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Dan Ticktum (Image credit: Instagram) As Formula E drivers soak themselves in relaxation mode after the end of Season 11, Cupra Kiro driver Dan Ticktum is polishing his skills on the piano. He has now shared a new video of himself playing the piano. He mentioned how he was inspired to learn the tune after meeting members of the King’s…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 1, 2025, 01:33 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Max Verstappen‘s Red Bull team received a warning from the stewards at the Hungarian Grand Prix after the world champion discarded a towel from the cockpit of his car while driving on track in Friday practice. Verstappen was seen…

Antonio Felix Da Costa (Image credit: Instagram) Antonio Felix Da Costa was comfortably sitting in third position in the Formula E Driver Standings for weeks but was eventually overtaken by Taylor Barnard, Nick Cassidy, and then his own teammate Pascal Wehrlein in the final leg of the championship. The TAG Heuer Porsche driver still has plenty to rejoice in, having…

Laurence EdmondsonAug 1, 2025, 05:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 BUDAPEST, Hungary — Fernando Alonso will sit out the first practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Friday, and could miss more of the race weekend after sustaining a muscular injury in his back. Aston Martin announced the news on Friday…

The FIA has delved into the steps it has taken to improve Formula E driver safety after a large number of hand injuries across the latest Gen3 era.  In the last two years Robin Frijns (Envision) and Sam Bird (McLaren) have broken their hand and both recently revealed how the steering wheel played a key role in causing their injuries….

There have been many highs and lows for drivers, teams and the Formula E championship across the 2024-25 season. From rain-soaked races and incredible comebacks to disappointing debuts, these are the biggest winners and losers from the all-electric championship’s latest season.  Winner: Oliver Rowland  The first person in our winners list has to be Oliver Rowland, the newly-crowned Formula E…

A tale of two former Formula E team-mates not only brought many notional parallels but also literal ones in London last weekend, in that they managed to hit each other in both races. Sam Bird and Robin Frijns spent two seasons together at Envision between 2018 and 2020. They were pretty evenly matched, with each claiming wins and strong championship…

Welcome to Friday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Ezpeleta zu Doppel-Events: Wollen das die Fans? (Speed Week – German) ‘Dorna director Carlos Ezpeleta: ‘Everything is worth trying once. Especially when it comes to bringing MotoGP to a new target audience,’ Ezpeleta stated. However, the Spaniard also knows: ‘When I say that, it must be clear that…

In addition to being bigger and heavier, teams are also going to have high- and low-downforce configurations. Racing drivers will always want more grip, but the addition of aerodynamics to push cars down onto the track surface can fundamentally change the racing, and not always in a way that makes for an entertaining spectacle for the audience. That said, Formula…

Formula E and ABB will use content creators and influencers to engage with new fans ABB has been title sponsor of Formula E since 2018 Formula E and ABB have extended their global collaboration which sees the electrical engineering company continue as title partner of the series. The partnership, which began in 2018, originally focused on developing the on-track application…

Pascal Wehrlein (Image credit: Instagram) Pascal Wehrlein slipped from second to third position in the last leg of the Formula E Championship in London, but he still has a major reason to celebrate and be proud. Thanks to the performance put up by Wehrlein and his teammate Antonio Felix Da Costa, Porsche TCS Racing won the Teams’ and Manufacturers’ World…

Jul 31, 2025, 02:56 AM ET BUDAPEST, Hungary — Ferrari handed team principal Fred Vasseur a new contract on Thursday in a sign of “trust in Fred’s leadership” following speculation about his future, with the Italian team yet to win a Formula 1 race in 2025. In an announcement ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix, Ferrari said the new deal…

Formula E is the first global sport certified under BSI’s Net Zero Pathway, aligning with ISO Net Zero Guidelines. The championship commits to cutting Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 50% and Scope 3 by 27.5% by 2030, with verified progress and audits. Certification sets a new standard in sport by prioritizing real, science-based carbon reduction over offsets. Formula E…

A Formula E return to Sanya for an additional Asian race in the summer of 2026 is believed to be increasingly likely and is expected to be confirmed at October’s FIA World Motor Sport Council. Formula E issued an 18-race, 12-date calendar in June, which included two ‘to be confirmed’ dates on May 30 and June 20. These are widely…

Welcome to Thursday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Social media and links Why Verstappen and Hamilton were right to criticise Belgian GP rain call (The Telegraph) George Russell: ‘As a racer, you always want to get going, you love driving in the rain, but the fact is, when you’re doing over 200 miles an hour out of Eau Rouge, you…

Your brand’s involvement in Formula E since 2015 is one of the longest since the series began just one year earlier. What have you learned from these 10 years? Xavier Peugeot: “When I joined DS Automobiles, I immediately immersed myself in Formula E. I particularly appreciate our long-standing commitment to this championship, which has been rewarded with titles, because it…

Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato are on a vacation (Image credit: Instagram) Nissan drivers Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato continue to spend time together even after the conclusion of Formula E Season 11. The two are currently vacationing at a beach location. Rowland won the Formula E World Championship this year, while Nato kept himself busy with Formula E as…

Antonio Felix da Costa has told Motorsport Week that the chances of him remaining with Tag Heuer Porsche Formula E team next season are currently at “50/50.” Da Costa has endured an unfortunate campaign, having been unable to achieve a single victory, finishing fifth in Drivers’ Championship. But it has been a consistent showing across the campaign, managing to achieve…

Formula E (Image credit: Formula E) After a successful Season 11, ABB and Formula E have announced that they will continue their partnership in the upcoming season. This gives ABB another opportunity to promote its new brand positioning via the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, along with technologies that help industries take a cleaner route. How do Formula E…