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Laurence EdmondsonNov 21, 2025, 07:16 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The loose manhole cover that caused two red flags during second practice at the Las Vegas Grand Prix has been welded in place to avoid a repeat on qualifying day or during Saturday’s race. A marshal alerted the FIA’s race control to…

Bird has been ever-present on the Formula E grid since its maiden race in 2014 and has taken wins across all three generations of car in the championship. A title contender in several Formula E seasons, Bird claimed victory in the series’ second-ever race in Putrajaya, Malaysia, and has competed in 144 races, scored 27 podiums and claimed 12 wins…

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The case involves allegations of financial irregularities amounting to approximately ₹55 crore during the Hyderabad Formula E racing event held under the previous BRS government.​ Published Nov 20, 2025 | 12:29 PM ⚊ Updated Nov 20, 2025 | 12:32 PM KT Rama Rao

Ferrari are the most successful engine manufacturer in Formula 1 history, powering a total of 249 victories. On average, more than one in five rounds held since the world championship began 1950 were won by a Ferrari-powered car. But its crown is in danger of slipping. No one has won a race with a Ferrari power unit for more than…

“You haven’t seen the last me yet in a Formula E car, that’s for sure.” If you thought Sam Bird had quietly slipped away from top level international motorsport you were mistaken. Now with the Nissan Formula E team as an official reserve and development driver, Bird will attend all E-Prixs in the coming season in that guise, one that…

Nov 20, 2025, 04:39 PM ET Mercedes boss Toto Wolff has sold his 15% stake in the Formula One team to American billionaire George Kurtz. Wolff, who owns one third of Mercedes, will remain as CEO and team principal, and is in Las Vegas for this weekend’s race. Editor’s Picks 1 Related The 53-year-old Austrian is set to earn close…

The FIA has accepted the quality of racing has deteriorated in Formula 1 in recent years as cars cannot follow each other closely. The series made a major effort to reduce the ‘dirty air’ generated by cars with the technical regulations it introduced in 2022. But much of the progress made then has reversed over the following years, the FIA’s…

BRS Working President K T Rama Rao on Friday said law would take its course in the Formula E race case in which the Governor has given the nod for his prosecution. Responding to the Governor’s decision, he said he is even ready for a lie detector test in the matter. “Law will take its own course. I have already…

Carlos Sainz Jnr was concerned to see a repeat of the manhole cover problems he encountered two years ago at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit. The second practice session was stopped twice on Thursday due to concern over a loose manhole cover between turns 16 and 17, though no cars were damaged. Sainz suffered a heavy impact with a loose…

Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former IT minister K.T. Rama Rao coming out after being questioned by Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials, in Hyderabad, on January 9 2025. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma, has granted approval to the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) to prosecute former minister K. T. Rama Rao (KTR) in the Formula-E car race…

Laurence EdmondsonNov 21, 2025, 12:55 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 The second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix was red-flagged twice Thursday evening because of concerns over a loose maintenance cover near Turn 17. The stoppages had shades of a similar incident at the inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix two…

Telangana governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Thursday granted permission to the state government to proceed with prosecution and custodial questioning of Bharat Rashtra Samithi working president and former minister K T Rama Rao (KTR) in the alleged misappropriation of funds related to the Formula E race held in Hyderabad in 2022, people familiar with the matter said. An official privy…

Laurence EdmondsonNov 20, 2025, 05:19 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Four-time champion Max Verstappen wants to change his career race number from 33 to 3 next year, assuming he does not win the championship and cannot continue with the No. 1. Since 2014, F1 drivers have been allowed to pick a race…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Inside Audi’s secret F1 base as it prepares for ‘difficult’ debut (Autocar) ‘Crucially, Audi has opted to build its own power unit, no doubt discontented by the optics of becoming a client – a subordinate to Mercedes-AMG, Honda, Ferrari or Red Bull-Ford. This, chief operations officer Christian Foyer…

HYDERABAD: Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma on Thursday gave approval to prosecute former state minister and BRS working president K.T. Rama Rao in connection with alleged financial irregularities linked to the Hyderabad Formula E race.The sanction comes two months after the state government forwarded the file seeking approval to proceed against the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader. The case centres…

Hyderabad: Governor Jishnu Dev Varma has approved the prosecution of BRS working president and former minister KT Rama Rao in the Formula E financial irregularities case.Sources said the sanction came through on Nov 17, but was made public only on Thursday. News of Raj Bhavan’s nod immediately triggered a war of words between Congress and BJP over the alleged delay…

A judge has told Felipe Massa he can bring part of his legal case against Formula 1, the FIA and Bernie Ecclestone to trial in the UK. The former Ferrari driver is claiming £64 million in damages over the series’ handling of the notorious ‘Crashgate’ episode which he believes cost him victory in that year’s world championship. In a decision…