After three seasons, McLaren has elected to pull the plug on its Formula E project, citing the need to focus its resources on its incoming Hypercar project for 2027’s World Endurance Championship. Thus, the team is set to occupy its fourth guise having started out as HWA Racelab in theContinue Reading
McLaren will withdraw from Formula E at the end of the current 2024-25 season, following its recent announcement that it would be entering the World Endurance Championship’s Hypercar class in 2027.The British squad took over from Mercedes at the start of the Gen3 era, introduced in the 2022-23 campaign, asContinue Reading
Porsche Formula E drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Nico Muller will join the German manufacturer’s factory Penske line-up for the Spa round of the World Endurance Championship next month.Reigning FE world champion Wehrlein has been drafted in to drive one of the regular Porsche Penske Motorsport 963 LMDhs at the SpaContinue Reading
Formula E has announced it will continue running the London ePrix around the Excel exhibition centre until at least 2026, with the indoor/outdoor spectacle allowing both parties to drive their commitments to sustainability and the environment.Formula E brings a global television audience to Excel London, a unique event for theContinue Reading
What do you get when you take the biggest YouTube star on the globe, mix in some Draco Malfoy magic and blend in some brand Beckham?The answer, Formula E executives hope at least, is audience engagement.Jeff Dodds came on board as CEO in the summer of 2023 and has setContinue Reading
For the first time in its history — but the second time in Florida — Formula E set up shop at the Homestead circuit, about an hour south of Miami. It had been exactly 10 years since the championship last raced in Florida. The first Miami E-Prix took place inContinue Reading
Formula E has announced a new initiative with its partner the Public Investment Fund aimed at STEM learning and sustainability.The ‘Driving Force presented by PIF’ programme will provide the opportunities for young people – aged eight to 18 – to explore STEM-led motorsport careers, while also learning more about sustainability,Continue Reading
Working on STEM projects with Girls on Track and environmental education with local charity Sprout Up are just two ways in which Formula E is making its Miami return felt.Having not raced in Florida since 2015, Formula E returns this weekend and will make its debut at the Homestead-Miami SpeedwayContinue Reading
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