Formula E and Google Cloud have furthered their AI collaboration to develop an accessible technology, allowing more race drivers to utilise performance analytics.The Driver Agent is aimed at levelling the playing field to grant access to advanced AI data – including lap times, speed, braking, acceleration and downforce – toContinue Reading
“We’re coming at this with a fresh perspective and unconventional thinking,” explains Forest Road managing director Jeremy Tarica as he talks to Autosport Business about acquiring a Formula E team.Tarica is the first to admit he does not have experience in the motorsport arena, nor, until buying ERT, had heContinue Reading
The NEOM McLaren Formula E Team’s partnership with electronics giant TDK hit its stride in Formula E during the latest round, and the team came away from Jeddah with a double podium success. The Bicester-based outfit sit just one point behind manufacturer and powertrain supplier Nissan in the teams’ standings, whileContinue Reading
“It could be an absolute s***show” was a phrase uttered more than once in the Jeddah Corniche Circuit’s paddock last weekend, and not just because the decision had been taken to add a surplus of chicanes to the truncated layout ahead of Formula E’s debut.After more than two years ofContinue Reading
Dan Ticktum’s swear-laden rant at last weekend’s Jeddah E-Prix will go unpunished despite the wishes of the FIA president to stamp out swearing.The 25-year-old’s radio exchange with race engineer Michael Lee occurred midway through the opening contest of Saudi Arabia’s Formula E weekend. It came after Ticktum’s car developed an electricalContinue Reading
As Britons locked out the podium for the first time in Formula E history last weekend, Oliver Rowland headed the charge and proved himself to be the all-electric championship’s in-form driver. The Nissan driver’s victory in Mexico City a month ago was somewhat fortuitous after being aided by a late safetyContinue Reading
After Max Gunther’s victory in the first of the two Jeddah Formula E races, it was the French driver of the DS Penske team, Jean-Eric Vergne, who stood out in the second race, spending most of it at the front of the pack.However, he lost a few positions in theContinue Reading
Pole position, victory, and fastest lap: Max Guenther delivered a stunning grand slam for DS Penske in the first race of the Jeddah E-Prix. For the first time, Formula E took to the Jeddah Formula 1 circuit, set along the shores of the Red Sea. “First times” seem to be aContinue Reading
Jeddah E-Prix winner Maximilian Guenther believes the new Pit Boost concept was “a great addition to the championship” after its inaugural use in a Formula E race, while other drivers remained wary of its implementation.The technology – whereby drivers were required to make a mandatory pitstop to receive a 10%Continue Reading
Luther star and Hollywood A-lister Idris Elba is among a group of new investors in the Kiro Formula E team.Kiro, which rebranded from ERT for the start of the current season, announced its expanded ownership on Tuesday.Elba is joined by Atlanta Hawks owner Tony Ressler and Steve Bornstein, former president andContinue Reading