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The Mexico City E-Prix witnessed several stellar comeback drives, while some found it to be a bittersweet pill to swallow. With a familiar face back at the top in Formula E’s milestone race, here are the winners and losers from the second Formula E weekend of the year…. Winner: Nick Cassidy Cassidy took his first victory of 2026 at Mexico…

Jan 18, 2026, 11:23 AM ET Forced to wait to start the next stage of his IndyCar career with Andretti Global, Will Power has been crushed by the way his parting with Team Penske played out and the animosity he felt from his former organization through the final four months of last year. The ramifications might come back to bite…

Maximilian Gunther (Image credit: Instagram) Formula E drivers traveled to Mexico City in early January for Round 2 of the season. Among them was DS Penske driver Maximilian Günther, who finished 12th at the E-Prix. Gunther has now shared a tour of his driver room from the Mexico City E-Prix, leaving Formula E fans surprised by how compact the space…

When the new Cadillac Formula 1 team attempts to qualify for its first grand prix in Melbourne, it will be exactly one year to the day since Formula One Management confirmed it had welcomed them into the 2026 championship. But “welcomed” may be putting it too strongly. FOM resisted Cadillac’s entry into the championship for months after it was approved…

Formula E car (Image credit: Formula E) Formula E is rising rapidly in popularity, thanks to its technological excellence and the fact that it is just as entertaining and adrenaline-pumping as Formula One. The all-electric motorsport has now entered its twelfth season, which also features its longest-ever calendar, with as many as 17 races scheduled across the globe. TikTok educator…

Jan 17, 2026, 07:05 AM ET YANBU, Saudi Arabia — Luciano Benavides exploited a navigation blunder by Ricky Brabec minutes from the finish of the Dakar Rally to sensationally win the motorbike title Saturday by two seconds — the smallest margin ever. Meanwhile, Nasser Al-Attiyah safely secured his sixth car title on the 13th and final stage, a flat-out 105-kilometer…

Daniel Ricciardo rejoined his former Red Bull team mate Max Verstappen for an event with Ford. The pair spent almost three seasons racing together until Ricciardo left to join Renault and later McLaren. Although Ricciardo later rejoined Red Bull’s junior team RB, he was dropped before the end of 2024. He and Verstappen crossed paths again at an event which…

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Felipe Drugovich and Jake Dennis played golf in Mexico (Image credit: Instagram) Andretti teammates Jake Dennis and Felipe Drugovich made full use of their free time in Mexico by heading out to the golf course. The two drivers appear to have played plenty of golf together on the sidelines of the Mexico City E-Prix, glimpses of which were also shared…

Lewis Hamilton will have a new race engineer for his second season at Ferrari, the team has confirmed. Ricardo Adami, who served as race engineer for the seven-times world champion throughout 2025, has moved to a new role within the team. “Scuderia Ferrari HP announces that Riccardo Adami has moved to a new role within the Scuderia Ferrari Driver Academy…

Jan 16, 2026, 02:51 AM ET Max Verstappen admitted the new-look Red Bull will take “time to adjust” to as he prepares for his bid to regain the world title. The Dutchman’s run of four successive titles ended in last season’s finale in Abu Dhabi as his late-season surge came up short of denying Lando Norris a maiden crown. Amid…

14/01/2026 Ayhancan Güven will once again take the wheel of the Porsche 99X Electric, as the 28-year-old Turkish driver will contest the official ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Rookie Free Practice session as part of the Miami E-Prix.  On 30 January, the Friday ahead of the US race, ten drivers will have the opportunity to test Formula E cars…

Midway through round two of his rookie season, Marti might reasonably have viewed it as another weekend simply to endure. His Formula E debut in Sao Paulo had ended in a frightening accident that sent his car airborne and rolling, while events in Mexico quickly compounded the difficulty. He lost all running in second practice, then went into the race…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Credit: Hector Vivas/LAT Images Formula E’s Mexico City E-Prix will have left several drivers experiencing different emotions. Some drivers were elated, while others shared their annoyance and frustration, even on social media. Nick Cassidy’s win showed that, despite being the new team on the grid, Citroën could pull off some strong performances…

Jan 15, 2026, 12:28 PM ET The 2025 Formula 1 Season was full of iconic moments, but Nico Hülkenberg finally stepping onto the podium of a Grand Prix might be the best of them all. It took the German 239 race starts, but the 2025 British Grand Prix and its tough weather conditions gave him the opportunity he’d been waiting…

The Mexico City E-Prix saw Pepe Marti score his first points in Formula E, a result that looked unlikely after a series of negative situations. The Spaniard, in just his second race in the electric championship, finished seventh at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez. Marti’s result puts him ahead of team-mate Dan Ticktum in the Formula E standings, the Brit having…

A former Formula 1 driver who served as an FIA steward in 2021 says former race director Michael Masi “gifted” that year’s world championship to Max Verstappen. The FIA fired Masi over his mishandling of that year’s season finale in Abu Dhabi. He arranged a rolling restart on the final lap of the race after only allowing some of the…

Nissan set to regain customer team after departure of McLaren Andretti team principal Roger Griffiths doesn’t expect to “ever be a manufacturer in our own right” The Andretti Formula E team will switch from Porsche to Nissan powertrains for the 2026/27 season, according to The Race. The decision, which is expected to be officially announced at the end of the…

Edoardo Mortara (Image credit: Instagram) Mahindra Racing’s Edoardo Mortara has achieved a unique feat in his Formula E career. The Swiss-Italian-French driver has consistently shone in Formula E’s landmark races, having won both the 50th and 100th races of the championship. While he could not secure a victory in the 150th race in Mexico, Mortara still managed to finish on…