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The streets of Monte Carlo, with their mythical aura which are steeped in history and a touch of glamour, remain a daunting prospect for even the most grizzled racing drivers to tackle at speed, let alone a teenager with just 20 minutes in which to prepare. It was an unenviable challenge that Taylor Barnard faced earlier this year and, in…

At a time of year where we start to think of gift-giving, Lucas di Grassi will find something that he’s been after for years under his Christmas tree. The new GEN3 Evo Formula E car will introduce four-wheel-drive to the series for the first time. It’s the series’ 11th season, so the move has been a long time coming. di…

Formula 1 begins its final run of three consecutive grands prix, which will decide both its world championships, this weekend. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during every session and follow all the action with your fellow RaceFans. Here’s how to watch…

Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix will move into May from 2026 onwards, coupling it with Miami’s race and helping the championship consolidate the European leg into one singular period. In recent years Montreal’s race has been an anomaly, often falling between European events which make up the middle of an F1 season. Editor’s Picks 2 Related The sport has been…

Kevin Magnussen became the first driver to receive an automatic race ban for reaching 12 penalty points on his licence earlier this year. But one of his Formula 1 rivals has collected even more more penalty points than he has since the FIA introduced them. Penalty points were first issued to drivers in 2014, but a driver who wasn’t even…

Sauber has unveiled its special livery for this weekend’s Las Vegas Grand Prix after several days of teasers on social media. The second team to reveal a special design for this weekend’s grand prix after Williams, Sauber has shown off their new livery which features a flame motif. The team ran a special all-black livery at last year’s inaugural race…

At the end of the winter, the longest period of the entire year without any F1 action for fans to enjoy, the launch season arrives in February to wake fans up with around a fortnight’s worth of festivities. Teams have often used February to reveal their new cars and liveries for the upcoming season, ahead of the opening or sole…

It’s fair to say that Sergio Perez has had a difficult season so far in 2024, sitting with more than 200 points fewer than Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen. So what did his race engineer Hugh Bird have to say to him in between sessions at his home grand prix in Mexico? Can you come up with the best…

In the round-up: Charles Leclerc expects Lewis Hamilton to push him hard as a team mate in 2025. In brief Leclerc expects “big challenge” from Hamilton at Ferrari Charles Leclerc says he expects to face a “big challenge” from incoming team mate Lewis Hamilton at Ferrari next year. “Looking forward, Lewis is obviously a seven times world champion, the most…

Nov 15, 2024, 11:40 AM ET Carlos Sainz will join Williams from Ferrari for the 2025 season. Mark Sutton/Getty Images Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will join Williams for Formula 1’s post-season test in Abu Dhabi next month, the Spaniard’s future employers said on Friday. Sainz is leaving Ferrari at the end of the year to make way for seven times world champion…

Antonio Felix da Costa has said that he and his Tag Heuer Porsche team ‘have the ingredients’ to win Season 11 of the FIA Formula E World Championship. The Portuguese veteran is entering the new campaign off the back of a renaissance in Season 10, winning four races after nearly losing his seat midway through it. Da Costa told Motorsport…

Formula 1 feared Ferrari and Mercedes’ refusal to participate in the original series of Drive to Survive would doom the project to failure. The Netflix series has been a major hit for F1 and is credited with bringing a new audience to the sport. All 10 teams allow the series’ producers, Box to Box, access to their garages during some…

Nov 14, 2024, 10:25 AM ET Roger Penske on Thursday added the most prestigious street race in North America to his portfolio with the purchase of the Grand Prix of Long Beach. He bought the race from Gerald Forsythe, who owned half the event with the late Kevin Kalkhoven. Forsythe bought Kalkhoven’s shares earlier this year amid reports both Formula…

Formula E will take another step closer to finally introducing energy-boosting pitstops with a special practice session dedicated to the ‘pit boost’ technology on the eve of the Sao Paulo season-opener next month. The Race can reveal that a session focused on further practice pitstops will be held at the Anhembi Sambadrome street track on Friday December 6, the day…

Sacha Fenestraz is poised for a return to Super Formula in 2025 with Toyota’s flagship TOM’S team, Autosport understands. The Franco-Argentinian driver is set to replace Ukyo Sasahara in the #37 TOM’S car as part of a wider deal with Toyota that would also see him race in SUPER GT next season. Fenestraz admitted when speaking to Autosport in the…

Nov 14, 2024, 05:10 AM ET Monaco first hosted a grand prix in 1950. Marco Canoniero/LightRocket via Getty Images Formula 1 will race in Monaco until 2031 following a six-year extension to the principality’s contract. The Monaco Grand Prix has been on the F1 calendar since the start in 1950, hosting 70 grands prix across 74 years.  read more www.espn.com

The fight for the Formula 1 drivers’ championship is all over bar the shouting. Unless Max Verstappen suffers a series of bizarre misfortunes akin to Montgomery Burns’ all-star baseball team, his name will go on the trophy for the fourth year in a row. But unlike last year, when Verstappen won all bar three of the 22 grands prix, he…

Nov 13, 2024, 02:25 PM ET Sergio Pérez said he rejected opportunities from two other Formula 1 teams to return to Red Bull for the 2025 season. Perez signed an extension earlier this year but has come under intense scrutiny while falling to eighth in the drivers’ standings. While teammate Max Verstappen is closing in a fourth consecutive championship, the…

Cultural Agency to Drive Formula E Communications Strategy for North America LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Formula E, the world’s first all-electric street racing series, has appointed The ID Agency in Los Angeles as its Public Relations Agency of Record for the United States. This strategic partnership marks a significant step in…  read more www.manilatimes.net