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By Natalie La Roche Pietri / WLRN News For Santiago Zamudio, walking through the pit lane of a Formula E Miami E-Prix race and seeing mechanics assemble an electric race car piece by piece reminds him of what he does in his South Dade Senior High School classroom. The sophomore is part of the Electrathon Team, an educational program in…

Feature by Katy Fairman Race strategy in Formula E had a big shake up last season, when PIT BOOST was introduced across all double-header race weekends. Previously, cars had been involved in a pure sprint to the finish line, apart from in GEN1 when drivers needed to swap cars mid-race to go the distance.  That all changed over the 2025…

Laurence EdmondsonFeb 8, 2026, 02:43 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors The Cadillac Formula 1 team has launched its 2026 race livery during a commercial break at Sunday’s Super Bowl. To maximise exposure in the U.S., the all-new team picked a spot during the country’s biggest annual sporting event to reveal…

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Bullfrog and Akshay! On this day in motorsport McLaren’s orange testing livery made one of its rare appearances today in 2006 20 years ago today Formula 1 teams were testing at Jerez. McLaren ran two different cars, the MP4-20 and new MP4-21, both in an interim orange…

Preview by Katy Fairman The first double-header of the 2025/26 Formula E season is here, as we get ready to race under the lights in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. There’s a lot to look out for this weekend, with the highly-anticipated return of PIT BOOST, and the top five in the drivers’ standings separated by just seven points after three rounds. …

Pepe Marti drives for Cupra Kiro in Formula E (Image credit: Formula E) CUPRA has been announced as the Title and Founding Partner of the 2026 Madrid E-Prix, which is a new venue on the Formula E calendar. It is set to take place at the historic Circuito de Madrid Jarama-RACE on March 21. After marking its strong presence in…

The full contingent of 10 creators taking part in Formula E’s second iteration of the Evo sessions has been revealed. The celebrities will split into two groups of five each, taking each other on in a series of knockout style duels, before the quickest from each group go head to head in a winner-takes-all final on Sunday, February 15. Jeddah…

‘Formula E is like high-speed chess.’  If I had a quid for every time I’d heard that phrase in the Formula E paddock, I’d be on Nick Cassidy money this year. It’s become a bit of a trope. Nevertheless, it’s not one without truth or merit because there are genuine similarities in how the two very different sporting disciplines are…

More downforce or less? Wider cars or narrow? Modern engine technology or traditional internal combustion? Formula 1 has flitted between different car concepts in recent decades with varying degrees of success. In 2026 it is embarking on one of its most radical changes ever. But when, in recent years, did it come closest to getting it right? 2000-05: V10, narrow…

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Straightline, Sandlefish, Yogesh and Manox! On this day in motorsport Force India revealed its unusual split-airbox VJM04 today in 2011 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

The sunshine may have missed the 2026 Miami E-Prix, but that did not stop several teams from delivering standout performances in Formula E’s annual stateside race. Vyas takes a look at the biggest winners and losers from the Sunshine state last weekend… Evans took his first win of 2026 in Miami | Credit: Simon Galloway/LAT Images Winner: Mitch Evans Mitch…

Formula E GEN3 Evo car (Image credit: Formula E) Formula E is all set to host its first double-header in Jeddah, and there is more than just the Round 4 and Round 5 races lined up. After the two races, Jeddah will also see the return of Formula E EVO Sessions on February 15, during which some of the world’s…

“It wasn’t the start to the season we wanted,” admitted Alexander Albon after Williams finally ran their new car for the 2026 Formula 1 season at Silverstone this week. The new FW48 was not ready in time for the start of pre-season testing at the Circuit de Catalunya a week earlier and some of the teams’ rivals have already put…

Feature by Katy Fairman Whilst all eyes were on the impressive climbs up the grid from Miami E-Prix race winner Mitch Evans (Jaguar TCS Racing), or the double Porsche podium from Nico Müller and Pascal Wehrlein, there was one performance that seemed to go a little unnoticed.  Joel Eriksson had achieved his best career result in Formula E, finishing in…

For Santiago Zamudio, walking through the pit lane of a Formula E Miami E-Prix race and seeing mechanics assemble an electric race car piece by piece reminds him of what he does in his South Dade Senior High School classroom. The sophomore is part of the Electrathon Team, an educational program in which students design, build and race electric-powered vehicles…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Formula E’s newest race venue, the Miami International Autodrome, made for an interesting race that featured some dramatic moments, leaving fans and pundits wondering if the move to Miami was the right call for the championship. Teagan looks at five major takeaways from the race weekend in Miami Credit Simon Galloway/LAT Images…

Oliver Rowland and Lauren Whittaker’s combined net worth: How British karting success shaped Formula E fame, income and personal future (Image Via Instagram/@oliverrowland1) British racing driver Oliver Rowland is known for his steady rise in international motorsport. He has competed in the Formula E series for several years and represents Mahindra Racing. His journey began in British karting and later…

Formula E’s Evo sessions will return in 2026, with the second edition taking place around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on February 15, a day after the Jeddah E-Prix weekend comes to a close. The first set of celebrities taking part were revealed, along with a new format for the sessions. The Evo sessions will take place at Jeddah in 2026…

After a behind-closed-doors shakedown in Barcelona, Formula 1’s 2026 season build-up moves into full view as teams head to Bahrain for the start of official preseason testing. With all 11 new cars on track for the first time together, the next two weeks will offer the clearest early indication yet of who has adapted quickest to the sport’s sweeping regulation…