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Formula E and F1 Academy test clash avoided as feeder series plan develops

Formula E and F1 Academy test clash avoided as feeder series plan develops

Formula E has moved to ensure F1 Academy frontrunners can be part of its second all-female test at Valencia this October after a date clash emerged, while plans to add a support series that is expected to have a significant female element have moved closer to fruition

What new Buemi deal means for Envision revival

What new Buemi deal means for Envision revival

Sebastien Buemi has scored a "multi-year" deal to return to Envision and lead its push towards the new Gen4 era. Sam Smith on how Buemi deserved the chance with his 2025 form - and what it means for a regrouping team

Porsche's options to replace departing da Costa in Formula E

Porsche's options to replace departing da Costa in Formula E

The soon-to-be-announced exit of Antonio Felix da Costa leaves Porsche with a big hole to fill in its Formula E line-up. Sam Smith looks at the candidates to take that seat

Da Costa set to leave Porsche after all

Da Costa set to leave Porsche after all

The lengthy saga of Antonio Felix da Costa and the Porsche Formula E team's relationship is on the brink of finally ending

How Citroen's coming to Formula E with Vergne and a new superteam

How Citroen's coming to Formula E with Vergne and a new superteam

Maserati MSG will become Citroen MSG from next month onwards and it will run a superteam of Nick Cassidy and Jean-Eric Vergne. Here's how the move unfolded

Jak Crawford, Andretti, Formula E

Andretti's shortlist for its vacant Formula E seat

The merry-go-round of Jake Dennis’ partners at the Andretti Formula E team looks as though it will continue for a sixth consecutive season. But who are the contenders?

Andretti closes the door on another bombshell Formula E move

Andretti closes the door on another bombshell Formula E move

Andretti has ended speculation that it might lose its world champion Jake Dennis before next season

Inside Schumacher's unusual pre-F1 comeback test

Inside Schumacher's unusual pre-F1 comeback test

Ahead of his Formula 1 comeback with Mercedes, Michael Schumacher took part in a controversial GP2 test in early 2010 - Sam Smith has the inside story from Schumacher's one-off engineer

The surprise favourite for Formula E's sudden vacancy

The surprise favourite for Formula E's sudden vacancy

Some big names are on the market for 2025-26 Formula E seats. But Envision has a lower-key plan for the drive it's just released Robin Frijns from

Kiro makes major Formula E signing after McLaren's collapse

Kiro makes major Formula E signing after McLaren's collapse

The Kiro Formula E team has snapped up former McLaren team manager Gary Paffett, who joins the Porsche customer outfit in the newly created role of racing director

Frijns out of Envision - what went wrong?

Frijns out of Envision - what went wrong?

Robin Frijns will always be a two-time Formula E race winner. Could and should he have won more? Sam Smith looks back on a career that is in all probability over

Vergne set to be moved aside so Barnard can race

Vergne set to be moved aside so Barnard can race

DS Penske snapping up Taylor Barnard after the McLaren Formula E team's demise has created a three-into-two problem

Formula E can't let its unluckiest driver slip off the grid

Formula E can't let its unluckiest driver slip off the grid

Jake Hughes is in danger of falling off the Formula E grid. That would be painfully unjust for this very unlucky driver

We rank every full-time 2024-25 Formula E driver from worst to best

We rank every full-time 2024-25 Formula E driver from worst to best

We tasked Formula E correspondent Sam Smith with ranking the entire full-time 2024-25 grid from worst to best. Here's the result

Why ex-F1 US GP host's Formula E bid has stalled (for now)

Why ex-F1 US GP host's Formula E bid has stalled (for now)

Phoenix's plans to host Formula E in 2026 were going well until they hit a major snag. Sam Smith explains how negotiations broke down, and the new plan being hatched for a race in the city

Two significant Formula E careers look like they're over

Two significant Formula E careers look like they're over

Two Formula E race winners may have had their last races in the series. Sam Smith evaluates their seasons and the chances they have of a reprieve for next season

Formula E eyes return to one-time island event

Formula E eyes return to one-time island event

A Formula E return to Sanya for an additional Asian race in the summer of 2026 is believed to be increasingly likely

Has Formula E outgrown its London venue?

Has Formula E outgrown its London venue?

There's only one more Formula E race in the ExCeL's contract - Sam Smith asks whether the series has outgrown the track, and where could be the next UK race for the series

Winners and losers from Formula E's season finale in London

Winners and losers from Formula E's season finale in London

For one final time in the 2024-25 campaign, Sam Smith picks out his Formula E winners and losers- this time from the London season finale

Ticktum's rant at the driver he could partner next season

Ticktum's rant at the driver he could partner next season

Dan Ticktum has been one of the stars performers in the second half of the 2024-25 Formula E season, but his home race in London marked a frustrating end to a breakthrough campaign

'Shouldn't have been there' - Jaguar's latest London implosion

'Shouldn't have been there' - Jaguar's latest London implosion

A seemingly antagonistic hex upon Mitch Evans's relationship with London's ExCeL Formula E circuit continued in Saturday's first race of the season-ending double-header, as he endured a fraught, multi-layered race that he was convinced he should have won easily

Formula E's massive new deal through to 2048 explained

Formula E's massive new deal through to 2048 explained

Formula E has extended its right to be the only all-electric single-seater world championship until 2048. We explain the details and implications of this massive new deal

Norman Nato, Nissan, Formula E

Nissan makes decision over Formula E champion's team-mate

Norman Nato is set to retain his seat alongside newly-crowned Formula E world champion Oliver Rowland at Nissan next season, The Race has learned

First look at Formula E's fastest and most powerful car for Gen4

First look at Formula E's fastest and most powerful car for Gen4

The Race can reveal what the Gen4 Formula E car is set to look like, based on information seen and received about the design plans for the championship's quickest and most powerful machine yet

Five reasons to keep watching Formula E 2025 to the very end

Five reasons to keep watching Formula E 2025 to the very end

The drivers' title is won but there's still plenty on the line in Formula E's 2024-25 finale in London this weekend

Farewell to the man who revived Jaguar in motorsport

Farewell to the man who revived Jaguar in motorsport

James Barclay brought Jaguar back into motorsport and has run its Formula E team since the start. As he prepares to leave for McLaren, he looks back on an incredible story

Every Formula E title-winning season ranked

Every Formula E title-winning season ranked

How does Oliver Rowland's 2024-25 domination compare to Formula E's other title winning campaigns?

Formula E's next potential shock split

Formula E's next potential shock split

World champion Jake Dennis could shake up an already chaotic Formula E silly season

From 'a bit lazy' to world champion - the making of Oliver Rowland

From 'a bit lazy' to world champion - the making of Oliver Rowland

From catching Derek Warwick's eye while winning a prize award to a big Formula E gamble - Sam Smith charts Oliver Rowland's remarkable path to world champion status

Five drivers left in Formula E seat limbo by Porsche-da Costa impasse

Five drivers left in Formula E seat limbo by Porsche-da Costa impasse

The impasse between Porsche and its driver Antonio Felix da Costa over his future is still unresolved, and it's causing chaos for other drivers on the grid and their futures

F1 junior dominates Formula E test - but who's in seat contention?

F1 junior dominates Formula E test - but who's in seat contention?

A Formula 1 junior topped the Formula E rookie test, and it feels like teams from the latter are paying more attention to young drivers outside the championship

Winners and losers as Formula E title is sealed in Berlin

Winners and losers as Formula E title is sealed in Berlin

There's still two races to go but an implosion by Porsche handed the Formula E title to Oliver Rowland. That was just one of the big storylines from the Berlin double-header - here's our winners and losers from the event

Rowland's Formula E crown is the ultimate reward for his leap of faith

Rowland's Formula E crown is the ultimate reward for his leap of faith

New Formula E champion Oliver Rowland wasn't even on the grid two years ago, after voluntarily dropping off it. The driver who returned with Nissan was an altogether different proposition

Rowland's getting himself in 'unnecessary trouble'

Rowland's getting himself in 'unnecessary trouble'

Three races. One point. And now a grid penalty for the next race. Oliver Rowland's season had been exquisite - until recently

Warring Porsche team-mates in 'unacceptable' practice collision

Warring Porsche team-mates in 'unacceptable' practice collision

Porsche’s fractious Formula E team-mate situation took another unhappy twist with a bizarre collision between Pascal Wehrlein and Antonio Felix da Costa in opening practice at Berlin Tempelhof on Friday

Formula E's F1-style new racing guidelines - what you need to know

Formula E's F1-style new racing guidelines - what you need to know

A new set of guidelines of racing etiquette has been issued to Formula E drivers

The other big loser from McLaren's Formula E exit

The other big loser from McLaren's Formula E exit

McLaren dropping off the Formula E grid is also a massive blow to current championship leader Nissan

McLaren exit poses uncomfortable questions about Formula E 'bubble'

McLaren exit poses uncomfortable questions about Formula E 'bubble'

Formula E is losing one big brand at the end of this season, not long after big claims about the series' growth. If those figures are correct, why isn't the grid benefitting?

The move to lock down in-form Ticktum amid Porsche factory interest

The move to lock down in-form Ticktum amid Porsche factory interest

The Kiro team has reacted swiftly to try to lock down Dan Ticktum by activating an option in his Formula E contract amid significant interest from its powertrain supplier Porsche. But it might not be that simple

Why McLaren Formula E team couldn't be saved

Why McLaren Formula E team couldn't be saved

Despite the management's best efforts to save it, McLaren's Formula E team is about to close. Sam Smith explains why