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GB4 Vice-Champion Alisha Palmowski has revealed that she learned the circuit for the hastily-rearranged FIA Formula E women’s test via computer game Assetto Corsa. The young British driver, who is partaking in the test with Envision Racing, has had to frantically learn the Circuito de Jarama Madrid after the test was moved to the former Formula 1 venue from Valencia…

PRE-SEASON TEST POINTS TO ULTRA-COMPETITIVE CAMPAIGN IN ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Little to choose between all-electric field as drivers and teams put new GEN3 Evo single-seater through its paces in Spain. If testing this week is anything to go by, the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – a series renowned for generating unpredictable racing – could be…

Maserati: It’s one of motorsport’s most evocative names. And while the name typically accompanies thoughts of days gone by, it’s still at the cutting edge of modern motorsport. These days the brand’s headline motorsport program is in Formula E, where there’s not a single black and white photo or grainy silent film to be seen. Yet as it looks towards…

Ryan McGee, ESPN Senior WriterNov 8, 2024, 11:15 AM ET Close Senior writer for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com 2-time Sports Emmy winner 2010, 2014 NMPA Writer of the Year One of Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Tyler Reddick and William Byron will be crowned 2024 NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday in Phoenix. James Gilbert/Getty Images If it feels like the…

Jaguar’s Mitch Evans finished the final day of pre-season testing at Jarama quickest ahead of Kiro’s Dan Ticktum and reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein. Evans topped the final session on Friday morning with a 1m27.461s, the fastest lap recorded by the all-electric championship over the last three days of testing, which left him 0.141s clear of Ticktum. The result…

Formula E carried out a mock race at Jarama yesterday afternoon, which included pitstops for the first time in six years, as the introduction of mid-race energy boost charging continues to be evaluated ahead of the 2024-25 season start next month. The Race understands that the potential introduction of the energy boosting stops, which is now under the working title…

Jamie Chadwick has spoken of her excitement at her forthcoming participation in the all-female FIA Formula E test in Jarama. The Brit, who to many is the face of female motorsport participation, is driving for Jaguar TCS Racing in the afternoon test, the first of its kind for any FIA-backed championship. Chadwick isn’t a stranger to Formula E, having tested…

HYDERABAD: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has written to governor Jishnu Dev Varma seeking permission to register a case against BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao over alleged irregularities in payments of Rs 55 crore to the overseas organisers of a Formula E Operations (FEO) race in Feb this year that was later aborted. Hyderabad had hosted such a…

Max Verstappen’s path to victory at Interlagos involved a string of passes early in the race, a nervous wait for a red flag as the conditions worsened, and an opportunistic move on the leader at the final restart. It added up to one of the most memorable wins of the season and 26 points which give him a virtually unassailable…

He told the media he’s willing to be imprisoned if it brings “sadistic pleasure” to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, responding to reports that he might be implicated in the Formula E race case. “If they want to file a case, let them. I’ll go to jail for two months, return stronger, and continue fighting for Telangana’s future,” he asserted. …

Sam Bird was left hungry for more after sampling Formula E’s new four-wheel-drive system during pre-season testing at at the Spanish circuit of Jarama Four-wheel drive will come into play when the Gen 3 Evo machines’ full 350kw power reserve in unlocked in qualifying duels and after Attack Mode activation. After a taste of that extra grunt, the NEOM McLaren…

Formula One awards a world drivers’ championship and a world constructors’ championship at the end of each season. The drivers’ title is presented to the top competitor behind the wheel, while the constructors’ championship is given to the top team. Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher own the record for the most career F1 world drivers’ titles with seven apiece, while…

Hyderabad: Amid speculations of potential action by the Congress govt on Formula E racing and alleged payment irregularities during the BRS govt tenure, former industry minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday said he is ready to go to jail even as he refuted corruption claims. Addressing a press conference, the BRS working president said Hyderabad greatly benefited from Formula E…

David Beckmann set the fastest time on the third day of Formula E pre-season testing as reigning champion Pascal Wehrlein showcased Porsche’s strength of force by leading a 1-2 in the simulation race. Wehrlein became the first driver to lap the Jarama Circuit just outside Madrid below the 1m28s barrier in the morning session on Thursday but was eventually pipped…

Sauber Motorsport chairman and Audi chief executive Gernot Dollner has said the team’s signing of 20-year-old driver Gabriel Bortoleto is a sign of a “generational shift” in Formula 1. The addition of Bortoleto to the grid means at least a fifth of the 20 F1 drivers will be starting a first full season in 2025. Editor’s Picks 2 Related “We…

Max Verstappen’s victory on Sunday was undoubtedly one of his finest, not least because this was the lowest starting position he’s ever won a race from. He stormed through to win from 17th on the grid, albeit with two empty spaces ahead of him. The last driver to win from that far back was Kimi Raikkonen in the 2005 Japanese…

At the Bernabeu stadium last Tuesday night, the fabled home of Spanish soccer behemoth Real Madrid, a giant Valencian flag was unfurled by the Real Madrid faithful during its Champions League tie against AC Milan. As it swirled around the legions of white shirts beneath it, a moving tribute to their fellow Spaniards after the flooding tragedy of last week…

JARAMA TO OFFER FIRST GLIMPSE OF ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON 11 FORM GUIDE All competitors are set to take to the track in Spain this week, alongside a host of fast females in the electric single-seater series’ first Women’s Test. Preparations for Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship will ramp up this week…

Amazon Prime Video this season holds a package of domestic rights covering English men’s soccer’s top-tier Premier League. (Dan Istitene/Getty Images) The Amazon Prime Video streaming division of the global retail heavyweight has brought in Michael Edelston to join its European media rights team. Edelston joins from Formula E, the international electric car racing series, where he spent three years…