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In the round-up: US presidential candidate Kamala Harris reveals she’s a Lewis Hamilton fan. In brief Harris endorses Hamilton Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party candidate for US president, revealed she watches Formula 1. “It’s so good,” she told Sirius XM. “We love it, our whole family does.” Asked if she was only declaring her interest in the series because of…

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorOct 8, 2024, 12:37 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Over the Dutch Grand Prix weekend, Haas gave ESPN behind-the-scenes access to capture a glimpse of what life is really like inside a Formula 1 team. The idea was to document — with a camera and a notebook — the…

Source: Sam Bagnall / Getty INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Andretti is addressing his decision to step back from his leadership role at Andretti Global. In late September is was discovered that Andretti had decided to relinquish his ownership stake in the racing team that he had been in charge of since buying into Team Green in 2002. The team was then…

After years of F1’s scriptwriters limiting him to a supporting role, rather than a main character, Valtteri Bottas could hardly have had a better opening chapter written for him after moving to Sauber – then Alfa Romeo – in 2022. While Kevin Magnussen stole much of the spotlight by finishing one place ahead of him in the opening round in…

In the round-up: Former Alpine team principal Otmar Szafnauer says he never had the level of control he wanted with the team. In brief Szafnauer felt misled over lack of control at Alpine Otmar Szafnauer, the former team principal at Alpine until he was removed by the team before the summer break in 2023, says he did not receive the…

Last week, Formula E revealed that it will be the first-ever International Automobile Federation (FIA) championship to hold an all-female test event. Taking place in November as part of official preseason testing in Valencia, each team will be required to field at least one woman for the half-day session, but encouraged to field two. In addition to the on-track action,…

Formula E celebrated a decade of racing last month that’s encompassed 10 seasons, 133 E-Prixs, nine champions and 86 drivers. And it’s made it this far against a backdrop of initial scepticism, near-collapse after just three races, a rebirth, a boom, and a return to the brink, but now has an acceptance of sorts. It’s that respect and approval that…

Charles Leclerc’s defeat in the 2023 Singapore Grand Prix spurred him to raise his game on race day, Ferrari’s performance engineer Jock Clear believes. His team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr won the race from pole position, inflicting the only defeat Red Bull suffered all season. Clear said losing that race had a profound effect on Leclerc. “I think he’s responded…

In an exclusive interview with Motorsport Week, FIA Formula E star Oliver Rowland talks, amongst other things, the rejuvenation of his career and his hopes for Season 11. Oliver Rowland’s Season 10 was a personal story of redemption. Exiting Mahindra midway through Season 9 cast doubts on whether the likeable Englishman would ever return to Formula E. But his former…

Red Bull arrived at last year’s Miami Grand Prix in a strong position. They’d swept the opening four rounds of the season and only failed to fill the top two places once. In the second year under F1’s new technical regulations it was clear Red Bull’s design team, headed by chief technical officer Adrian Newey, had sussed its intricacies far…

Let’s begin with an obvious point: “Never look back” is a peculiar, even contradictory title for an autobiography. Derek Warwick, the former Renault, Brabham and Lotus Formula 1 racer – and world sportscar champion – describes it as the motto which saw him through a career in which as many as a dozen of his fellow racers died. “All the…

Just over 1,000 days ago, FIA president Jean Todt stepped down from his position at the end of his third term – the last allowed under the federation’s statutes – with an election held to determine his successor. Mohammed Ben Sulayem, a 14-times Middle East Rally champion, successfully won the election over Todt’s former deputy Graham Stoker with almost two-thirds…

INDIANAPOLIS — Hollywood star Keanu Reeves’ professional auto racing debut on Saturday was an eventful one for “The Matrix” actor. Reeves spun his car a little more than halfway through the 45-minute race at famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway, sliding across the grass without a collision on the exit of Turn 9 with 21 minutes remaining. Reeves, who qualified 31st out…

Formula E is considering awarding bonus points for leading randomly chosen laps in a scheme dubbed the ‘Golden Lap’. The surprise initiative is expected to be part of new sporting regulations to be issued later this month and may be implemented in some races in the coming campaign, which begins in Sao Paulo in December. The plans were articulated to…

In a first for a FIA Championship, Formula E will hold a dedicated test session for female racing drivers. Up to 22 female drivers will use the latest GEN3 Evo race car in the test session scheduled on November 7 at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia, Spain. This initiative is part of Formula E’s long-term strategy to remove barriers…

On this day, ten years ago, the Formula 1 paddock received a harsh and brutal reality check. A stark reminder of the ever-present dangers inherent with racing the quickest cars on the planet. The two decades that followed the unforgettably ugly events at Imola in 1994 were the safest the sport had ever seen, a direct result of sweeping changes…

Drivers will use the latest GEN3 Evo race car during the test session in Valencia Each team will be required to field at least one female with two encouraged Jeff Dodds, CEO at Formula E, spoke on the drive to provide equal opportunity By Lewis Browning Published: 19:36 EDT, 4 October 2024 | Updated: 19:36 EDT, 4 October 2024 Formula E…

In the round-up: James Vowles says Franco Colapinto is worthy of the final seat on the 2025 grid Become a RaceFans Supporter and go ad-free RaceFans operates thanks in part to the support of its readers. In order to help fund the development and growth of the site please consider becoming a RaceFans Supporter. For just £1 per month/£12 per…

When Stoffel Vandoorner swept to the 2022 world championship title with Mercedes, his Formula E move looked like it was going to produce all the top-level success his glittering junior years had promised, and make up for what had been anticipated as being a glorious Formula 1 career collapsing so abruptly. Mercedes was on its way out of FE as…