Pascal Wehrlein wins Saturday’s London race and moves into the championship lead
15/08/2026 Porsche factory driver Pascal Wehrlein claimed his third win of the season in Saturday’s ABB FIA Formula E World Championship race in London, moving into the lead of the drivers’ standings. Teammate Nico Müller finished P11 after helping secure a Porsche front-row lockout in qualifying. Jake Dennis, driving for customer team Andretti Formula E, finished second and now sits…
Günther “looking forward to” Formula E’s GEN4 era, amidst seat speculation
Credit: Hankook – Formula E Max Günther has revealed that he is looking forward to Formula E’s upcoming GEN4 era, amidst speculation about the German’s seat for next season, with the 29-year old leaving DS Penske at the end of this season. Günther will depart from DS Penske at the end of the Formula E season, ahead of the drastic…
“It’s typical of my luck”
Mitch Evans reckons the ill-timed virtual safety car was “typical of my luck” in race one of the London E-Prix, after Porsche’s “extreme games” already compromised his Formula E title chances on Saturday. The factory Jaguar driver could only manage an eighth-place finish at the ExCeL after starting third on the grid, while title rival Pascal Wehrlein converted pole position…
Pascal Wehrlein responds to Porsche’s team tactics after dominant London win
Pascal Wehrlein has defended Porsche’s use of team tactics to aid his victory in Saturday’s London E-Prix and strengthen his bid for the 2025-26 Formula E title. Wehrlein converted pole position into a dominant win in the penultimate race of the season, jumping from third to first in the drivers’ standings in the process. While the German was rapid throughout…
Video: IndyCar begins Markham practice a day late after track problems – RaceFans | Motorsport
IndyCar finally debuted on its new street circuit in Markham a day later than planned after construction delays at the Canadian circuit at turn six. Championship leader Alex Palou set the pace, lapping the 12-turn, 3.5-kilometre circuit in 1’14.9915. Unsurprisingly, conditions on the track were very slippery and several drivers were caught out at different turns, including Kyffin Simpson who…
Formula E London E-Prix: Pascal Wehrlein dominates race one to take championship lead
Pascal Wehrlein dominated the opening race of the London E-Prix weekend to grab the Formula E championship lead ahead of Sunday’s title decider. The factory Porsche driver won by six seconds ahead of erstwhile points leader Jake Dennis for Andretti with Jaguar’s Antonio Felix da Costa completing the podium at the tight ExCeL Arena. It leaves Wehrlein five points ahead…
Formula E nearly man Nick Cassidy “sad” he doesn’t have a title
Nick Cassidy revealed he’s “a bit sad” at not yet becoming a Formula E world champion and has been left ruing his inconsistent results in the 2025/26 campaign. The 31-year-old is a series stalwart with 12 victories from six seasons leaving him joint-fifth on the all-time wins list, alongside 30 podiums and eight pole positions. But the best he’s achieved…
Mahindra’s Formula E stay a long-term strategy, not an up-and-down manufacturer cycle: Bertrand
London: Mahindra Racing‘s decision to remain committed to Formula E while several heavyweight manufacturers have walked away is not a gamble on the championship’s short-term fortunes but the continuation of a long-term strategy to use electric racing as a technology laboratory, said CEO and Team Principal Frederic Bertrand. Audi and Mercedes have exited Formula E, while McLaren also decided to…
The ‘incredible stories’ that could be told in Formula E’s London title decider
“Whoever stands on top of that podium come Sunday night, there’s an incredible story to be told,” is Formula E boss Jeff Dodd’s prediction for the 2026 title decider in London this weekend. Simply as there are nine drivers vying for the title at the ExCeL Arena, giving a sense of unpredictability the all-electric series has become accustomed to over…
History: 50 years since the last time a woman started a Formula 1 race – RaceFans | Motorsport
The long wait for Formula 1’s next female racer reaches another milestone today as five decades have passed since the last time a grand prix grid featured a woman. The 1976 Austrian Grand Prix, held 50 years ago today, marked the 15th and final time a woman appeared on the grid. The racer in question was Lella Lombardi, who accounts…
Why Sebastien Buemi is leaving Formula E after 12 seasons
Sebastien Buemi has explained that Formula E and the World Endurance Championship’s expanded calendars will make it impossible for him to continue running dual programmes in 2027. Ahead of this weekend’s London E-Prix finale, Envision announced that Buemi will leave Formula E as a driver at the end of the season, instead taking on an advisory and development role with…
Evans tops FP1 in Formula E’s final weekend
Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images The 2026 London E-Prix began with a highly competitive Free Practice 1 session at the ExCel London circuit on Friday, 14 August. The session was particularly significant because the London double-header is the final weekend of the 2025/2026 Formula E season. It is also the last time the championship will race at the indoor-outdoor ExCel venue…
Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein worried about Formula E rivals “manipulating” London finale
Pascal Wehrlein has admitted that he is uncertain about how far rivals will go with team orders in this weekend’s London E-Prix, as the 2025-26 Formula E season reaches its climax. In one of the most open championship fights in Formula E history, nine drivers head to the United Kingdom with a mathematical chance of winning the title. Out of…
Video: “My task was to stir up problems” – Enzo Ferrari on his management style – RaceFans | Motorsport
Ferrari have published extracts of a video interview with the team’s founder Enzo Ferrari, who died on this day in 1988. He described how he saw his role in bringing talented designers and engineers together – and hinted at the level of internal friction he felt was necessary to get the best from them. “I did not have the opportunity…
DS Penske unveils special livery for final Formula E race
DS Penske has unveiled a special livery for the Formula E London E-Prix, as the team bows out of the sport after an extended tenure. A chapter comes to an end in London this weekend, as DS Penske withdraws from the sport to focus on the SailGP series. Although Season 12 has been a struggle, the team is one of…
Bortoleto vs Hulkenberg: 2026 F1 team mates’ head-to-head scores at summer break – RaceFans | Motorsport
While 2025 was the season in which Nico Hulkenberg finally scored his first podium, his latest campaign looked worryingly like becoming his first without a point. He put that right in Hungary, bringing his Audi home in ninth place for an overdue two points. With team mate Gabriel Bortoleto already on 10, the Audi drivers stand out for having by…
London Showdown: Hankook iON Powers High-Stakes Season 12 Formula E Finale
The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship returns to Excel London for the final two races of Season 12 (2025/26), (Photo provided by Hankook Tire) The high-octane drama of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship reaches its climax at ExCeL London on Aug. 15 and 16, as Hankook Tire & Technology serves as the official tyre supplier…
Sébastien Buemi and Joel Eriksson to leave Envision Racing
The news comes ahead of the final rounds of the 2025/26 season at the London Excel, with the Envision squad entering the weekend 7th in the Teams’ Championship. PREVIEW: Title decider in London for end of GEN3 era across Rounds 16 and 17 2015/16 Formula E champion, Sébastien Buemi, joined the British outfit at the start of the GEN3 era,…
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FIA lifts post-Ukraine war ban on Russians competing in motorsport, without explanation – RaceFans | Motorsport
The FIA has lifted the ban it introduced on Russians competing in motorsport in reaction to the country’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The two countries remain at war. The FIA gave no explanation for the decision, which was ratified by the World Motor Sport Council. The FIA has also lifted the ban on Belarussian motorsport competitors, the country having…