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Max Verstappen doubts Red Bull will be able to beat McLaren on “pure pace” in this weekend’s championship-deciding race. He has a chance to score a fifth consecutive title after winning the last two races in a row. However even if he wins Sunday’s race, he would still need Lando Norris to finish outside the top three in order to…

RTVE’s coverage will start with the season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix, which will be title sponsored by Google Cloud. (Formula E) Formula E, the all-electric motor racing series, has secured free-to-air coverage in Spain after signing a deal with public-service broadcaster RTVE as the country’s official broadcaster for the 2025-26 season. Under the deal, RTVE will air all 17 races of…

For the first time in 15 years, three drivers will go into the final round of the Formula 1 world championship with a chance to win the title. The last time the world championship went down to the final race, in 2021, F1 arranged for live free-to-air broadcasts in the home countries of the title contenders. It has not announced…

To enable Formula E cars to reach these speeds, their designers have come up with an arsenal of tricks to squeeze every last volt out of their batteries. The ingenuity starts with the batteries themselves, and extends to every other aspect of the cars. What’s more, many of the lessons learned in Formula E are being applied to more conventional…

Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend? It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days. Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Losail International Circuit. Driver performance summary Advert |…

The Mahindra BE 6 Formula E Edition is priced between Rs 23.69 lakh and Rs 24.49 lakh (ex-showroom). Bookings open on January 14, 2026, with deliveries set to begin on February 14. This limited-run edition gets cosmetic updates over the standard BE 6 and is offered in two variants: FE2 and FE3. Swipe through for the key interior highlights of…

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the team is letting its drivers down after a strategy error in Losail handed victory to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The team opted not to pit either race leader Oscar Piastri or third-placed Lando Norris when the Safety Car appeared on lap seven. Every other team brought both its cars in, and Piastri fell…

McLaren’s decision not to pit their drivers when the Safety Car came out in Losail meant they would have to chase Max Verstappen down at the end of the race. However the team appeared to underestimate how much quicker they would have to lap in order to catch the Red Bull driver. The original lap time target they gave to…

Laurence EdmondsonDec 1, 2025, 09:18 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Red Bull has issued a statement saying it “sincerely regrets” online abuse levelled at Kimi Antonelli following the Qatar Grand Prix after two of its team members suggested the Mercedes driver let Lando Norris overtake him towards the end of the race….

The Qatar Grand Prix was the usual procession between pit stops, which meant the qualifying sessions was where the drivers could make a difference. Here’s our verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Sprint race start: 3rdSprint race finish: 3rdQualified: 2nd (1 place behind team mate, +0.108s)Grid: 2nd (1 place behind team mate)Start: -1 placeStrategy: Two-stop (M-M-H)Finished: 4th (2 places…

Red Bull’s two Formula 1 teams are poised to announce their driver plans for the 2026 F1 season according to a Dutch media report. Yuki Tsunoda is expected to lose his place at the top Red Bull team. He is already the third different team mate Max Verstappen has had in the last 12 months. The next will be Isack…

Laurence EdmondsonDec 1, 2025, 08:59 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has confirmed Oscar Piastri will be free to fight teammate Lando Norris for the title at the final round in Abu Dhabi despite the looming threat from Max Verstappen. Piastri slipped to third place in the standings…

The Mahindra BE 6 Formula E edition price starts at Rs 23.69 lakh, and goes up to Rs 24.49 lakh, ex-showroom. Bookings for the BE 6 Formula E will open on January 14, 2026, and deliveries are scheduled to start on February 14. The limited-run Formula E edition features cosmetic changes over the standard Mahindra EV and is available in two…

Max Verstappen does not believe McLaren’s policy of treating its drivers equally was the cause of their costly decision not to pit during a Safety Car period in Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix. McLaren was the only team to leave both its drivers on the track when the race was neutralised on lap seven yesterday. The rest leapt at the opportunity…

When the Safety Car was deployed on lap seven of the Qatar Grand Prix, teams generally did not rush to tell their drivers whether to pit or not. Mostly they waited until each of their cars was rounding the final corner before instructing them to pit. Clearly, none of them wanted to tip their rivals off about their strategies. As…

Preview by Katy Fairman The first race of the season is almost upon us, as we prepare to speed our way through the iconic Anhembi Sambadrome in São Paulo. There’s a lot to learn as we get ready for Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, with different faces, new places and changes to race weekend format. …

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Challenging race in Qatar (Ferrari) Frederic Vasseur: ‘We knew this circuit would be more difficult than the previous one for us and all weekend long, we were unable to find the right set-up. We struggled to run the cars with the very high tyre pressures mandated here and…

DOHA, Qatar — “Speechless. I don’t have any words,” said Oscar Piastri after crossing the line at the Lusail International Circuit. He wasn’t the only one in the paddock who felt that way on Sunday evening. In the blink of an eye in the early laps of the Qatar Grand Prix, McLaren’s faltering Formula 1 team delivered a disastrous and…

Lando Norris remains the clear favourite to win the world championship in the final race of the season next week. Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri cut his championship lead in today’s race but Norris is still guaranteed to win the title if he finishes on the podium at Yas Marina. However Norris failed to finish on the podium in Losail…