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At the recent London E-Prix, an important chapter in the history of Formula E came to a close with DS Automobiles’ final appearance. From DS Virgin Racing to DS Penske, via the triumphant years with DS Techeetah, the French manufacturer has left its mark on the championship’s evolution, going out on a high note with Taylor Barnard’s victory in the final…

Just five years after Zandvoort returned to the Formula 1 calendar, it will hold the Dutch Grand Prix for the final time this weekend. The last Dutch Grand Prix, which marks an end to the 2026 summer break, will also be a sprint event. Here’s how to watch the 2026 Dutch Grand Prix live in the UK: 2026 Dutch Grand…

Lucas di Grassi endured a miserable final weekend in Formula E, with factors outside his control resulting in a double retirement in the London E-Prix.  Even as the main focus remained on the championship battle at the front, Di Grassi’s swansong was one of the biggest talking points in London, as the Brazilian prepared to hang up his helmet after…

Michael Andretti won an incredibly dramatic CART IndyCar race at Road America 30 years ago today. Al Unser Jnr appeared on course to win the race until a huge engine failure put him out on the final lap (at 1:57’46 in the video above). Several other drivers were involved in major incidents on the high-speed circuit at Elkhart Lake. Greg…

Jaguar and Porsche. Formula E’s two heavyweights. Going head-to-head in the title decider. It doesn’t get better than that. Does it? Formula E has delivered some epic title battles over the years. London itself has been the scene of multiple championship deciders. And what happened at ExCel over the course of the weekend will certainly go down as one of…

Alexander Albon will continue to drive for Williams in 2027 having signed a new deal to remain at the team. “Alex has been a leader of this transformation project since day one and we have plenty of unfinished business that we are determined to achieve,” said team principal James Vowles. “Alex is one of the best drivers on the grid…

Jaguar and Porsche. Formula E’s two heavyweights. Going head-to-head in the title decider. It doesn’t get better than that. Does it? Formula E has delivered some epic title battles over the years. London itself has been the scene of multiple championship deciders. And what happened at ExCeL over the course of the weekend will certainly go down as one of the…

Feature by Katy Fairman The 2026 Hankook London E-Prix double-header at the London Excel marked the end of several eras across the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship – from racing retirements, first-time winners, and the last running of the GEN3 era, here are five storylines defined the weekend. Tense and tight championship battle The 2025/26 Drivers’ and Teams’ World…

Maximilian Günther has announced that he’ll be leaving DS PENSKE following the conclusion of the 2025/26 campaign in London this past weekend. After initially serving as a Reserve Driver, Günther made full-time Formula E debut with Dragon in Season 5. Moving to BMW i Andretti Motorsport for Season 6, he became Formula E’s youngest race winner with victories in Santiago…

Credit: Hallam Voice/WHYOUT Images \Nissan have announced Norman Nato’s departure at the end of Season 12, as the team goes about setting up a new driver line-up for Formula E’s upcoming Gen4 era. Nato’s position at Nissan remained largely under scrutiny all through the season, with difficult weekends compounding the pressure on the Frenchman. With youngster Victor Martins impressing in…

Jaguar Racing clinched its second Formula E title in three years while Pascal Wehrlein secured his second Drivers’ championship in a tetchy finale in London. Jaguar entered the finale fronting Porsche in the Teams’ standings and duly wrapped up proceedings courtesy of fourth place for Mitch Evans. The final round of the campaign was won by home driver Taylor Barnard,…

IndyCar’s first race on its new Markham street circuit was punctuated by a series of caution periods as drivers struggled for grip on the slippery surface. As expected the tight turn five hairpin proved a notable spot for trouble. IndyCar Browse all IndyCar articles Published by Keith Collantine Lifelong motor sport fan Keith set up RaceFans in 2005 – when…

It’s very typical the way the Formula E title decider played out after Pascal Wehrlein’s scathing interview with Autosport on Friday ahead of the London weekend. The factory Porsche driver admitted concern at rival manufacturers issuing orders to “manipulate” the outcome of the wide-open championship fight that saw Wehrlein, Jake Dennis (Andretti), Mitch Evans (Jaguar) and reigning champion Oliver Rowland…

The Austrian Grand Prix, held 40 years ago today on the ultra-fast Osterreichring, produced a pot-boiler of a result in one of Formula 1’s most famously close championship fights. Nigel Mansell arrived leading the points standings in his Williams ahead of Brazilian duo Ayrton Senna (Lotus) and Nelson Piquet (Williams). All three retired, however. Defending champion Alain Prost won for…

© Paulo Maria / DPPI Discover the program for the Formula E E-Prix in London for Sunday, August 16th. It’s the final stretch in London! This Sunday, August 16th, marks the end of many chapters in the Formula E story . Besides the end of the road for numerous drivers behind the wheel of an all-electric machine, this Race 2…

Did anyone within Aston Martin dare to raise with Lance Stroll the subject of his embarrassingly long run of qualifying defeats to his team mate? Stroll brusquely dismissed questions from the media about ending his 42-race run of defeats to Fernando Alonso once he stopped the rot in Spain, having pipped his team mate by just five hundredths of a…

Mahindra was in sensational form during Sunday’s Formula E season finale in London. Nyck de Vries led a maiden front-row lockout for the Banbury-based team in qualifying, knocking out championship contenders Mitch Evans and Pascal Wehrlein in the duel stages to claim pole position. In the race, the M12 Electro again appeared to be the class of the field, with…

Pascal Wehrlein has become the 2025-26 Formula E world champion despite finishing outside of the points in the London E-Prix as Taylor Barnard won the frantic season finale. The Porsche driver has now joined Jean-Eric Vergne as the all-electric championship’s only two-time series champions after Wehrlein took his first in the 2023-24 London finale. He took this year’s title despite…

Taylor Barnard became a Formula E record-setter before he was old enough to celebrate a 20th birthday. But the young British driver says the biggest challenge in motorsport is not always finding talent. It is finding the money to give that talent a chance. At 19 years and 331 days old, Barnard made history at the 2024 Monaco E-Prix when…