Sam Smith

Formula E

Nissan announces Formula E driver change with eye on big 2026 signing

Norman Nato will race for Nissan in the 2024-25 Formula E season and rejoin the team he was sidelined by last year in favour of his now-team-mate Oliver Rowland

Formula E

What a significant departure means for Formula E

Dieter Gass leaves his sporting and technical role at Formula E ahead of a crucial build-up period to the Gen4 ruleset. How will his absence affect that? And is the series' any closer to finding a new manufacturer than when he joined?

Formula E

This 'smiling assassin' hire will test a Formula E champion

Is Jean Eric-Vergne in for his biggest ever test from a team-mate in Formula E? Sam Smith reckons incoming DS Penske driver Maximilan Guenther has what it takes - even if the calm demeanour hides his ruthless streak

Formula E

Nissan makes sudden Formula E driver line-up U-turn

Sacha Fenestraz will be replaced at Nissan for the 2024-25 Formula E season, despite being odds on as recently as last month to keep his place for the final season of his three-year deal

Formula E

Another Formula E calendar headache? Thailand debut in doubt

Formula E's planned race in the Thai city of Chiang Mai - which as yet have never been publicly acknowledged by the championship - now appears increasingly unlikely. Sam Smith explains why that's the case and examines the alternatives at Formula E's disposal

Formula E

Lola snaps up ex-F1 designer as technical director

Lola has bolstered its ranks ahead of its return to international motorsport - bringing in an ex-Super Aguri and McLaren F1 designer to spearhead its new Formula E project as technical director

Formula E

McLaren's bucking a worrying Formula E driver trend (again)

McLaren's picked a 20-year-old rookie as its next Formula E driver - something of a wildcard choice amid other teams' caution towards newcomers

Formula E

Why Formula E's long-delayed pitstop charging is becoming irrelevant

Fast-charging technology was supposed to be a game changer for Formula E. Instead, it's faced multiple delays. Enthusiasm for it is unsurprisingly waning, then - with some teams wondering whether it's best to scrap it altogether

Formula E

Jaguar's return to racing success has been tougher than it looks

You might feel Jaguar's taken too long to win a Formula E title given it joined the series back in 2016. But don't underestimate what the FE team's creators had to do to re-establish Jaguar's motorsport respectability

Formula E

More than 'the disabled guy' - Wickens' single-seater return quest

Six years on from his life-changing IndyCar accident, Robert Wickens is very seriously chasing an international single-seater return

Formula E

What the future of Formula E's uneasy alliance hinges on

DS Penske is arguably the most unusual alliance in Formula E right now and it could separate in the future. DS isn't committed to the series long-term, and Penske could link with other manufacturers

Formula E

Andretti's new Formula E signing might not be there long

Andretti has a new team-mate for Jake Dennis for the coming Formula E season who might finally give the 2023 champion a run for his money (at the fifth time of asking). But it doesn't look like it'll keep hold of him for long, because this move is part of a wider Porsche masterplan

Formula 1

'A huge mistake' - Where a lost apolitical F1 star went wrong

"A special talent who should have achieved much more in F1” - a fitting summary for an early 1990s driver who was perhaps too apolitical for his own good, as he recalls to Sam Smith

Formula E

Nissan's made a huge driver call - now it's got an even bigger one

Nissan looks set to stick with Sacha Fenestraz, who finished 130 points and 13 positions behind team-mate Oliver Rowland in 2024. Sam Smith explains why it has kept him - and who it might try to grab longer-term

Single Seater/Open Wheel

De Vries gets surprise Super Formula shot - are more coming?

A surprise Super Formula debut at Motegi lies in wait for Nyck de Vries later this month. What prospect of further outings for a driver already busy with dual Toyota World Endurance Championship and Mahindra Formula E commitments?

Formula E

Will Formula E lose one of its founding manufacturers?

Mahindra has been part of Formula E since day one. But there's a question mark over whether it will still be there for Gen4

Formula E

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

Who was actually the best performer of the ultra-close 2024 Formula E season and who impressed least? Here's Sam Smith's ranking

Formula E

Why di Grassi's continuing in Formula E despite worst campaign yet

Lucas di Grassi's 10th season in Formula E was his least productive by far - but his career in the series will continue.

Formula E

Maserati unveils all-new Formula E driver line-up

Maserati MSG will run an all-new line-up in Formula E next season, consisting of Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes in deals that are expected to last until the start of the Gen4 period of Formula E in 2026

Formula E

The surprise outcome of a major Formula E silly season saga

Speculation had been rife that Envision Racing would make at least one change to replace either Sebastien Buemi or Robin Frijns, after a difficult Formula E season for the Jaguar-supplied operation. But now the teams look likely to stick with both of them...

Formula E

The 'other' Wehrlein who emerged from the ashes of his F1 career

There was a spell when Pascal Wehrlein's squeals of derision from his Porsche cockpit were commonplace. Not anymore. Sam Smith looks at how the new Formula E champion transformed himself (and his reputation)

Formula E

Hughes to leave McLaren: Where he'll go and who will replace him

Jake Hughes will leave the McLaren Formula E team and is expected to conclude a move to the Maserati MSG squad next season

Formula E

Winners and losers from Formula E's thrilling London finale

Formula E's title-deciding London E-Prix provided a fittingly dramatic end to one of the closest title fights in the championship's 10-year history. But who were the biggest winners and losers from the weekend?

Formula E

Jaguar's title implosion leaves too many uncomfortable questions

Right when Jaguar appeared to have wrestled back control of how the Formula E title would be decided, it went into strategic free fall and squandered it. This was a huge missed opportunity - one it has a lot of time to dwell on it

Formula E

DS Penske signs Vandoorne's replacement on multi-year deal

Maximilian Guenther will replace Stoffel Vandoorne at the DS Penske team in Formula E next season, with Vandoorne potentially heading the other way to race for fellow Stellantis brand Maserati MSG

Formula E

Five factors in Jaguar losing control of Formula E title fight

Has Jaguar just squandered the Formula E drivers' title? Here's everything that went wrong for pre-race championship favourite Nick Cassidy on Saturday in London

Formula E

Every Formula E title decider ranked from worst to best

Formula E has seven drivers in the mix for its 10th title decider in London this weekend. And that finale has a lot to live up to

Formula E

The 2024 Formula E title fight's biggest what if

For a second season in a row, the Formula E title fight looks likely to be one held between Jaguar- and Porsche-powered drivers. But that could've been oh-so different if things had fallen slightly different for this year's surprise package - Oliver Rowland and Nissan

Formula E

Silverstone, Brands or new street race? Formula E's UK dilemma

Manchester? Birmingham? Silverstone? Or a London E-Prix at Brands Hatch? Formula E looks like it'll have to move on from the popular ExCeL and has a host of options to keep on racing in the UK - but are any of them properly viable?

Formula E

Five things to watch in Formula E's tense London decider

Seven drivers go into the London decider in 2024 Formula E world championship contention. And there are plenty of tense subplots within that battle

Formula E

Vandoorne to leave DS Penske after two Formula E seasons

Stoffel Vandoorne's largely fruitless stint at DS Penske will end after two Formula E seasons - but he has three other options to stay on the grid

Formula E

Mueller at centre of fresh Porsche Formula E driver twist

Formula E's underdog-in-demand Nico Mueller looks set for a 2025 Andretti seat - but that could just be part one of the plan

Formula E

What new majority owner Liberty Global means for Formula E

Formula E has a new majority owner. As the series approaches the 10th anniversary of its first race, and the end of its 10th season, what does it need from Liberty Global to move it beyond a start-up that defied some of the odds into a major player?

Formula E

'I lost trust in myself' - Is this a terminal Formula E decline?

Sacha Fenestraz's stock was at an all-time high heading into the 2024 Formula E season, but a star that not long ago burned so bright appears to be on the wane. As Fenestraz admits the situation is weighing "heavy" on him, Nissan now has a big choice to make

Formula E

Remarkable Porsche-da Costa saga ends in a deal

The Race can reveal that the saga between the Porsche Formula E team and Antonio Felix da Costa - a relationship that at one stage looked finished - has ended with the partnership being extended for the 2024-25 season. Sam Smith explains just how we got here and what it means for the driver market

Formula E

Jaguar's gone from complete control to facing a huge headache

Jaguar looked like it finally had a first Formula E title in its grasp until Portland. Now its life will be much more stressful at the London finale

Formula E

From 'sucking' to dominance - Inside an unprecedented comeback

Antonio Felix da Costa started the first three races of the season without a point and his future was in question mid-season before he won four of the last five races. He discusses his fight back

Formula E

Winners and losers as Portland shakes up Formula E title fight

Formula E's final visit to Portland was always going to throw its leading contenders some curveballs. But who saw the complexion of the title fight changing quite like this? Sam Smith picks out last weekend's winners and losers

Formula E

The startling error that could've blown the Formula E title

Nick Cassidy believes his inexplicable mistake on the penultimate lap of the opening Portland Formula E race cost him a chance to put the championship out of reach of his and Jaguar’s rivals

Formula E

New DS Penske Formula E 'spying' offence explained

The DS Penske Formula E team has been found guilty of a second 'spying' offence in two years at the Portland E-Prix after it was judged to have used a member of its squad to note rivals' tyre usage plans