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Kiro Race Co has confirmed that Dan Ticktum and David Beckmann will drive for the team in Season 11 of the FIA Formula E World Championship. The team, formerly known as ERT, becomes the final team to announce its driver line-up, with the now-American squad, running with Porsche powertrains, opting for the German marque’s reserve driver. The outgoing Sergio Sette…

The Formula 1 constructors’ championship and Formula 2 champion will be decided in the series’ final two rounds in Abu Dhabi this weekend. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Abu Dhabi 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…

FORMULA E has announced that it has topped the Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sport (GSBS) for the third consecutive year, maintaining its leadership of the Corporate, Environment, Social and Governance (CESG) ranking since its inaugural year. GSBS – the independent sustainability rating organisation that specialises in CESG ratings – ranked Formula E with the Best Total Performance, while topping the…

Red Bull team principal Christian Horner’s responses over Sergio Perez’s future changed noticeably in the wake of the Qatar Grand Prix, where the team’s hopes of winning a third consecutive constructors’ championship ended. Previously Horner was at pains to stress Red Bull’s faith in Perez’s ability to turn his dire season around. But last night his words carried unmistakeable overtones…

Michael Schumacher has not been seen in public since 2013. K. Asif/India Today Group/Getty Images A member of former Formula 1 driver Michael Schumacher’s security team stole 1,500 photographs and 200 videos in a €15 million ($15.7 million) blackmail plot, German prosecutors have alleged. A trial of three suspects will open in the German city of Wuppertal this month. Seven-time world…

Formula E has topped the Global Sustainability Benchmark in Sport (GSBS) ranking for the third consecutive year. Confirmed: Formula E ranked as ‘best total performance’ while topping the environmental, social and governance categories All-electric series scores 85 out of 100 points overall Context: The ranking overviews corporate, environmental, social and governance categories and then GSBS grants a score out of…

Alpine has confirmed Esteban Ocon will not participate in what was due to be his final start for the team. Jack Doohan, who was due to take Ocon’s place in the team’s line-up for 2025, will instead make his debut for the team one race early. Alpine confirmed Ocon has been released from his contract ahead of schedule in order…

After four months on charge, the FIA Formula E World Championship is back and Motorsport Week has you covered for everything you need to know ahead of the São Paulo E-Prix. Tag Heuer Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein arrives in Brazil with #1 on his car and with every hope of successfully defending his World Championship, won in dramatic style in London…

What did you think of today’s race? Share your verdict on the Qatar Grand Prix. RaceFans has held polls on every F1 race since 2008 to find out which fans thought of each round of the season. Join in the latest poll and give your verdict on the race: 10 being the highest and 1 the lowest. Please vote based…

Max Verstappen has won the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 80 points from Lando Norris after the Qatar Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 26 2024 F1 constructors championship standings…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 1, 2024, 07:58 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 LUSAIL, Qatar — It seems Max Verstappen is at his best when he has a point to prove. Even for a driver who consistently operates in a league of his own, he is able to access another level of ruthless…

Formula 1 race director Rui Marques’s decision not to neutralise the Qatar Grand Prix to allow a piece of debris to be removed prompted some criticism. Not least from McLaren team principal Andrea Stella, whose driver Lando Norris was penalised for failing to slow for yellow flags which were shown when Alexander Albon’s Williams shed its right-hand wing mirror approaching…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorDec 1, 2024, 02:49 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 QATAR — Lando Norris admitted to letting his McLaren team down at the Qatar Grand Prix after he was given a 10-second stop-go penalty for failing to slow for double-waved yellow flags. The penalty dropped Norris from second place to…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Losail International Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert |…

For a few hours, it looked like Max Verstappen had ended his wait to claim pole position for the first time since the Austrian Grand Prix in June. The last time he took pole position, Verstappen faced an anxious wait to learn whether the stewards would penalise him for driving unnecessarily slowly in the pit lane exit during qualifying. On…

FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem has told Formula 1 drivers to mind their own business after they asked where money from race fines was going and why senior figures had left the governing body. In an interview with Reuters ahead of Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix, the president suggested the drivers should stick to what they know best. Editor’s Picks 2…

The Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail International Circuit will almost certainly be the lowest-attended round of the season – but that does not meant those who have bought tickets are any less invested, knowledgeable or passionate as those who have shown up to any of the previous 22 rounds so far this season. When most of the few thousands…

George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris. P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2) 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’21.579 1’20.687 (-0.892s) 1’20.520 (-0.167s) 2 George Russell Mercedes 1’21.241 1’21.069 (-0.172s) 1’20.575 (-0.494s) 3 Lando Norris McLaren 1’21.578 1’20.983 (-0.595s) 1’20.772 (-0.211s) 4…

The news was first reported by The Sun, with a Formula E spokesperson confirming to the the publication that the lead presenter role will be filled by Nicki Shields for the upcoming season. Shields first covered Formula E back in 2014, and has done so for various broadcasters since. The Formula E spokesperson said: “We’re excited to confirm that Nicki…