Formula E: From green races to clean mobility
If you have been following motorsport for the last decade, then you have definitely come across Formula E. Officially called the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, this is the highest class of competition for open-wheel single-seater racing cars which run on electricity. While the first ever automobiles made about two centuries ago were actually electric, the poor range and…
McDowell tops qualifying for Cup Series race at Daytona | Motorsport
Aug 23, 2024, 08:06 PM ET DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway. Michael McDowell won the pole for Saturday night’s 400-mile race at Daytona, edging Front Row Motorsports teammate Todd Gilliland in qualifying Friday. McDowell reached a top speed of 183.165 mph around the 2 1/2-mile superspeedway, nearly four-tenths faster than Gilliland….
Verstappen facing four-car barrier to fourth straight success at home · RaceFans | Motorsport
As much as its name implies that teams down tools for some much needed respite over August, the ‘summer shutdown’ is actually a critical opportunity for teams to take a major step forward in the development race. If you’re not showing up for the first race back with a raft of shiny new upgrades designed to wring at least a…
Formula E ‘working’ on return to India after Hyderabad cancellation, says Longo – Motorsport Week
FIA Formula E’s co-founder, Alberto Longo, has said that the series is committed to seeking a return to India after Season 10’s race was cancelled at short notice. After a breakdown in talks with local government caused the event to be shelved with only weeks to go, the sport is keen to return to the country, and Longo, speaking to…
F1 pictures: 2024 Dutch Grand Prix practice | Motorsport
Pictures from practice for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Spectators, Zandvoort, Friday, 2024 Nico Hulkenberg, Haas, Zandvoort, 2024 Alexander Albon, Williams, Zandvoort, 2024 Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Zandvoort, 2024 Logan Sargeant, Williams, Zandvoort, 2024 Zhou Guanyu, Sauber, Zandvoort, 2024 Carlos Sainz Jnr, Ferrari, Zandvoort, 2024 Robert Shwartzman, Sauber, Zandvoort, 2024…
Alpine promote driver Jack Doohan to full-time seat for 2025 | Motorsport
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 23, 2024, 03:31 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Alpine has confirmed its reserve driver Jack Doohan will be promoted to a full-time race seat alongside Pierre Gasly next season. Doohan will replace the Haas-bound Esteban Ocon, who announced in June he would leave the team at the end…
De Vries “open” to full-time Super Formula future
Ex-Formula 1 driver Nyck de Vries says he is open to racing in Super Formula full-time in the future ahead of his debut in the series at Motegi for Team Impul. Toyota World Endurance Championship regular de Vries has been drafted into Impul’s line-up for both this weekend’s fifth round and the Fuji double-header in October, taking over the #19…
F1: Doohan to race for Alpine next season | Motorsport
Aug 23, 2024, 03:30 AM ET Australian driver Jack Doohan will race for Alpine next season after being promoted from reserve driver, the Renault-owned Formula One team said on Friday. Doohan, son of MotoGP great Mick, replaces French driver Esteban Ocon, who is set to leave Alpine when his contract expires at the end of the 2024 season. “Jack will…
How to watch 2024 F1 Dutch Grand Prix on ESPN | Motorsport
Aug 22, 2024, 04:42 PM ET Summer break is over. After a run of 14 races over 22 weeks in four different continents, Formula One returns from its monthlong hiatus with the Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort, Netherlands. Dutchman Max Verstappen looks to win his home race for the fourth year in a row. Verstappen is the only winner of…
Ferrari “could struggle” at Zandvoort | Motorsport
In the round-up: Charles Leclerc thinks Ferrari may struggle for performance at Zandvoort in dry conditions. In brief Ferrari “could struggle” at Zandvoort The Ferrari driver does not expect his team to be notably stronger this weekend in Zandvoort than they were before the summer break. “I think we can have a similar weekend to the last two ones,” Leclerc…
Behind-The-Scenes On Race Day: The Nissan GEN3 Formula E Car (Video)
Sign up for daily news updates from CleanTechnica on email. Or follow us on Google News! The GEN3 Formula E car is an amazing piece of machinery, sporting 350 kW (470 bhp) of power and a top speed of 320 km/h (200 mph), while weighing in at just 840 kg (1851 lb), earning its description as “the fastest, lightest, most…
F1 pictures: 2024 Dutch Grand Prix build-up | Motorsport
Pictures from the build-up to the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort, where Robert Shwartzman is preparing for his first run in a Sauber tomorrow. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free Zandvoort, 2024 Pierre Gasly, Alpine, Zandvoort, 2024 Fuel cans, Zandvoort, 2024 Drivers’ press conference, Zandvoort, 2024 Zandvoort, 2024 Zandvoort, 2024 Daniel Ricciardo, RB, Zandvoort, 2024 Yuki…
Dutch GP: Max Verstappen rules out 400 races on eve of milestone | Motorsport
Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorAug 22, 2024, 09:17 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 On the eve of his 200th Formula One race, Max Verstappen has ruled out competing in 200 more, saying he is already more than halfway through his career. The 26-year-old has previously made clear he does not expect to race…
Why desire to introduce pitstop charging in Formula E is waning
Credit where it’s due to everyone who’s been involved in the ongoing saga of whether fast-charging pitstops eventually happen in Formula E. They aren’t letting it go. Until the technology, known in the sporting regulations and colloquially as ‘attack charge’, has reached a specific level of maturity and dependability and is proven, it will not be used in races. Development…
This Mercedes could smash the record for most expensive F1 car ever sold · RaceFans | Motorsport
A Mercedes will be offered at auction this year which could smash the record for most expensive Formula 1 car ever. The 1955 W196R in rare ‘Streamliner’ configuration will be sold this autumn. The car is one of several being sold by RM Sotheby’s for the Indianapolis Motor Speedway “as part of an ongoing strategy to support the museum’s long-term…
Lewis Hamilton’s race engineer not joining Ferrari for 2025 | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton celebrating his British GP win earlier this year with Peter Bonnington. Vince Mignott/MB Media/Getty Images Lewis Hamilton‘s race engineer Peter Bonnington will not join the seven-time world champion at Ferrari next year, having committed his future to Mercedes. Bonnington, known to most race fans as “Bono” from Hamilton’s radio messages, has worked with the Brit since he joined… read…
F1 cars will hit 800kg next year. How far are hybrid engines to blame? · RaceFans | Motorsport
The FIA is eager to reverse Formula 1’s long-running trend towards heavier cars. It intends to begin doing so in 2026 – but not before they hit a new high next year. The minimum weight limit for the 2025 season will be set at a record high: The milestone 800 kilogram mark will finally be reached. The F1 rules have…
Bearman ‘panicked’ at F1 debut call-up · RaceFans | Motorsport
Oliver Bearman revealed his panic-stricken reaction when Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur told him he would substitute for Carlos Sainz Jnr at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix earlier this year. The Formula 2 driver made his Formula 1 debut when he was called up by Ferrari after Sainz went down with appendicitis in Jeddah. Bearman received the news after the…
Jaguar’s return to racing success has been tougher than it looks
Building anything from scratch in international motorsport, in the most over-used phrase of the modern age, is something of ‘a journey’. It takes a dream, then willpower, a dash of luck but most of all skill, aptitude and building a team of people that can deliver a winning unit. It took Jaguar a while to do it, yet done it,…
Will Verstappen’s domination of his home race end? Five Dutch GP talking points · RaceFans | Motorsport
Formula 1 was in competitive shape when it went into its summer break, with four different drivers tasting victory in the last five rounds. Max Verstappen’s healthy lead in the drivers’ championship looks unlikely to be overturned, but that doesn’t mean he can expect to have things his way at his home round. Here are the talking points for this…