Di Grassi commits to Abt and Lola Formula E project
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 gets 1 million TikTok followers | News
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…
James Vowles surprised by Mercedes, Red Bull Carlos Sainz snub | Motorsport
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…
F1 Driver Ratings: 2024 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport
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 retains di Grassi for Lola Formula E venture
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…
Unheard radio shows why Hamilton missed Russell’s (almost) race-winning strategy · RaceFans | Motorsport
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…
Di Grassi remains with Abt Lola for 2025 Formula E season
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…
Perez earns patience from Red Bull | Motorsport
As much as Red Bull would insist that their driver line-up is the most secure on the current grid – with world champion Max Verstappen under contract until the end of the 2028 season and Sergio Perez having been given a new deal which includes at least an option for him to be retained for 2026 – the reality is…
What changed in two races to make Perez’s “unsustainable” situation tolerable? · RaceFans | Motorsport
Exactly 23 days ago, Red Bull team principal Christian Horner branded Sergio Perez’s performances “unsustainable”, following his point-less finish in the British Grand Prix. Perez’s results in the two races since then were better, though only slightly. Yet following widespread speculation the team would make a change during the summer break, yesterday Red Bull let it be known that Perez…
Vandoorne and Hughes sign with Maserati MSG in Formula E
Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes will race for the Maserati MSG Formula E team for the 2024/25 season, the Italian outfit has confirmed. Maserati MSG announced last Friday that it would be splitting with this year’s partnership of Maximilian Guenther and Jehan Daruvala, with Vandoorne’s departure also confirmed from DS Penske on the same day. The 2021/22 Formula E champion…
F1 race result & points: 2024 Belgian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton has won the Belgian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Max Verstappen leads the drivers championship by 78 points from Lando Norris after the Belgian Grand Prix. 2024 F1 drivers championship standings Points available over remaining rounds: 284 2024 F1 constructors championship standings Points…
Maserati unveils all-new Formula E driver line-up
Maserati MSG will run an all-new line-up in Formula E next season, consisting of Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes in deals that are expected to last until the start of the Gen4 era in 2026. As revealed by The Race earlier this month, Hughes and Vandoorne will leave McLaren and DS Penske respectively to join the Trident marque, which will…
Williams needed “a leader, not just someone quick | Motorsport
In the round-up: Williams team principal James Vowles explains why he was so eager to sign Carlos Sainz Jnr as Alexander Albon’s team mate for next year. In brief Sainz improves his teams – Vowles Vowles expects Sainz to use his 10 years of experience in Formula 1 to help lead Williams back to the front when he joins next…