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Formula E has confirmed that its races will run to laps instead of the previous 45-minutes-and-a-lap format it has used in recent seasons. The change, which has been mooted for some time, was made after the sporting regulations were ...

The Formula E newcomer facing the biggest Gen3 task

The task that Hankook had to tackle when it was awarded, somewhat surprisingly, the tender to supply the entire Formula E grid with tyres for the Gen3 period cannot be underestimated. The company had never delivered an all-weather product ...

‘Questions will be raised’ – Impact of contentious Formula E move

A poacher turned gamekeeper. You see it in every walk of life, in business and industry, the world over. But when does the reverse of that idiom become problematic, especially in motorsport? It’s a question that actually doesn’t come ...

Formula E overhauling attack mode for first Gen3 season

A re-drafted attack mode system – set to be known as ‘attack charge validation (ACV)’ – is being readied for the first season of Formula E’s Gen3 era as the all-electric world championship finally finalises its sporting format for ...

Tokyo Formula E 2024 plans advancing with demo and layout

A Gen2 Formula E car will be demonstrated in Tokyo later this month as the city gears up for a possible first Tokyo E-Prix in 2024. Senior figures from Formula E, including CEO Jamie Reigle, were in Tokyo last ...

Porsche must shake underachiever tag and realise its potential

Post-qualifying on Seoul Sunday, back in August. Porsche motorsport boss Thomas Laudenbach is in no mood for small talk. Behind the pits his face is thunder. Having cars in 15th and 17th on the grid for the Formula E ...

Porsche first manufacturer to reveal Gen3 Formula E car

Porsche has become the first Formula E manufacturer to unveil its challenger for the championship’s Gen3 era. The all-new Porsche 99X Electric, which features an in-house designed and built powertrain and a fresh livery, is the third such iteration ...

Ex-FIA man becomes new Mahindra chief in controversial move

Former senior FIA manager Frederic Bertrand will be the new Mahindra Formula E team CEO. He replaces Dilbagh Gill, who parted ways with the team in September. The Race revealed last week that Bertrand had recently resigned from his ...

Senior FIA figure resigns before Formula E’s Gen3 era

The ongoing difficulties with the Formula E Gen3 programme have deepened after it emerged that one of the key instigators and managers of the project at the FIA has resigned. The Race can reveal that Frederic Bertrand tendered his ...

Guenther gets Maserati Formula E seat that was for De Vries

The new Maserati team has announced Maximilian Guenther as Edoardo Mortara’s team-mate for its first Formula E world championship season in 2023. The Race first reported last month that Guenther was in line for the seat and his confirmation ...

Why Gen3 Formula E era is in trouble before it’s even begun

The importance of the Gen3 era of Formula E to the industry as a whole seems to have gone somewhat unnoticed in the wider motorsport world, but it ought to mean electric racing finally starts to mature in 2023. ...

Formula E to delay return of pitstops amid reliability woes

Plans to introduce fast-charging pitstops in Formula E as part of the sporting format are set to be put on ice for 2023 – at least on a permanent basis. The Race had learned that the rapid charging booster, ...

Who Maserati has lined up to replace F1-bound De Vries

Nyck de Vries’ place at the new-look Maserati MSG team looks set to be taken by Maximilian Guenther after the 2021 Formula E world champion was confirmed at AlphaTauri earlier this month. De Vries activated an F1 release clause ...

Even a temporary USA absence isn’t acceptable for Formula E

It’s mantra-like. In Formula E sporting working groups, commercial sessions or any other of the myriad get-togethers and think-tanks that executives, teams and partners attend at racetracks and away from them remotely, it is often almost chanted: ‘Races in the ...

Season 9 Formula E calendar amended after Seoul issues

Vandoorne signs with DS Penske for Season 9 Buemi switches to Envision Racing for Season 9 Mitch Evans (NZL), Jaguar TCS Racing, Jaguar I-TYPE 5 Cape Town will host the first Formula E race in South Africa as Seoul ...

Formula E scrambling for new Seoul venue, calendar amended

New York future still possible – but likely not for 2023 Amended 2023 Formula E calendar An amended 2023 calendar for the first Gen3 season of Formula E has lost the previously confirmed race in Seoul, and features the ...

Formula E’s most successful team will miss 2023 season

Multiple Formula E champion team Techeetah will not race in 2023, but key figures are aiming to put together a package for a 2024 return. The Race has learned that the team will definitely not compete in FE’s upcoming first ...

Bird unhurt in major Formula E Gen3 test crash

Jaguar driver Sam Bird emerged unhurt from a huge Formula E testing accident at the Calafat circuit in Spain last week in the latest round of Gen3 running. Bird left the circuit after a suspected but as yet unspecified ...

Formula E to drop Fanboost from 2023 season

Formula E is set to scrap the Fanboost system that has been an ever-present in its format since the championship’s inaugural season in 2014. The Race can reveal that unanimous agreement has been reached between the teams and the ...

Formula E’s finest ‘what if’ driver heads for the sidelines

The old guard have started standing down from their faithful team ranks in Formula E. Sebastien Buemi is no longer at e.dams, Robin Frijns has vacated his seat at Envision to be replaced by Buemi, Antonio Felix da Costa ...

Vandoorne signs with DS Penske for Season 9

Buemi switches to Envision Racing for Season 9 D’Ambrosio leaves Venturi ahead of Maserati Formula E debut Stoffel Vandoorne (BEL), Mercedes Benz EQ celebrates on the podium Stoffel Vandoorne, the reigning Formula E World Champion is set to join ...

DS Penske’s Formula E alliance and all-champion line-up official

The long-mooted alliance between the Dragon Penske team and Formula E manufacturer DS Performance has finally been made public today along with the expected signing of reigning Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne. The Race revealed the plans for the ...

Ex-F1 junior Ticktum commits to second Formula E season

Dan Ticktum will race on into the Gen3 era of Formula E after agreeing to a second season with the NIO 333 team recently. He joins the already-announced Sergio Sette Camara in the British-based, Chinese-owned squad. Although Ticktum scored ...

Ex-F1 test driver signed to lead Maserati’s Formula E team

The Maserati MSG Formula E team that will run out of the former Venturi stable in Monaco for the upcoming Gen3 era will be spearheaded by former DS Techeetah sporting manager James Rossiter. Rossiter will cease his work as ...

What’s facing Vandoorne and Formula E’s unlikeliest alliance

The change in team culture Entering the Complex World of JEV Making his single programme status really count Stoffel Vandoorne won’t have spent much time in the mirror admiring his new crown over the last two months. First of ...

Buemi switches to Envision Racing for Season 9

D’Ambrosio leaves Venturi ahead of Maserati Formula E debut Sette Camara joins NIO 333 for 2022/23 season Envision Racing has announced the signing of Sebastien Buemi for the 2022/23 Formula E campaign. As a result of his switch, Buemi ...

Buemi’s move to Envision on two-year Formula E deal announced

Sebastien Buemi will extend his Formula E career into a 10th season after being announced at the Envision Racing team for the first phase of the Gen3 era on a deal that lasts for two years. As revealed by ...

After brilliance, anger and loss, a Formula E era is over

Beholding Sebastien Buemi without an e.dams patch on his overalls is going to take some getting used to at Formula E’s pre-season Valencia test this December. No other team badge has adorned his togs in Formula E. As the ...

Formula E has preliminary deal to stage Tokyo race

Formula E could realise a long held ambition of racing in Tokyo in 2024 after a preliminary agreement was reached to begin planning a race in the Ariake district of the city close to its Disneyland theme park. The ...

Major WEC clash avoided for Monaco Formula E race

2023 WEC calendar 2023 Formula E calendar Another potential clash between the World Endurance Championship and Formula E has been averted, with the Spa round of the WEC being moved forward by a week from its usual slot. The ...

The latest on Formula E’s postponed South Africa race

The organiser of the inaugural Cape Town E-Prix say that the race will be included in the ratified 2023 Formula E world championship calendar, which is set to be made public next month. The race, which was first mooted ...

Big names and wildcards in Formula E’s team boss silly season

EXPERIENCE COUNTS Mark Preston Dieter Gass Gary Ekerold Delphine Biscaye Eric Boullier THE EX-DRIVERS Tiago Monteiro James Rossiter Pedro de la Rosa Nick Heidfeld THE SURPRISE OUTSIDERS Frederic Bertrand Scot Elkins Team principal positions in Formula E become available ...

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