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With eight different race winners and another six drivers getting podiums, the majority of the 22-strong Formula E field tasted some form of success in 2024 and no fewer than seven drivers still had a title shot going into the finale weekend. But there were plenty of performance fluctuations within that, plenty of drivers with as much reason to kick…

There has never been a close contest between Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez during their four seasons together at Red Bull. However Perez’s form this year sunk to an alarming low after around half-a-dozen races. This roughly coincided with the team’s decision to extend his contract, blowing the theory that a show of faith in their driver would spur him…

Jonathan Wheatley is to leave Red Bull after 18 years. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Audi has signed Red Bull sporting director Jonathan Wheatley as the team principal of its Formula One project. Audi is in the process of taking over the Sauber team ahead of a full rebrand in 2026. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The German manufacturer recently brought in former…

Part three of our F1 team mate head-to-heads series looks at how the RB drivers measure up against each other so far. Red Bull’s decision to keep the under-performing in Sergio Perez their line-up has to be seen partly as a judgement on the performance of the two drivers in their second team. Had either Yuki Tsunoda or Ricciardo consistently…

Jul 31, 2024, 11:53 AM ET BROWNSBURG, Ind. — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title even though he won’t drive the rest of the season as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury after a crash in Virginia last month. Past Funny Car champion Jack Beckman will drive for Force, the 16-time…

Formula 1’s governing body has approved new rules allowing teams to test modified cars in order to simulate the forthcoming 2026 regulations. However F1’s official tyre supplier Pirelli has previously warned it will be “impossible” to adapt recent cars to simulate the regulations which will apply after next season. The FIA World Motorsport Council approved an addition to the 2024…

What’s the context? Electric motorsports are helping drive the electric vehicle market, but EVs alone won’t curb transport emissions Tech takes years to reach market EV sales increasing year-on-year   Charging, cost are barriers to EV adoption  LONDON – Setting off with just 60% of the power needed to finish the race, drivers at the Formula E World Championship race in…

Oliver Oakes has been appointed as Alpine team boss. Joe Portlock – Formula 1/Formula Motorsport Limited via Getty Images Alpine has appointed Oliver Oakes as the boss of its Formula One team, replacing the outgoing Bruno Famin. Oakes, founder of the feeder series team Hitech GP, will become the second youngest F1 boss ever at 36 years old. Ahead of last…

The disqualification of an on-the-road winner is a rare event in Formula 1. It happened for the sixth time on Sunday in the 1,115th round of the world championship. George Russell was the unlucky driver to lose their victory. As on two of the other previous occasions this was for falling below the minimum weight limit, in his case by…

Lucas di Grassi will remain a Formula E driver into his 40s after being confirmed at the Abt team today. The 2016-17 Formula E champion was always under contract to stay at Abt, which will run the new Lola Yamaha cars for next season. The affirmation of his continuation means he will enter an 11th season in the all-electric series…

As Formula 1 reaches its summer break, which drivers have out-performed their team mates so far this season? We take a look at the data in the first part of our new series of team mate head-to-heads, beginning with the McLaren drivers. The stability in McLaren’s Formula 1 driver line-up stands in stark contrast to the situation at its IndyCar…

Lucas di Grassi has been confirmed as one of the drivers for Lola’s first venture back into top-level motorsport. The Brazilian veteran will continue with the ABT team as the German outfit joins forces with the British manufacturing giant, in conjunction with Japanese giants Yamaha. Di Grassi is the elder statesman of Formula E, boasting a record 131 starts and…

The Abt Formula E team has confirmed that Lucas di Grassi will stay with the squad for next season when it will use the Lola/Yamaha powertrain for the first time. Di Grassi’s career in the all-electric championship has been synonymous with Abt having raced for the German brand over a seven-year period which included winning the 2016/17 drivers’ title. The…

Formula E has surpassed one million followers on TikTok. This marks a 235% increase in its following since the start of Season 10, during which it has gained over 700,000 new followers. Formula E says the surge in TikTok followers underscores its growing influence and engagement with a global audience, particularly among younger fans. The organisation uses TikTok to share racing…

Williams boss James Vowles was surprised neither Red Bull nor Mercedes showed serious interest in Carlos Sainz for 2025 and beyond. Sainz, set to be replaced at Ferrari by Lewis Hamilton, will join Williams on a multiyear deal next season. The deal ended months of speculation about his future, but during a Tuesday media call, Vowles said his interest in…

As the competition towards the front of the field has closed up in recent months, it has become increasingly hard to separate many of the drivers in the top teams and recognise truly excellent performances. But that was not the case last weekend at Spa-Francorchamps, where there were several genuinely impressive performers who earned their praise. But after one driver…

Abt has retained Lucas di Grassi for the next Formula E season, its first in partnership with Lola and Yamaha. The veteran – who won the very first Formula E race – has competed in all but two of his nine Formula E campaigns with Abt, becoming champion in Season 3 when the team was partnered with Audi. He rejoined…

During the two-and-a-half hour window between George Russell winning the Belgian Grand Prix and him being disqualified, a dismayed Lewis Hamilton was trying to work out how his team mate had come from behind to beat him. Hamilton took the lead early in the race but when he made his second pit stop Russell rose to the front. Russell then…

Lucas di Grassi will remain with Abt Motorsport for 2025 Formula E season, as it starts new journey with Lola-Yamaha. Lucas di Grassi will continue to race for ABT in the new season of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, which starts in São Paulo at the beginning of December. The Brazilian and the German team have extended their…