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Alex Jacques has deservedly collected plaudits for his commentary work since taking up the microphone at F1 TV. He won the Sports Commentator of the Year award in 2022 and has just been nominated again. Somehow, between criss-crossing the world to cover 24 grand prix weekends per year plus various other motorsport commentary gigs, he’s found time to pen this…

Formula 1’s stewards have had a busy time over the last six rounds, especially in Mexico City and Austin. However they arguably took too much on at Zandvoort, where they ended up reversing one of their penalty decisions. Should they have reconsidered any of the other calls they made over the last half-dozen rounds? Give your views on all the…

Mahindra remains at the top of the timesheets in Valencia, Spain. After Edoardo Mortara in the men’s test, it was Chloe Chambers who put the Indian team at the top of the timesheets on Friday during the women’s test day. The American set the benchmark time of 1:22.767 during the afternoon session. For comparison, Mortara’s best time was 1:21.493. Chambers…

Valencia – 31 October 2025 Citroën Racing Formula E Team has successfully completed its first official FIA Formula E pre-season testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia this week, marking a significant milestone as the French marque embarks on its debut campaign in the all-electric single-seater world championship. Across an intensive and productive week of running, the team’s drivers…

Liam Lawson took time out from dodging Mexican marshals and annoying Yuki Tsunoda to get some guitar practice in. Can you come up with the best caption for this picture? Post your funniest suggestion in the comments below. A selection of the best will feature in a future edition of the RaceFans Round-up. Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and…

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Feature by Katy Fairman Just like that the official Formula E pre-season test comes to a close for another year. Six sessions, 18 hours of track time and 5,474 laps completed. All 20 full-time drivers got a chance to familarise themselves with their Gen3 Evos around the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, with lots of learnings coming out of the four-day test. …

Formula E is one again showcasing female talent at the top level of electric single-seater racing as it prepares to host its second official Women’s Test during pre-season testing for the 2025/26 season. Following the success of last year’s landmark session in Madrid, the upcoming test will take place at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 31 October. The test…

The FIA has absolved Liam Lawson of blame for an incident at the Mexican Grand Prix which saw the New Zealander nearly collide with two marshals running across the race track. Lawson narrowly missed the marshals, who were on the circuit at Turn 1 despite the FIA race director rescinding an instruction to go to the track to collect debris…

Formula E’s Valencia testing days are done, with a month’s break now ahead of the final season of the Gen3 ruleset and what could prove to be its closest campaign to date. The grid might be down to 20 cars for the first time since 2018, after McLaren’s exit in the summer, but with some key big driver seat switches,…

Written by Teagan Crump, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri Both test sessions on Thursday were topped by Nissan drivers, a change from Wednesday’s Mahindra dominance, during Formula E’s final day of pre-season testing in Valencia. Norman Nato claimed first in the morning test, with teammate and reigning champion Rowland claiming the afternoon’s fastest time. Norman Nato led the morning test |…

Lando Norris claimed his first grand prix victory in Miami last year, after his peers such as George Russell, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jnr did the same. But last weekend he reached double digits before all of them. His Mexican Grand Prix victory was the 10th of his career, making him the 36th driver in Formula 1 history to…

Mahindra are the early team to beat heading into the 2026 Formula E season, following a stunning showing across pre-season testing.  While reigning world champion Oliver Rowland topped the final session of the test on Thursday afternoon, he failed to beat Edoardo Mortara’s 1m 21.493 from Tuesday morning.  However, Rowland’s lap was the second best, with Nissan team-mate Norman Nato’s…

Oct 30, 2025, 10:35 AM ET Laura Villars announced her bid to run for FIA president in September. Kym Illman/Getty Images Swiss-Italian driver Laura Villars said she is challenging the FIA’s election rules in a Paris court case that could delay the auto racing governing body’s upcoming election. Villars is fighting electoral rules which made it harder for her and other…

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship has reappointed sport communications agency Soapbox as its retained UK PR agency for the upcoming Season 12. The renewal follows a record-breaking season for the all-electric racing series, which saw new highs for its cumulative TV audience and global fanbase. Soapbox will continue to run a proactive PR campaign to build awareness in…

Whoever wins the world championship this year, McLaren will know that at least one of their drivers could have done. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have finished ahead of each other at least 10 times apiece since the season began. That means each has taken points off the other. But if one of them had always scored the best result…

Mahindra Racing’s Edoardo Mortara found himself quickest again on the third day of pre-season testing in Valencia, having finished yesterday best of the rest too. Mortara managed a 1m21.680s, with the session starting in damp conditions from overnight rain.  Joining Mortara at the top end of the timings was Andretti’s Jake Dennis and Nyck de Vries in third, making it two Mahindras…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Analysis: Crashgate – The long shadow cast by F1’s notorious 2008 Singapore Grand Prix Massa told £64m High Court fight over Hamilton’s 2008 F1 title ‘will fail’ (The Mirror) ‘He added: ‘Mr Massa argues that, but for the FIA’s handling of the crash, he would have won the…

Written by Maahika Banerjee, Edited by Vyas Ponnuri The past three months have been defining ones for the 2025/26 Formula E season. With major driver changes, the arrival of a new team and the departure of another, the stage is set for what promises to be an electrifying pre-season test in Valencia from 27–31 October 2025. Formula E returns to…