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Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Building a stronger future for FIA Championships with updated regulations approved by the World Motor Sport Council (FIA) ‘In low grip conditions when the track is wet and there is poor visibility boost mode has been reintroduced but is restricted to preventing power reduction without increasing output, while…

Formula E has launched a record-breaking calendar for the 2026-27 campaign with three venues including Circuit of The Americas making their championship debuts. Austin will host round four of the season on 6 February with Brands Hatch and Zandvoort also joining the calendar in May and June respectively. It is part of a 21-race season, up from 17 in 2025-26,…

Formula E will introduce specific sprint and feature race formats for its Gen4 era of competition, with a branded ‘E-Prix unleashed’ initiative for sprint races when there are double-header events. Eight double-headers were announced as part of the 2026-27 calendar at the FIA World Motor Sport Council meeting, meaning that eight of those so-called ‘unleashed’ races – described as “performance-focused…

Calendar now one event short of 22-race capacity Mexico City will open the season if conflict in Middle East continues New weekend format sees one shorter race introduced at all double-headers Formula E needs to “ask for help” from promoters to encourage more fans to attend Formula E has announced a record 21-race schedule for the upcoming 2026/27 season, which…

ABB FIA Formula E World Championship expands to iconic motorsport venues Brands Hatch, Circuit of The Americas (COTA), and Zandvoort with new ‘E-PrixUnleashed’ performance race format. Formula E and the FIA today announced the first provisional calendar for the 2026-27 season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship following validation from the FIA World Motor Sport Council. Featuring its…

Credit: Joe Portlock/LAT Images Formula E has announced a fresh calendar for the upcoming Gen4 era, featuring 21 races in what is set to be the championship’s longest season! These rounds for the upcoming season of racing are set to be held across 14 countries, with x double headers and x standalone, single-header race weekends.  As announced earlier this month,…

Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images Formula E’s first Sanya E-Prix after seven years threw up several surprises in the air. Most notable among them was the entire leading quartet in the standings failing to score any points, as this paved the way for lesser-noticed faces to take home big scores in Season 12.  While the weekend was led by Jake Dennis…

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At first glance, the link between an SUV and a Formula E electric single-seater isn’t obvious. However, behind the comfort, silence and refinement we’ve come to expect from DS Automobiles lies another reality. Some of the technologies now fitted to this new model stem from the French brand’s nearly 11 seasons in Formula E. Since joining the electric championship in 2015,…

Feature by Katy Fairman The heat and emotions in Sanya was high, as Jake Dennis took his second victory of the season for Andretti in the first of three Chinese races. With ambitious overtakes, spectacular strategy and big names failing to reach the chequered flag, Round 11 delivered plenty of significant talking points.  Dennis’ dream day  It was a day…

Ferrari ended Mercedes’ unbeaten streak at the Circuit de Catalunya but can they keep up the pressure this weekend? Here’s how to watch the 2026 Austrian Grand Prix plus the Formula 2 and Formula 3 support races at the Red Bull Ring live in the UK: 2026 Austrian Grand Prix live session times Event Date Start Time End Time Time…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links The part of my Red Bull story nobody knows – Lawson (High Performance) ‘We made a massive (change), a change you would never do on a race weekend. Like, a normal change times 10. Trying to get the same sort of balance out of the car, just in…

It was a chaotic and attritional return to Sanya for Formula E, with a red flag, the top four failing to score points, and plenty of incidents through the race. But who made DIVEBOMB’s cut for winners and losers after the Sanya E-Prix? Winner: Andretti Credit: Jordan McKean/LAT Images There’s no doubt Andretti would be relishing their overwhelming success in…

Jake Dennis celebrated an emotional one-two result for Andretti, their first in Formula E, as he crossed the line alongside teammate Felipe Drugovich in Sanya. The race, which delivered the typical chaos and excitement, including a red flag interlude, saw high temperatures and big strategy on Hainan Island.  REPORT: Dennis heads home Drugovich in Sanya for maiden Andretti 1-2 “Oh,…

The Monaco Grand Prix plunged Formula 1 into a controversy which has no straightforward solution. Early in the race it became apparent that something was awry as the stewards issued multiple penalties to drivers for breaking the pit lane speed limit. After the chequered flag it transpired most of those breaches occured by just one tenth of a kilometre per…

Andretti got both cars into the final in qualifying at Sanya | Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images Jake Dennis took pole position for the Sanya E-Prix, after a thrilling lap in the final stage of qualifying saw him claim pole position over teammate Felipe Drugovich in Sanya. The lap was eventually decided by Drugovich’s first sector, with the gap only growing…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to JCost! On this day in motorsport Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Published by Keith Collantine Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 – when it was originally called F1 Fanatic. Having previously worked as a motoring journalist, Keith began running…

Jake Dennis delivered a commanding performance to win the 2026 Lianxin Sanya E-Prix, leading home a historic one-two finish for Andretti Formula E powered by Porsche on the series’ return to the Chinese street circuit after a seven-year absence. Starting from pole position, Dennis controlled the 37-lap race at the Haitang Bay Circuit and held off teammate Felipe Drugovich to…

At a glance Second victory of the season for Andretti’s Jake Dennis Cupra Kiro’s Pepe Martí takes second podium of the campaign Nico Müller scores points for factory team, penalty for Pascal Wehrlein With P2, Cupra Kiro’s Pepe Martí secured his second career podium in Formula E after his third-place result at the Monaco E-Prix this May. Porsche factory driver…