Richard Branson, feels that the FIA approved Formula E electric car series will replace Formula 1 as the world’s most watched racing format.Branson, who owns the Virgin Racing team, was speaking at the final round of the 2015 Formula E season run at Battesea Park in London. The last race of the series, run on […]
On the same day that the all-electric Formula E Championship crowned its first series champion, America’s second-oldest motorsports event – the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – has been won by an electric-powered vehicle. Rhys Millen drove his electric-powered eO PP03 , and set a new record time for battery-powered cars of 9m07.222s to take […]
Nelson Piquet Jr. claimed the inaugural Formula E Championship in a dramatic finale in Battersea, won by Sam Bird. Team China Racing driver Piquet bested Sebastien Buemi by a single point despite starting 10 places behind his nearest championship rival going into the race. Piquet took seventh position, two places behind Buemi’s e.dams entry, to […]
The Visa London ePrix brings the first season of Formula E to a close. Uniquely, the race in Battersea Park is a double-header, which means there are still a maximum of 60 points still to race for. Because of this, six drivers retain a mathematical chance of winning the title. They are: Nelson Piquet Jr […]
Two more drivers will join Simona de Silvestro in making their FIA Formula E Championship debuts in London next week, in the form of one ex-Formula 1 driver and one veteran test driver who never got his shot. Sakon Yamamoto, who spent parts of three seasons in F1 with Super Aguri, Spyker and HRT, will […]
Nelson Piquet Jr celebrated a lights to flag win in the Formula E race in Moscow. The driver for NEXTEV TCR has now increased the lead in the championship to 12 points. Rivals Lucas di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi finished in second in third, but encountered several problems and incidents during the race. Sebastien Buemi […]
Race winner Lucas di Grassi has been excluded from the DHL Berlin ePrix after his Audi Sport ABT car was found to have been running with a modified front wing.The race-winning car failed post-race scrutineering where it was discovered that the front wing fairings had been modified to include internal metal reinforcing rods. In addition […]
For the eighth round of the FIA Formula E Championship, the drivers and teams of the all-electric series head for Berlin. Held just two weeks after the Monaco ePrix, the German round marks a step-up in pace for all of the challengers, and is expected to rule certain contenders out of the title race. […]
Citroen is considering to enter the all-electric FIA Formula E Championship in the foreseeable future, partnering Virgin Racing, Autosport reports. The car manufacturer responded to rumours.Recently Carlos Tavares became the new CEO of the PSA Group after bringing Renault into Formula E. It is understood that it would create a platform for the DS brand. […]
Nelson Piquet Jr honoured his father’s first Formula 1 victory 35 years ago on the streets of Long Beach to score his maiden Formula E win.Daniel Abt, who inherited pole after Sebastien Buemi was stripped of the top spot for exceeding his 200kW power limit, made a poor start from pole. As points leader […]
One of the best-known rally cars in Australia – Possum Bourne’s ex-World Rally Championship Subaru hillclimb car – will once again be back at Race to the Sky, this time with popular rally star Alister McRae at the wheel. The Australia-based Scotsman was invited to drive the two-door Subaru WRX STI by long-time rally supporter […]
Formula E is on course to become an open formula in its fifth season, in 2018-’19, when it is planned that each driver will use only one car during the 45-minute races.The championship has laid out what series boss Alejandro Agag is calling a “five-year road map” to achieve the goal of ending the practice […]
From a distance, they sound like a swarm of angry hornets – if you can hear them at all. For those familiar with traditional motorsports series, like NASCAR or Formula One, the oddest aspect of a Formula E event is the virtual silence of the dart-shaped race cars. But for organizers and supporters of the […]
In Florida’s largest city, the drivers once again showed off the qualities of the Spark-Renault SRT01_E single-seaters used in the all-electric category At the end of a race in which energy management was crucial, Nicolas Prost (e.dams-Renault) came out on top, finishing ahead of Scott Speed (Andretti) and Daniel Abt (Audi Sport Abt). After a […]
The Mahindra Racing Formula E Team is keen to secure success at the 2.17km Miami ePrix track in the United States of America. Drivers Bruno Senna and Karun Chandhok are confident of performing well after an extensive training in the simulator. Previously in Argentina, Senna walked away from the Buenos Aires ePrix with a strong haul […]
The days of the long breaks are over. Round five in Miami (USA) marks the beginning of the ‘hot stage’ of the FIA Formula E Championship season on Saturday (14 March). Seven races are yet to be held by the end of June and then the first champion of the series for fully electric single-seater […]
Liberty Global and Discovery Communications have become shareholders in Formula E Holdings, the company which owns the all-electric series. Liberty Global is the world’s largest international cable company and the owner, among others, of the Virgin Media group. Discovery, founded in 1985 as The Discovery Channel, is an American entertainment company. No details on the […]
Jean-Eric Vergne has set his sights on claiming his first win in the FIA Formula E series at the home race of his team, Andretti, in Miami later this month.Vergne moved into Formula E at the end of last year after losing his Formula 1 seat at Toro Rosso, and is now combining his Andretti […]
The FIA Formula E Championship has accredited eight manufacturers including Renault to produce powertrains for the second season of the all electric single seater series.The championship confirmed last year that it will open itself up to manufacturer input with regards to powertrain units. This year the series’ control Spark-Renault SRT_01E cars have utilised a powertrain […]
Formula E will be racing in Russia in June. The all-electric racing series announced on Tuesday that it will run the ninth round of its 10-round inaugural season on June 6 on the streets of Moscow.The addition to the schedule means that a previously scheduled race in Berlin is being moved to May 23. The […]
Antonio Felix da Costa claimed a remarkable first Formula E victory after four cars ahead of him faltered in the closing stages in Argentina.Sebastian Buemi, Lucas di Grassi, Nick Heidfeld and Sam Bird all hit trouble late on to give the Portuguese a memorable victory, Amlin Aguri’s first of the season. Buemi had led away […]
While Sebastian Vettel has turned his nose up at Formula E, describing the electric racing series as “cheese”, its chief executive hopes the four times world Formula ! champion would one day get behind the wheel of a battery-powered racecar. “We’re big admirers of Vettel,” said Alejandro Agag on Thursday. “He just doesn’t like Formula […]
Sports car racing and open-wheel ace Franck Montagny has been suspended by the FIA after testing positive for a derivative of cocaine following November’s Formula E race in Malaysia.The 36-year-old Frenchman had taken part in the opening two Formula E race with Andretti Autosport but had missed the most recent round, citing health reasons. […]
The first three Formula E events have hardly set the world on fire, but the series chief, Spaniard Alejandro Agag, has said he expects as many as eight new manufacturers to sign up for the second season of the electric championship. Cars in the first season running through until next June all use batteries produced […]
Sebastien Buemi clinched his first Formula E victory in Punta del Este, Uruguay, surviving a wild midrace battle with pole sitter Jean-Eric Vergne and holding off Nelson Piquet Jr. for the win.Vergne started from pole, but lost out to the fast-starting Piquet. Piquet, however, sought to press home his early advantage he pushed a bit […]
The Audi Sport ABT Formula E Team is travelling with its drivers Lucas di Grassi and Daniel Abt to round three of the inaugural Formula E season as leaders of the teams’ and drivers’ standings – and intend to keep these spots. Punta del Este in Uruguay is where the next electric battle is organised, […]
The 2014/2015 FIA Formula E championship continues this weekend as the world’s first fully electric racing series travels to the scenic Uruguayan coast for Round 3: the Punta del Este ePrix. Just three weeks have passed since Formula E graced the tropical city of Putrajaya, continuing its successful journey across the globe. Malaysia’s ePrix drew […]
Sam Bird cruised to victory at the second race of the season in Putrajaya ahead of championship-leader Lucas di Grassi and Sebastien Buemi.The Virgin Racing driver crossed the line to pick up the full 25 points and clinch his maiden ePrix win. “The weekend went really well, we were quick from the first outing and […]
Bengaluru: Former Hispania Racing Team and Lotus F1 driver Karun Chandhok, who competes for the Mahindra Racing in the Formula E series, said that the electric racing championship was not intended to supplant Formula One. “Formula One is the pinnacle of motor sports and nothing can replace it,” said Chandhok, who finished fifth in […]
The names of the 20 drivers who will compete in the second Formula E race, the Putrajaya ePrix on November 22, has been revealed by the FIA. There is a just one change from the entry list for the first all-electric single-seater race in Beijing. Amlin Aguri have drafted in Antonio Felix da Costa to […]
Ace Indian racer Karun Chandhok has been elected as drivers’ representative for the FIA Formula E Championship along with Oriol Servia. Chandhok, who drives for Mahndra Racing in the newly-launched series, and Dragon Racing’s Servia will represent the Formula E drivers on matters such as driver safety and circuit layout. They will work with Formula E […]
As a brand new, global single-seater series prepares to launch off the grid, boss Alejandro Agag insists Formula E is not trying to take on Formula One.With battery-powered and nearly completely silent cars, designed with input from McLaren, Williams and Renault, the inaugural race will take place on the streets of Beijing on Saturday. “Changing […]
Too tight Beijing track did not highlight the Car’s strenght.Aside from the fact that the Beijing, China track was far more suited to karts than cars, the Formula E series put on an interesting show in the series debut, which aired at 3:30 a.m. ET on Fox Sports 1, a time when most viewers have […]
A new type of motor-racing will be unveiled in Beijing this weekend – clean, green and in the heart of the city.The Formula E championship will feature 40 zero-emission high-performance cars racing around the streets of the Chinese capital at speeds of up to 150 mph (225kmh) – and in months to come 10 other […]
After the latest preparatory races in mid-August on England’s Donington Park circuit, all eyes are now on the first world championship of electric cars, to be held Sept. 13 in Beijing. Get used to the name: it’s called Formula E. “Even if it will probably never overtake Formula One, Formula E should be considered the automobile […]