Motorsport

Talks between Formula E and the DTM about a potential collaboration at the Norisring have broken down, ending plans that could have seen the electric champion race at the famous street circuit in 2027. According to Motorsport.com’s sister title Motorsport-Total.com, representatives of Formula E and DTM promoter the ADAC met in Nuremberg at the end of February to explore a potential…

Taylor Barnard (Image credit: Instagram) Things are yet to look up for Taylor Barnard since he moved to DS Penske this season. The Briton was the youngest Formula E driver last year and bagged multiple podiums in his rookie campaign. However, he is yet to hit his stride this season, though the way he is working on himself is expected…

Pepe Marti (Image credit: Instagram) Some Formula E drivers have definitely upped their social media game this season, and among them is Cupra Kiro rookie Pepe Marti. The 20-year-old Spanish driver has started a weekly explainer series on Instagram titled Professor Pepe, and this Tuesday he took it upon himself to explain the Pit Boost concept to fans of the…

Alpine has written an open letter refuting “completely unfounded” fan allegations that they have been sabotaging the car and competitive chances of their Argentinan driver Franco Colapinto. Colapinto finished 16th at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, while teammate Pierre Gasly finished seventh with a standout performance one place ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. The disparity in…  read more www.espn.com

Having achieved a hat-trick of pole position, fastest lap and victory when he scored his breakthrough win in Shanghai, Andrea Kimi Antonelli repeated the feat for the second round in a row in Suzuka. He therefore became the first teenager ever to win multiple Formula 1 grands prix. The only other driver to win a race in his teens –…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to MajorMilou, Nico Savidge, Ripping Silk, Christopher and Nic Morley! On this day in motorsport Fernando Alonso passed pole-winner Jenson Button en route to victory in Melbourne today in 2006 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

The Mahindra BE6 Formula E Edition brings a host of smart, futuristic technologies straight to your everyday drive. From its dual 12.3-inch panoramic displays powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chipset to a suite of intelligent in-car features, this EV is built for a connected, intuitive, and performance-focused experience. Join Tech360’s Ishaan Singh as he dives into the BE6 Formula…

The all-women F1 Academy has added extra races to their existing schedule in Montreal and Austin to account for the cancellation of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in April. F1’s decision to cancel races in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia had a knock on effect on the F1 Academy calendar, as it was due to have two races at the latter…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Grace Hobson  Formula E’s Madrid E-Prix marked the championship’s return to racing in Spain for the first time since 2021. There was much anticipation around the Madrid round, and it definitely delivered exciting racing and some shock results. Credit: Malcolm Griffiths/LAT Images Madrid should be here to stay This weekend proved that the Madrid…

What was the initial thing that got you into motorsport? My dad loved it as a kid when I was young, and he would put Formula One on the telly and I would normally fall asleep to it, and then eventually the commentary would get exciting and wake me up and I’d sort of go, “Oh, this is quite fun”….

Martin Brundle has said Max Verstappen should either leave Formula 1 “or stop talking about it,” claiming his comments are “boring” and that no driver is “indispensable.” Verstappen, the four-time world champion, sent shockwaves through the paddock on Sunday by threatening to walk away from F1 at the end of the season because of the new rules and cars. It…

Charles Leclerc was fifth behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell when the Japanese Grand Prix restarted, but got past both to claim the final place on the podium. His race engineer Bryan Bozzi congratulated him on the lap 51 pass which secured his position ahead of Russell, though the Mercedes driver kept him under pressure until the end. But Lewis…

An Antonio Felix da Costa versus Pascal Wehrlein title fight? Goodness, who writes Formula E’s scripts? If you were to outline a multifaceted fantasy plotline for the final season of Gen3, it would be this: a championship battle played out between two disparate characters who really don’t like each other. It wasn’t always like that, though. Throughout 2023 and some…

Laurence EdmondsonMar 31, 2026, 03:44 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Multiple Authors Lando Norris has said there were moments during the Japanese Grand Prix when he was “at the mercy” of his McLaren’s power unit, and at one stage overtook Lewis Hamilton even though he had not planned to. Norris finished in…

Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu was quick to absolve Franco Colapinto of blame for Oliver Bearman’s huge crash at Suzuka on Sunday. Bearman swerved left onto the grass at 308kph when he suddenly caught Colapinto’s car as they approached Spoon curve. Speaking minutes after Bearman climbed from the wreckage of his VF-26, Komatsu avoided pointing a finger at Colapinto when…

Welcome to Tuesday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links F1 must change dangerous rules or a driver could die (The Telegraph) Gary Anderson: ‘We will see it again, I am sure. If it happened during one of those overtaking manoeuvres that was going on down into turn one, it would be like an airline accident. Potentially fatal.’…

Max Verstappen‘s bombshell threat to quit Formula 1 seems shocking — and it is — but it’s also been a long time coming. And make no mistake: it absolutely is not just an idle threat from a driver upset he no longer has the best car. The four-time world champion, who turns 29 in September, appears to be on the…

The start of the Japanese Grand Prix has been delayed by 10 minutes due to a damaged barrier. Circuit workers are performing repairs to a barrier at turn 12 – the right-hander between the hairpin and Spoon curve – following a crash in the Porsche Carrera Cup Japan support race. “The start of the formation lap will be delayed due…

Mitch Evans and Antonio Felix da Costa As the Oscar Awards were announced in Hollywood, Jaguar TCS Racing drivers Antonio Felix da Costa and Mitch Evans took it upon themselves to conduct their very own Oscars on track. They gave awards to winners in categories such as Most Dramatic Driver, Hardest to Overtake, and even Driver Most Likely to Cry…