Reading University’s climate stripes feature on Formula E car
Alex MeakinJournalist, Reading BBC The climate stripes feature on both of the rear wings of the Envision car A Formula E car will feature a design from a University of Reading professor which demonstrates rising temperatures on earth. Each stripe on the climate stripes show a year from 1961 to 2010 displayed chronologically with blue indicating cooler than average years…
Antonelli’s change of approach is paying off say Mercedes, and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to TheNikii, Sid90 and Piotr Zukowski! On this day in motorsport Happy birthday to the championship leader Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free read more www.racefans.net
Audi reveal Formula 1 concept for 2026 debut | Motorsport
Nov 12, 2025, 05:52 PM ET Just 115 days before they officially enter Formula 1, Audi has unveiled its brand and livery colour along with its design concept for 2026. Audi took over the Sauber team earlier this year and launched the concept at an event in Munich, Germany on Wednesday as it rebrands the Switzerland-based F1 team, with a…
Formula E’s Women’s Test is about more than just topping timesheets
Feature by Katy Fairman Back for another year, the second running of the ‘Women’s Test’ gave the talent double the running compared to the inaugural opportunity last season. At the end of the six hours of track time, it was Chloe Chambers of Mahindra Racing who set the best time, but the day was about more than just lap times…
Oscar Piastri: McLaren’s Monza orders played role in Baku crashes | Motorsport
Nov 12, 2025, 10:12 AM ET Oscar Piastri has admitted that McLaren’s team orders at the Italian Grand Prix were still on his mind when he suffered a disastrous crash-heavy weekend at the next round in Baku. At Monza in September, then-championship leader Piastri was told to give second place back to teammate Lando Norris after gaining the position following…
Toto Wolff in talks to sell stake valuing Mercedes at $6bn – sources | Motorsport
Toto Wolff is in advanced talks to sell part of his 33% stake in the Mercedes Formula 1 team which would put its overall valuation around £4.6 billion ($6bn), sources have told ESPN. Wolff, who would remain in his duel roles as chief executive officer and team principal, is looking to sell a reported “mid-single digit stake” in his holding…
Wolff to sell portion of stake valuing Mercedes F1 team at $6bn, and more · RaceFans | Motorsport
Welcome to Wednesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Christian Briddon, A-Safieldin and khuzai! On this day in motorsport Damon Hill won Adelaide’s last Formula 1 race as a handful of others staggered to the finish today in 1999 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free read more www.racefans.net
Exclusive: Dan Ticktum excited by Formula E’s ‘f***ing fast’ GEN4 future
Dan Ticktum has told Motorsport Week of his excitement at Formula E‘s forthcoming GEN4 car, predicting that it is going to be “f***ing fast!” The British driver is now one of the all-electric championship’s hottest properties, after a Season 11 which was, in essence, his breakout year. Ticktum, suffering for a number of years in uncompetitive machines, benefitted from ERT’s…
Spiraling Ferrari unfairly points finger at Hamilton, Leclerc | Motorsport
Ferrari chairman John Elkann’s decision to throw his drivers under the bus on Monday was a microcosm of everything that has haunted the company’s storied Formula 1 team during its 17-year title drought. Elkann’s remarkable criticism of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc followed their double DNF at the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, the same day Ferrari ended a…
“Don’t shout at me, okay?” Hadjar’s race was one aggravation after another · RaceFans | Motorsport
Isack Hadjar was anxious to avoid being ‘undercut’ by a rival when he pitted during the Brazilian Grand Prix. So he was not at all impressed when Oliver Bearman did exactly that when they pitted for the first time. His frustrations grew as he lost time behind Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon – and was never shy about letting his…
F1 race result & points: 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix | Motorsport
Lando Norris won the Brazilian Grand Prix for McLaren. Pos. Driver 1 Lando Norris McLaren 2 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 4 George Russell Mercedes 5 Oscar Piastri McLaren 6 Oliver Bearman Haas 7 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 8 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 9 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine 11 Alexander Albon Williams 12…
‘I was clearly alongside’ · RaceFans | Motorsport
Oscar Piastri defended his attempt to overtake Andrea Kimi Antonelli after the stewards ruled he was “wholly responsible” for the collision. They issued the McLaren driver a 10-second time penalty for the contact, which sent Antonelli into the side of Charles Leclerc, causing race-ending damage to the Ferrari. Piastri was attempting to overtake Antonelli on the inside of the Senna…
Hamilton’s response to penalty for hitting Colapinto · RaceFans | Motorsport
Lewis Hamilton made it clear what he thought of being penalised for the second event in a row at Interlagos. The Ferrari driver received a five-second time penalty for colliding with Franco Colapinto at the end of the first lap. Hamilton touched the rear of the Alpine in the high-speed curve approaching the start/finish line. He was immediately concerned by…
New Gen4 car accelerates clean racing into the fast lane
Formula E have unveiled its new Gen4 car, which will make its debut in the 2026-27 racing season, and to say it is impressive would be an understatement. The car boasts 600kw of power – equivalent to 800hp – compared with 350kw in the previous Gen3 model. In addition to its speed, Formula E explained the Gen4 is ‘the world’s…
F1 Driver Ratings: 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix | Motorsport
One driver swept all the big prizes during the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend but there were several great performances behind him – plus a few notable blunders. Here’s RaceFans’ verdict on the full field. Lando Norris Sprint race start: 1stSprint race finish: 1stQualified: 1st (3 places ahead of team mate, -0.375s)Grid: 1st (3 places ahead of team mate)Start: Held positionStrategy:…
How seat-less Formula E stalwart’s Jaguar gamble may prove to pay off
Stoffel Vandoorne has, on the face of it, seemingly been forced to settle for a Formula E reserve role after failing to find a race seat for Season 12, but all is not what it seems. The Belgian, who won the World Championship in Season 8, lost his seat amid Maserati MSG Racing’s morphing into Citroen, with former DS Penske…
Max Verstappen hails Red Bull’s pit-lane-to-podium turnaround | Motorsport
SÃO PAULO — After delivering yet another legendary Interlagos drive, one labelled “sensational” by Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies, Max Verstappen was quick to praise his team for orchestrating a radical turnaround from Saturday and Sunday. Verstappen qualified a surprising 16th and started Sunday’s race from the pit-lane after Red Bull used the opportunity to make a radical change to…
Every radio message from Verstappen’s pit-to-podium masterclass · RaceFans | Motorsport
Max Verstappen made Interlagos his personal playground again as he swept to an unlikely podium finish after starting in the pits. Red Bull faced a tricky tactical call as the final laps ticked down. Verstappen found himself in the lead on a fading set of medium compound tyres. He admitted he was unsure whether to eke them out until the…
Formula E: Could electric race cars soon be faster than Formula 1?
A Citroen Racing Formula E car during pre-season testing ahead of the 2025-26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Independent Photo Agency/Alamy With their sleek lines, smoking tyres and thunderous engines, Formula 1 cars have been the fastest road vehicles for the past 50 years. But electric vehicles may soon become the quickest on Earth, as the battery-powered cars of…
Norris: Verstappen ‘is going to be a threat’ in F1 title race | Motorsport
Nov 10, 2025, 06:27 AM ET Lando Norris believes Max Verstappen will fight him to the very end despite taking a major stride towards knocking the Dutchman off his world championship perch. Norris extended his lead at the summit of the standings to 24 points over McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri following a dominant victory at Sunday’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix….