal Toto Wolff believes. Wolff fumed over the team’s strategy after Hamilton was eliminated in the first round of qualifying, which left him 16th on the grid. Mercedes sent both their drivers out late in Q1, giving them the…

In the round-up: Alpine consultant Flavio Briatore reveals he promised Renault boss Luca de Meo success for his F1 team within three years. In brief Three years to make Alpine winners – Briatore Briatore, who returned to the Renault-owned team earlier this year, praised the team’s recovery to finish the constructors’ championship in sixth place. “It’s the result of everybody…

Laurence Edmondson, Senior Writer, F1Dec 9, 2024, 12:11 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Even though the dust has barely settled on the 2024 Formula 1 season, it’s hard not to get excited about what 2025 has in store. The primary reason is that F1 has never seemed as open as it did…

Lando Norris acknowledged he will have to do better when he fights Max Verstappen on-track than he has done this year. McLaren clinched the constructors’ championship yesterday but Norris lost the drivers’ title fight to the Red Bull driver two rounds earlier. Norris had never won a grand prix before the season began. He said this year gave him the…