The tide of changes coming to Formula 1 for 2026 has been met with a mixed reception with concerns over car weight, lack of corner downforce and straightline speeds that one driver has called “crazy”. But what caught my eye was the plan to introduce active aerodynamics, involving moveable frontContinue Reading
With 16 races (in 10 different countries) scheduled between 13 January and 21 July, the 2024 Formula E world championship season is very dense. To bring it to a close, it will be taking on a relatively short – less than 2.1km for 20 corners – but very special track.Continue Reading
The Formula E 2023/24 season comes to a close this weekend with the London E-Prix double-header at the ExCeL Arena as all three titles remain still up for grabs.Just 33 points separate Jaguar and Porsche in the teams’ title race, while the latter holds a 19-point margin over its BritishContinue Reading
Formula E’s London E-Prix season finale will be shown on free-to-air TV in the United Kingdom later this month having only previously been available on TNT Sports this year.TV channel Quest will show both races from London’s ExCeL next weekend via Freeview (channel 12), Freesat (167), Virgin (137) and SkyContinue Reading
Formula E has hired the services of Ellie Norman who will join as the all-electric championship’s new chief marketing officer, having previously worked for Formula 1 and Manchester United.Norman will join Formula E from the 30 September, replacing Henry Chilcott who has been in the role for the last fourContinue Reading
The track conditions on Sunday morning were a little different from the day before. After the first race, it rained. So, in the early hours of the day, the thermometer read just 16°C. The practice session was cautious, but the grip was relatively good. The two DS E-TENSE FE23s remainedContinue Reading
The Porsche driver decisively took the lead of the race at the start of lap 21 following a brief safety car to retrieve debris and managed his remaining energy over the remaining six laps.Da Costa had to withstand late pressure from Robin Frijns, who had battled back into second placeContinue Reading
Jean-Eric Vergne claimed his third pole position of the season and a new outright Formula E record ahead of the Portland E-Prix, beating Antonio Felix da Costa by just 0.025s.The DS Penske driver produced a 1m08.779s having been just fractionally faster in the first and third sectors at the PortlandContinue Reading
Mitch Evans has called the five-second time penalty which he was handed after a collision in the opening Portland Formula E race and that ultimately denied him victory “a disgrace”.The Jaguar driver finished first on the road in Saturday’s 27-lap contest at the Portland International Raceway, but was demoted toContinue Reading
The first of the two races in Portland (USA) saw DS Automobiles record its 51st podium thanks to Jean-Eric Vergne’s third-place finish with Stoffel Vandoorne also scoring points in ninth.On the permanent Portland circuit, the first free practice sessions took place late Friday afternoon with the track relatively dirty, despiteContinue Reading