Sam Smith

Formula E

Why Formula E scrapped plans for a 2024 driver salary cap

There has been some strong support for some form of salary cap in Formula E for the last few years but plans to introduce it for 2024 were recently scrapped. Sam Smith explains why

Formula E

The very unlikely reunion aiming for a 2024 title

Robin Frijns and Envision didn't look like a partnership that would ever be revived when they parted in 2022. So why are they back together already?

Formula E

Surprise new battery provider expected for Formula E's Gen4 era

A company best known for MotoE and a WEC hypercar underdog has emerged as the overwhelming favourite to land the Gen4 Formula E battery contract

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Formula E's plan for much faster laptimes begins with secret test

Formula E is working to make the 'evo' version of its Gen3 notably quicker, and the outcome of a major test last week suggests it's on course to do so

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Formula E test fire investigation outcome revealed

Safety changes are on the way from Formula E's battery provider after a scary fire halted the Valencia test last month

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MotoGP venue wins race for Formula E 2024 calendar slot

Misano has finally emerged as Formula E's new Italian venue for 2024, agreeing a deal to replace the popular Rome street circuit

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McLaren's surprise star rookie's career anxiety is finally over

After years of seat-hopping and disappointment, Jake Hughes has job security at the McLaren Formula E team after his impressive rookie season. And that's transformative for him

Formula E

What's behind Formula E's second 2024 silly season

Formula E has only just got over a hectic off-season for driver market movements and now senior team figures are at it. Sam Smith ponders where the headline player in that might (and might not) be going and looks at some of the other staff on the move

Formula E

Classic Italian track is Formula E's latest 2024 calendar surprise

It might be Vallelunga - not Misano or Imola - that replaces Rome as Formula E's Italian circuit for 2024. While it's a great track, that's quite a curveball

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Senior figure leaves Jaguar and could switch to Formula E rival

Jaguar will be without its talismanic technical leader Phil Charles as it prepares for its most important Formula E season to date

Formula E

A top Formula E team must find a second 2024 driver pairing

The reigning Formula E teams' champion Envision will lose both its drivers to a date clash at the first Berlin race, unless calendar updates rescue it

Formula E

What is Formula G? Heidfeld and Gill's new series relaunches

The new electric single-seater championship being created by former Mahindra Formula E team boss Dilbagh Gill and Formula 1 and FE podium-finisher Nick Heidfeld has been rebranded from its original ACE Championship name to Formula G

Formula E

Mercedes could return to Formula E in surprise tie-in

Formula E could feature some Mercedes involvement again in time for the 2025 season, via the manufacturer's engine division

Formula E

How and what now: Inside Formula E's worst-nightmare 2024 start

A truly harrowing episode kicked off Formula E's second Gen3 season. Our FE reporter Sam Smith on what is already known about the Valencia pit fire, and what's still being investigated

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Formula E seeking new UK TV host after Channel 4 deal ends

Channel 4 will not show Formula E races in 2024 after the deal between the British terrestrial broadcaster and the world championship recently ended

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Fire ends first day of 2024 Formula E pre-season testing early

The first day of Formula E’s 2024 pre-season test has been prematurely ended by a fire in the paddock at Valencia, believed to be caused by one of the Gen3 car batteries igniting

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Five things to watch in Formula E's 2024 pre-season test

Formula E's silly season appears, just in time, to have come a halt ahead of the crucial Valencia winter test. Sam Smith is your guide to the key themes to keep an eye on this week

Formula E

Why Formula E's oldest driver has refused a logical off-ramp

With his third team swap in three years Lucas di Grassi has made one last roll of the dice in Formula E before he inevitably makes a huge impact off-track. Can he achieve more success on track before then - or is his career doomed to peter out back at Abt?

Formula E

Formula E is losing its street racing DNA

Just like that, the Rome E-Prix is off the Formula E calendar. While the series' claim - that the decision was safety-motivated - stands up, digging a little deeper Sam Smith can't help but wonder if other factors are at play - ones that take Formula E further away from its DNA

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NIO name disappears from Formula E for 2024

The NIO name will disappear from Formula E and the team will adopt the ERT Formula E Team banner for 2024 after confirming new investors

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Three events dropped as China added to 2024 Formula E calendar

Formula E will head to Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix venue in Shanghai in 2024 but three other rounds - including the Rome E-Prix - have been dropped for next year

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Eight suggestions to fill Formula E's shock team boss vacancy

James Rossiter's sudden exit as Maserati Formula E team boss leaves no favourite to replace him - but some very intriguing options

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Formula E's new superteam will test a friendship to its limit

Friends forming team-mate partnerships in racing can go one of two ways. Which way will Jaguar's Formula E superteam of Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy go in 2024?

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Formula E teams must run rookies at pre-season test

A mandatory rookie running element has been added to Formula E's official 2024 pre-season test at Valencia next week - and some intriguing names are already lined up for it

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Shock pre-season exit for Maserati Formula E team boss Rossiter

Maserati MSG team boss James Rossiter is understood to have split with the team just over a week before Formula E's 2024 pre-season test

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The latest developments in Formula E's pitstop revival

Formula E's delayed plans for 'attack charge' pitstops are part of the series' amended sporting regulations released this week - but likely only at select races. Here's the latest

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Formula E's urgent bid to escape its personality crisis era

Formula E's plan to raise its profile and attract a bigger audience, not to mention an even larger media partner, is a necessity. That's at the forefront of its new CEO's ambitions, anyway, as the series looks to back up what at times has been overstatement with tangible growth

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What an early delay to Formula E's Gen4 process really means

Formula E and the FIA have delayed the tender process for the Gen4 ruleset in order to further evaluate prospective suppliers' proposals for the championship's next era

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Ex-F1 US GP city host eyeing Formula E race

Arizona capital Phoenix could host a street race 34 years on from hosting its last Formula 1 grand prix.

WEC/Le Mans

Aston Martin's Le Mans U-turn adds to WEC manufacturer boom

Aston Martin will attempt to win the 24 Hours of Le Mans when it enters its Aston Martin Valkyrie into the World Endurance Championship in 2025

Formula E

Formula E lines up F1 venue for key 2024 calendar slot

Formula E is lining up a race at Formula 1's Chinese Grand Prix venue Shanghai to get China back on its calendar for 2024

Formula 1

What you need to know about the driver Toyota's given McLaren

McLaren adding Toyota's WEC and Super Formula star Ryo Hirakawa to its F1 reserve pool has raised eyebrows. Sam Smith (and Nick Cassidy) explain why Hirakawa deserves respect, and Scott Mitchell-Malm looks at what's in it for McLaren

Formula E

Tracing the origins of Formula E's biggest manufacturer rivalry

Porsche and Jaguar - and their customers - staged a fascinating fight for supremacy in 2023, which was only made possible by the way Jaguar reacted to what it observed from its rival in the early stages. Sam Smith charts the evolution of that battle, starting from a private test day

Formula E

Why di Grassi's Mahindra stint went wrong before it began

Lucas di Grassi is leaving the Mahindra Formula E team a season early to rejoin Abt Cupra. In a candid interview with The Race, both di Grassi and Mahindra boss Frederic Bertrand explain what went wrong

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Maserati's Formula E squad go left field with Mortara's replacement

Jehan Daruvala will be the sole rookie on the 2024 Formula E grid after securing a switch with Maserati MSG

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'Of course it hurts' - De Vries' rebuild mission after F1 failure

Nyck de Vries is back in Formula E, just over a year from leaving the series for a shot in Formula 1 with AlphaTauri. Can he rebuild himself after his bruising F1 exit?

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De Vries secures Formula E return after F1 exit

Nyck de Vries will drive for Mahindra in Formula E next year, one year on from leaving the series for a failed stint in Formula 1

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Di Grassi's options as Mahindra exit looms

Lucas di Grassi's Mahindra plan hasn't worked and he now looks set to leave a team he expected to end up running one day. So what next?

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De Vries closing in on Formula E return in latest silly season twist

Following his dalliance with Formula 1, Nyck de Vries is inching nearer to making a return to Formula E next season as part of a likely dual programme

Formula E

Sceptic to stalwart: An impactful yet incomplete Formula E journey

Andre Lotterer has a lot to thank current DS Penske technical chief Leo Thomas for. It was Thomas who effectively opened up the Formula E chapter in Lotterer’s diverse and long motorsports career in the late summer of 2017 when, after enduring Ma Qing Hua, experimenting with Esteban Guttierez and re