Motorsport

Credit: Opel GSE Formula E Team The motorsport world is buzzing with a major career breakthrough as Théo Pourchaire has been officially confirmed as the first driver for the newly formed Opel GSE Formula E Team. The French driver will make his official Formula E debut in the upcoming 2027 season, marking a massive milestone not only for his career…

Theo Pourchaire will make his return to full-time single-seater racing after signing with Opel for the 2026/27 Formula E campaign – which will debut the Gen4 car. The 22-year-old has contested various championships since winning the 2023 Formula 2 title, starting six IndyCar races in 2024 – the same season in which he entered a Super Formula race. Neither were…

This week’s poll asked which European track should Formula 1 race at if it cannot hold its planned final races in the Middle East. Magny-Cours in France is one potential venue which still has the necessary licence to hold F1 races. But would the current cars race well there? These cars are massive and heavy. Magny-Cours was tight and narrow…

2023 Formula 2 champion Theo Pourchaire has officially secured a seat with Opel GSE Formula E Team for next season, which will mark the debut of the highly anticipated Gen4 era. The 22-year-old Frenchman began a rapid rise through the junior ranks, establishing himself as one of France’s brightest motorsport prospects. However, his path to Formula 1 came to a…

The Asian Le Mans Series has announced its 2026-27 season will take place entirely at European circuits. Since 2021 the series has only raced at the Dubai Autodrome, Yas Marina in the United Arab Emirates and Malaysia’s Sepang International Circuit. Its upcoming championship will take place at Jerez in Spain, Paul Ricard in France and Autodromo do Algarve in Portugal….

Formula E have announced an important change to the dates for next year’s showpiece Monaco event, which will now take place on May 1 and 2, 2027, brought forward by two weeks to avoid an overlap with the World Endurance Championship. The decision was confirmed on Tuesday, with Formula E officially announcing the decision after early speculation had grown over…

Theo Pourchaire will race for the new Opel GSE Formula E team next season. The 2023 Formula 2 champion has secured a seat at the German-flagged team alongside Mitch Evans, who is set to be announced after the end of the present season, after already communicating his impending exit from Jaguar. Pourchaire has tested several times for a range of…

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to ExCeL London on August 15 & 16, for a high-intensity double-header that will decide both the Teams’ and Drivers’ championship and mark the end of the GEN3 era. London delivers high-stakes electric racing where history, innovation and raw speed collide. In a first for an international race series, The Hankook London E-Prix…

Justin Tallis-WPA Pool/Getty Apparently, Prince William finds Meghan Markle’s photo dump from her family’s trip to the United Kingdom “tacky” and distasteful. After Meghan, Prince Harry, and their children traveled to the U.K. for a brief visit, Meghan took to Instagram to share some photos with her 4.7 million followers. Scroll through the post and you’ll eventually land on an…

IndyCar’s new chassis for the 2028 season hit the track for the first time last weekend. The series will also introduce a new power unit specification for the IR-28, but the car which ran at Indianapolis used a “mule test engine”. The series promoters published a video showing the car in greater detail and explaining some of the changes they…

For a team manager, seeing both their cars eliminated in a crash is bad enough. But all three cars tangling at the first corner? It happened to Jaguar in the World Sportscar Championship round at Jerez 40 years ago today. Oscar Larrauri and Jesus Pareja won the race in a Brun Porsche while Derek Warwick and Jan Lammers recovered to…

Porsche wins Manufacturers’ championship. (Image credit: Instagram) Porsche sealed the 2025-26 Formula E Manufacturers’ World Championship after a strong performance in the Tokyo double-header, securing the title with two races still left in the season. While the German manufacturer has wrapped up one crown, the Drivers’ and Teams’ Championships will now be decided at the season-ending London E-Prix. Porsche crowned…

IndyCar held the first test for its new 2028 chassis at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway yesterday. Alexander Rossi had the honour of completing the first laps in the IR-28, which is due to replaced the current DW12 after next season. It will be the series’ first all-new chassis since the 2012 season. The new chassis, designed again by Dallara, is…

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has said Europe will be the series’ back-up plan if it cannot hold its final rounds in 2026. The Qatar and Abu Dhabi grands prix on November 29th and December 6th respectively are in doubt as the war between the US and Iran continues and shows signs of spreading to other neighbouring countries. Europe has…

Jean-Eric Vergne and Nick Cassidy Citroen Racing has announced that it will retain its current driver line-up of Nick Cassidy and Jean-Eric Vergne for next season. The pair will compete in the new GEN4 cars in Season 13. The announcement comes just days after the death of Citroen Racing team principal Cyril Blais, who passed away at the age of…

Saudia, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, has extended its partnership with the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and will brand the series’ fan-facing Gaming Zone across select races in Season 12 and the opening round of Season 13. Image: Formula E The deal marks a meaningful step up from a straightforward sponsorship arrangement. Rather than logo placement…

Former Formula 1 team principal Eric Boullier will has a new role as the promoter of the World Rally Championship. He will also be responsible for running the European Rally Championship in a new deal announced by the FIA. “I take on this challenge with enthusiasm and determination, but also with humility and a strong sense of responsibility, to make…

Filippi was joined in conversation at FOS Future Lab presented by Randox by Julia Pallé, Formula E’s Vice President of Sustainability. Between them they sketched a sport that has gone from punchline to pacesetter in 12 years, and they’re only just warming up. Where does the petrol go? A Gen4 Formula E car turns 97 per cent of its battery…

On this day in 1976 Niki Lauda was fortunate to survive a shocking crash during the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring. His Ferrari exploded into flames after striking a barrier. Lauda survived thanks to the efforts of rivals Arturo Merzario, Guy Edwards, Brett Lunger and Harald Ertl, who stopped their cars and helped to pull the world champion from…