Eddie Jordan, ex-F1 team boss, reveals cancer diagnosis | Motorsport
Dec 12, 2024, 11:54 AM ET Eddie Jordan was a team owner between 1991 and 2005. He has since been a television pundit and manager. Clive Rose/Getty Images Former Formula One boss Eddie Jordan spoke on Thursday of going through “very dark days” after being diagnosed with prostate and bladder cancer earlier this year. The 76-year-old’s Silverstone-based team competed from 1991…
Barnard and NEOM McLaren earning their stripes fast
While its Formula 1 team was earning its first constructors’ title in 26 years last weekend, McLaren’s Formula E arm was celebrating a landmark result which put it on top of the teams’ standings of the all-electric series for the first time. Not since Mercedes — whose operation was coincidentally absorbed by NEOM McLaren following its exit — in 2021…
How NASCAR drivers spend their offseasons: ‘I’m lazier, for sure’ | Motorsport
Dec 12, 2024, 09:22 AM ET Ryan Blaney spends his offseasons by switching off the competitive part of his personality. James Gilbert/Getty Images Ryan Blaney gets lazy. Brad Keselowski takes more chances. Hendrick Motorsports drivers get right back down to business. There is no one-size-fits-all template for navigating a NASCAR winter, but many agree that it looks much different from what…
Formula E launches More than Equal partnership to reduce barriers to entry
Formula E has launched a strategic partnership with More than Equal as it seeks to reduce barriers to entry in motorsport. Confirmed: Formula E and More than Equal have commissioned research to understand the barriers faced by women to race full-time in the series US$250,000 to be split equally between Red Bull’s Wings For Life charity and strategic research partnership…
The Formula 1 cars of 2024, from slowest to fastest · RaceFans | Motorsport
The 2024 Formula 1 season became so close and competitive it was hard to remember that after the first race it seemed little had changed following a year of Red Bull dominance. “Business as usual” ran our headline after the Bahrain Grand Prix, where Max Verstappen cruised to victory, the nearest non-Red Bull 25 seconds adrift. Few thought his closest…
Formula E boss reveals $250,000 charity bet on Max Verstappen
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…
FIA reveals new images showing changes to plan for 2026 F1 cars · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
Jaguar FE team eager to play its part in the brand’s new era
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…
Hankook’s iON Race tire hits the track for Season 11 of the Formula E World Championship
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…
Spurned Formula E driver already has a race return ready
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…
The last driver to better Leclerc’s 11-place lap one charge isn’t in F1 anymore · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
Abarth to replace DS in Formula E?
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 are world champions with fewest F1 race wins in 25 years · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
Formula E promises ‘most exciting season ever’ as the all-electric championship invests in youth ahead of opening race
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…
F1 Driver Ratings: 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Motorsport
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…
Ferarri agrees engine deal with new F1 team Cadillac | Motorsport
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’s Miami plan revealed to plug massive calendar gap
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…
Sainz spent final laps at Ferrari preparing for first Williams test · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
“More than one f**k up” cost victory in Formula E season-opener
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….
Drivers join new teams and Vesti returns for Mercedes in post-season test · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
