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ABB FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP PRE-SEASON TEST: MORTARA FASTEST IN FINAL SESSION IN VALENCIA WHILST 14 WOMEN DRIVERS TAKE TO THE TRACK FOR THE FIA AND FORMULA E’S SECOND ALL-WOMEN’S TEST The 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship got underway with the Official Pre-Season Test at Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo this week. All 20 drivers from 10 teams…

Some Formula 1 drivers hate the fact their radio messages can be broadcast for all the world to hear but there is little chance that’s ever going to change. F1 has had access to drivers’ radio communications for years. “If the car is on-track, we have the radio for that car and we have access to that radio,” F1’s director…

First fully FIA-sanctioned Esports Championship to drive fast-growing discipline to the next level The FIA MENA Esports Championship is set to break new ground in the burgeoning world of virtual motor sport competition later this month, as participants contest the first event of its kind to be fully sanctioned by international motor sport’s governing body, under the International Sporting Code…

There’s only one point separating the top two drivers in the championship which means the lead could change hands twice at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Interlagos will host the fifth sprint race event of the year. Join us on RaceFans Live throughout every session of the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend. Look out for the live page on the site during…

Four-day pre-season testing successfully completed at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain Proven GEN3 Evo iON Race tire maintains championship-level grip and consistent lap times Drivers completed six test sessions over four days, showcasing pace and consistency while refining race strategies for Season 12 VALENCIA, Spain, Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Pre-season testing for Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E…

No driver won more NASCAR Cup Series races than Richard Petty. The King won 200 Cup Series checkered flags over his 34-year career. Petty won a record-tying seven Cup Series championships (1964, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979). Jimmie Johnson (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016) and Dale Earnhardt (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994) also won seven….

Welcome to Monday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! No RaceFans reader birthdays today On this day in motorsport Keke Rosberg (third behind Nigel Mansell and Ayrton Senna) won his final race for Williams today in 1985 40 years ago today Keke Rosberg won his final race as a Williams driver at Adelaide, followed by the two Ligier drivers,…

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…

Welcome to Saturday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Happy birthday! Happy birthday to Joe Jones, Rits and Tara! On this day in motorsport Daniel Ricciardo persuaded Lewis Hamilton to celebrate his Imola win with a ‘shoey’ today in 2020 Advert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free  read more www.racefans.net

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…