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BRS working president K T Rama Rao addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Thursday (December 19, 2024). Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K. T. Rama Rao defended the transfer of ₹55 crore to the organisers of the Formula-E race last year and said the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has no locus standi to book a case since there was…

The phrase “Formula E” will be extensively heard in Telangana political circles henceforth amidst media reports that former IT Minister and the principal instigator of this event, KTR like to be arrested due to his involvement in an alleged financial scam in the case. Coming to the facts of the case, and the charges filed against KTR, here’s a details…

Dec 19, 2024, 12:07 PM ET In the end, the writing was on the wall for Sergio Pérez. “Obviously the benchmark is always your teammate,” Red Bull team boss Christian Horner said in Abu Dhabi. “And the car has won nine races with Max [Verstappen] at the wheel.” It was a cutting remark immediately after the latest — and ultimately…

BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday (December 19, 2024) registered an FIR against BRS working president and MLA K T Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in the conduct of Formula-E race in Hyderabad during the previous regime, official sources said. Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma had recently granted…

Liam Lawson admitted he found it difficult to ignore the obvious prospect of a Red Bull promotion in the final races of 2024. Lawson has been confirmed as Sergio Perez’s replacement for 2025. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The news of Perez’s exit and Lawson’s likely promotion picked up steam in the final weeks of the year. “It was tough… Abu…

Yuki Tsunoda has missed his best chance to join Red Bull’s Formula 1 team, after they announced his team mate Liam Lawson will race for them in 2025. Red Bull handed Lawson his chance to drive for their top team after just 11 starts with their junior squad. They picked him over Tsunoda, who has driven for RB (previously known…

Pascal Wehrlein merited his world title after making no season-defining errors. He only non-scored twice due to collisions that weren’t his fault. Vastly improved qualifying was key; three poles meant nine bonus points, three more than his title-winning margin. His campaign began with victory in Mexico and at Misano he benefited from Oliver Rowland’s woes to win again. PLUS: The overlooked…

After four years, Sergio Perez’s stint as Max Verstappen’s team mate is over. He was the fifth driver to take on what increasingly looks like one of the toughest jobs in Formula 1. But while Verstappen monopolised the drivers’ championship during that time, Red Bull haven’t swept the constructors’ titles in the way they did in the Sebastian Vettel-Mark Webber…

BRS MLAs presenting a memorandum to the Speaker G. Prasad Kumar requesting to hold a discussion on Formula E-race issue in the Assembly Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working President K. T. Rama Rao has dared the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy to initiate a discussion on Formula E-Race issue in the State Assembly. In an open letter to the…

There was a feeling in the air ahead of the new Formula E season that it was going to be a close and spectacular first race. But I don’t think anyone would have believed someone could win it from the very back of the grid. Yet that’s what happened in São Paulo. And that someone was Jaguar TCS Racing with…

Sergio Pérez‘s exit from Formula 1 is a sad end to what at one point seemed like a long-overdue bit of recognition for one of the sport’s most underrated drivers. Pérez and Red Bull confirmed their split on Wednesday, bringing to an end weeks of negotiation about an exit from a race seat. RB driver Liam Lawson is expected to…

Red Bull has confirmed Sergio Perez will not return to drive for the team in the 2025 Formula 1 season. The widely-expected news was confirmed in statements issued by Perez and Red Bull on Wednesday. Perez’s said they had “reached an agreement to part ways.” The team is yet to confirm who will replace Perez. Liam Lawson, who has started…

Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau officials are expected to file a First Information Report (FIR) on Thursday against former minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao, along with two others, for alleged procedural violations in diverting Rs 55 crore to the London-based Formula E Operations (FEO) for the second edition of Formula E in Hyderabad.It is learnt that ACB has…

Sergio Perez’s four-year stint at Red Bull is at an end – and with that, his Formula 1 career appears to be over too. The 34-year-old who started his 281st grand prix this year has been shown the door at the end of the season with two years left to run on his contract. This isn’t unfamiliar territory for Perez:…

Hyderabad, BRS party on Wednesday urged the Telangana Assembly speaker to allow a debate on Formula-E race row in the House. BRS seeks debate on Formula-E issue in Telangana Assembly This demand comes days after the Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Varma gave nod to proceed against BRS leader and former minister K T Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in conducting…

Sergio Pérez and Red Bull have agreed to part ways, bringing an end to the Mexican driver’s stint with the Formula 1 team. Editor’s Picks 2 Related RB driver Liam Lawson is expected to be announced as Pérez’s replacement in the coming days. Pérez, whose poor form had cost Red Bull this year’s constructors’ championship, had been negotiating next steps…

In his first year as a Formula 1 driver, Oscar Piastri did much to justify the hype which accompanied his arrival. After all, he is the driver McLaren sensationally lured away from Alpine’s young driver programme, infuriating their rivals by handing him a full-time seat alongside Lando Norris. By the second half of last year Piastri was regularly showing Norris…

As the 11th season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship begins, the electric motorsport is entering a new era that will see both the racing and the broadcast being taken to the next level. SVG Europe sat down with Tim Glass, broadcast and content director at Formula E, to reflect on the unique challenges of keeping up with the…