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Formula 1‘s inaugural season was in 1950. The premier class in open-wheel single-seat racing has crowned a world champion driver every year since. Since 1958, F1 has also crowned a championship team each year with its constructors’ title. Below is a list of every F1 drivers’ and constructors’ world champion through the years. Drivers 2023: Max Verstappen 2022: Max Verstappen…

DS Penske’s Maximilian Guenther finished the second day of Formula E pre-season testing in Jarama fastest, just 0.031s clear of Kiro’s Dan Ticktum. The German posted a 1m28.408s in the final hour of the afternoon session at the Jarama Circuit just outside Madrid, which is hosting Formula E testing this week after the flooding in Valencia. Exclusive: How Formula E…

With the most recent October meeting of the FIA’s World Motor Sport Council, Formula 1’s rule makers have published their latest draft of the sporting regulations that will govern the 2025 edition of the world championship. Although the WMSC appears to have responded to recent controversy over the fastest lap bonus point by removing it entirely from the rulebook for…

SAITAMA, Japan, Nov. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Marelli is delighted to confirm that it has joined forces with Nissan Formula E Team as Technical Partner on an initial two-year agreement. With over 100 years of history as a global technology partner to the automotive and motorsport worlds, Marelli aims to co-create the future of mobility with customers and partners. …

Sauber have confirmed Brazil’s Gabriel Bortoleto will drive in 2025 alongside Nico Hulkenberg as the team prepares to transition to Audi for 2026. The team announced on Wednesday Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will leave at the end of the season. Sao Paulo’s Bortoleto joins from Formula 2 and leads the championship with two rounds remaining. The 20-year-old joined McLaren’s…

Max Verstappen accused Pierre Gasly of causing a “dangerous” situation shortly before the original start of the Brazilian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver, who won Sunday’s race, came close to colliding with Franco Colapinto at the exit of turn 14 as the field arrived at the grid at the end of the first formation lap. Verstappen slammed on the…

“They’ve turned that around quickly” an impressed colleague said to this writer on entering the media centre at the Jarama Circuit on Tuesday morning, as a banner reading “2024/25 Madrid Official Testing” was being erected. While the sight of a banner might seem like one of the least impressive feats at a race track, the quick turnaround of the wording…

Sauber has confirmed both its current drivers will leave the team at the end of the year as it has opted for an all-new line-up for 2025. The team has named Formula 2 points leader Gabriel Bortoleto will join the team alongside Nico Hulkenberg, whose hiring from Haas was announced in April. Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will therefore leave…

Antonio Felix da Costa led the way in first official Formula E pre-season test in Madrid, as Prema announced Robert Shwartzman for 2025 IndyCar season. Formula E – The first official session for ABB FIA Formula E’s pre-season testing concluded on Tuesday afternoon, with TAG Heuer Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa topping the timesheets in Madrid. It was a smooth…

Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa finished the opening day of Formula E pre-season testing fastest at the Jarama Circuit in Spain, as teams got to grips with the new Gen3 Evo machines. The Portuguese driver posted a 1m29.220s with more than 60 minutes left on the clock during the three-hour afternoon session, leaving him 0.186s clear of Andretti’s Jake Dennis….

The first public running of Formula E’s Gen3 Evo car took place at Jarama on Tuesday afternoon with a two-hour session that was topped by Antonio Felix da Costa’s Porsche. The test moved to the circuit on the outskirts of Madrid after the devastating floods in and around Valencia last week made the planned pre-season test at the Circuit Ricardo…

The strange scenes at the beginning of the Brazilian Grand Prix left Lando Norris and other drivers racing under the threat of a potential penalty. Norris, who claimed pole position for the team, committed an unusual error when he pulled away from the grid when he wasn’t supposed to. Other drivers followed him, and race control later announced he was…

NEOM McLaren’s Taylor Barnard has spoken exclusively to Motorsport Week about his full-time move to FIA Formula E, how it is now a premium option for young drivers and his goals for Season 11. Barnard caught the attention of Formula E and the wider motorsport community with an A+ stint as stand-in at McLaren last season. When Sam Bird broke…

Formula 1 rookie Oliver Bearman was shocked by the conditions he experienced during Sunday’s Brazilian Grand Prix. The Haas reserve driver, who made his third grand prix start last weekend, was alarmed by the poor visibility he encountered as heavy rain fell during the race. He gave the team a series of increasingly urgent warnings over the conditions before the…

It’s probably fair to say that Nyck de Vries’ Formula E comeback last season didn’t exactly go to plan. After a stint in Formula 1 following his 2020-21 Formula E world championship title, he returned to the category with Mahindra Racing. But an interrupted pre-season left him going into the campaign on the back foot, then efficiency struggles meant that…

To say drivers were challenged over the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend would be to grossly understate how much the best in the world were tested around a bumpy, slippery and soaking Interlagos. In conditions on Sunday that allow the drivers to be the ones to make the difference, some rose to the occasion while others wilted. But there are couple…

Max Verstappen leads Lando Norris by 62 points going into the final three races of the season. Getty Max Verstappen‘s incredible win at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix moved him to the brink of a fourth consecutive Formula 1 title. The victory extended his lead to 62 points over Lando Norris with three races — a three-week triple header in Las…

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Max Verstappen has won the Brazilian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 62 points from Lando Norris after the Brazilian Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 86 2024 F1 constructors championship standings…