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© Penske Entertainment: Chris Owens IndyCar driver Sting Ray Robb is expected to take the wheel of a Gen4 Formula E car this week for Lola-Yamaha. While the Lola-Yamaha team still does not have a driver for the next Formula E season , which will mark the racing debut of the new fourth-generation single-seater , IndyCar driver Sting Ray Robb…

Formula 1 is embarking on nine rounds in 11 weeks – in theory. Here are the six talking points for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Don’t forget to remember Formula One Management has shifted the entire race weekend forward 24 hours in order to accommodate Azerbaijan’s Remembrance Day on Sunday. Azerbaijan’s president Ilham Aliyev, who succeeded his father in charge of…

The thrillingly close 1986 championship fight inspired this famous photograph of the four contenders heading into the Portuguese Grand Prix, 40 years ago today. However Ayrton Senna’s hopes of clinching the title ended as he took fourth place behind his three rivals at Estoril after his Lotus-Renault ran out of fuel. Nigel Mansell won the race ahead of Alain Prost…

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff has revealed details of his conversations with former race director Michael Masi before his controversial call in the 2021 championship-decider. Masi lost his job over his mishandling of the 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He arranged a final-lap restart in contravention of the rules which led Wolff’s driver Lewis Hamilton to lose the championship to…

Formula 1 drivers said Madring’s signature Monumental corner provided little challenge because the 2026 power units prevented them from tackling it at full speed. But reader @RedPill reckons the new home of the Spanish Grand Prix would fail to impress regardless of the rules: The track and that corner are pretty much a dud, but I don’t think it can…

There are two significant changes to the usual race weekend format for this weekend’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix. This is the latest date the race at the Baku City Circuit has ever been held. Formula One Management confirmed it moved the date forward from the usual Sunday slot to Saturday following a request from the government and race promoters “to accommodate…

Last week, Zak O’Sullivan’s looming switch to Formula E with Envision Racing was announced by the team, confirming what Japan Racing Insider subscribers have known for a few weeks now: that the Briton will no longer race in Japan next season. It’s a shame to lose O’Sullivan from Super Formula and SUPER GT so early, as the 21-year-old has made…

Jeddah, September 20, 2026, SPA — Tickets are now on sale for the Jeddah E-Prix, which will kick off the 2026–2027 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship season at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on December 18 and 19, marking the first time Jeddah hosts the championship’s opening rounds. The event features the GEN4 car’s global competitive debut, the most powerful…

Credit: Fortescue Zero Racing In a major development for Formula E’s upcoming Gen4 era, Fortescue Zero, Jaguar’s technical partner, has purchased the assets of the erstwhile Penske Autosport outfit. They will rebrand into a unique set-up, running Jaguar powertrains from Season 13 and beyond.  This acquisition has been a race against time. First reported by Italian newspaper Il Messaggero during the…

Formula E spent a decade proving electric racing could work. GEN4 is the first car built to make it look fast. The new Spark-built machine races from the 2026/27 season. Official figures put peak output at 600 kW, about 804 hp, in qualifying and Attack Mode. Race power is 450 kW. Top speed is more than 335 km/h. Formula E…

Reigning world champion Lando Norris is highly impressed by the performance of the driver who looks set to succeed him. Andrea Kimi Antonelli scored his eighth grand prix victory last weekend and has pulled 81 points clear of his closest rival – team mate George Russell – at the top of the championship standings. “He’s leading by 80 points because…

ANI | Updated: Sep 18, 2026 12:21 IST Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 18 (ANI): The Special Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Court at Nampally on Friday adjourned the hearing in the alleged Formula E race irregularities case involving Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao to October 30, 2026.The matter was deferred after certain co-accused entities failed to present themselves…

Fortescue Zero Racing will partner with Jaguar. Image: Jaguar Racing Set to compete as Fortescue Zero Racing, the team will be the first to enter Formula E under an Australian license. Fortescue executive chairman, West Australian Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest, recently announced the buyout of Penske Autosport, founded in 2007 by Roger Penske’s son Jay, which had competed in every Formula…

Fortescue (ASX:FMG) has launched a Formula E racing team through Fortescue Zero. The company says the initiative will support technology development for mining and other industries. The company announced on 18 September that it has acquired the Penske Formula E operation. The team says it plans to enter the Formula E World Championship for the 2026–27 season, subject to organiser…

BRS working president K. T. Rama Rao comes out of the Nampally Court in Hyderabad on Friday after appearing in connection with the Formula E race case. | Photo Credit: G RAMAKRISHNA The ACB court in Hyderabad on Friday adjourned proceedings in the Formula E case to October 30 after two companies named as accused failed to appear before the…

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.T. Rama Rao on Friday appeared before the special ACB Court here in the Formula E-car race case. Rama Rao and other accused in the case personally appeared in court in response to the summons. Indian Administrative Service officer Arvind Kumar and the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority’s former Chief Engineer B.L.N. Reddy also…

Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali has repeatedly claimed sprint races are popular among fans, though every poll RaceFans has conducted of its readers has shown the opposite. The championship has now increased the number of sprint races to 10 on the 2027 F1 calendar but long-time reader DB-C90 doesn’t plan to watch any of it: I gave up a couple…

Jaguar will have a new customer team in the 2026-27 Formula E campaign as Fortescue Zero has acquired the Team Penske operation for the Gen4 era. The Australian outfit will field two Jaguar-powered cars for the upcoming season that is due to start in December, adding to the four already on the grid between the factory team and Envision. This…

ANI | Updated: Sep 18, 2026 11:05 IST Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 18 (ANI): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) arrived at the Nampally ACB Court on Friday in connection with the alleged financial irregularities in the 2023 Formula E race case. Apart from KTR, IAS officer Arvind Kumar, former HMDA chief engineer BLN Reddy and former…