Sam Smith

Formula E

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

Formula E

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

AlphaTauri F1 recruit Nyck de Vries’ place at the new-look Maserati MSG Formula E team looks set to be taken by Maximilian Guenther

Formula E

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

Formula E is at risk of not having a North American round on its 2023 calendar. Don’t underestimate how big a blow that would be, says Sam Smith

Formula E

Formula E scrambling for new Seoul venue, calendar amended

Formula E is having to search for a new Seoul venue on “very late” notice, which is the reason for one of two TBCs on its amended calendar

Formula E

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

Formula E

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

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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

Formula E

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

Oliver Turvey’s long NIO 333 tenure is over – and the top-team Formula E opportunity many had tipped him for hasn’t materialised

Formula E

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

Formula 1

What the FIA and F1 drivers can do better after lucky near-miss

Formula 1 was lucky that nobody was hurt in the frightening near-miss with a recovery vehicle at last weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix. But what needs to change and what can F1 learn from other FIA championships? Sam Smith explains

Formula E

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 Formula E team

Formula E

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

Ex-F1 test driver and former DS Techeetah sporting director James Rossiter is Maserati’s new team boss in Formula E next season

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

It’s all change for Formula E’s new champion Stoffel Vandoorne as he heads into the Gen3 era with a new team. Sam Smith explains the challenges that will make his title defence tricky as he joins a merge between two teams who couldn’t be more different

Formula E

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

There was only one unbroken team/driver partnership from the start of Formula E still together. But now that’s over. Sebastien Buemi looks back with Sam Smith as he leaves Nissan e.dams for Envision

Formula E

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

Sebastien Buemi will move to Envision for the start of the Gen3 era of Formula E, as revealed by The Race in June, joining the team from Nissan on a two-year deal

Formula E

Formula E has preliminary deal to stage Tokyo race

Formula E has reached a preliminary agreement with Tokyo for a race to be stage in the city from 2024, as part of a wider alternative-fuels mobility festival

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Major WEC clash avoided for Monaco Formula E race

Customary Formula E/WEC double duty programmes will have to contend with clashes in 2023 – but only in terms of testing

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The latest on Formula E’s postponed South Africa race

Formula E’s inaugural Cape Town E-Prix – delayed from its initial February 2022 date – will take place in 2023 according to two key figures behind the event

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

Two race-winning Formula E squads are hunting for new team bosses for 2023. And there are plenty of contenders in the running, including some former Formula 1 names

Formula E

McLaren’s first Formula E driver has serious unfinished business

13th in the standings with a single podium was not representative of just how impressive Rene Rast’s rookie Formula E season was. And while he was unjustly absent from the grid in 2022, he’s getting a well deserved second chance with McLaren

Formula E

Looming Gen3 deadlines put Formula E under pressure

Formula E teams are on a very tight timescale to get their very different Gen3 cars ready for the 2023 season, and there are behind the scenes headaches

Formula E

D’Ambrosio leaves Venturi Formula E team before Maserati era

Jerome d’Ambrosio will not continue as team principal at the rebranded Maserati Formula E team that has recently been born from the Venturi squad

Formula E

What happened at manufacturers’ secret Gen3 Formula E test

Varano was the scene of behind-closed-doors group manufacturer testing of the new Gen3 Formula E car earlier this week. Sam Smith spoke to those who were their, as teams and the FIA continue to grapple with battery teething problems

Formula E

Di Grassi’s tentative Formula E retirement plan explained

He might have turned 38 last month but Lucas di Grassi isn’t planning on retiring from racing in Formula E anytime soon

Formula 1

De Vries’ F1 heroics give his new Formula E team a headache

Maserati has been counting on Nyck de Vries being part of the driver line-up for its Formula E debut season in 2023. But if he’s off to Formula 1, it has a big problem

Formula E

Sudden exit for long-serving Mahindra Formula E team boss

Mahindra Formula E boss Dilbagh Gill, an ever-present since the team was formed at the start of the series, will leave his role this month

Formula E

The new frontrunner in race for McLaren’s second Formula E seat

McLaren has already revealed Rene Rast as its first Formula E driver but who will line-up alongside him during the manufacturer’s maiden season in the all-electric championship?

Formula E

A Formula E line-up to rival the best? Andretti gets Lotterer

Andre Lotterer wasn’t on Andretti’s radar when it started talking to Porsche about a Gen3 Formula E supply deal. But it’s got him for 2023, which goes down as one of the most signifiant coups of what’s been a dramatic 2022 silly season

Formula 1

Di Grassi expands on criticism of ‘greenwashing’ Vettel

Lucas di Grassi has expanded upon his social media criticism of Sebastien Vettel’s comments that questioned Formula E’s road relevance

Formula E

Former McLaren target sticks with Andretti for 2023

The Avalanche Andretti Formula E team has announced that Jake Dennis, who was heavily courted by McLaren for its new entry, will continue with it into the Gen3 era in 2023.

Formula E

Giovinazzi’s Formula E year was even worse than predicted

Antonio Giovinazzi’s Formula E switch always looked like it might be a struggle given he’d signed for backmarker team Dragon Penske. But somehow – and for sometimes mysterious reasons – he managed to have an even worse season than sceptics predicted

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Formula E’s returning race winner didn’t waste his year out

After losing his Formula E drive just as he became a winner in 2021, Norman Nato took life as a reserve very seriously – and it’s paid off

Formula E

Underwhelming or underrated? Formula E’s IndyCar convert assessed

IndyCar convert Oliver Askew’s rookie Formula E season fell short of his Andretti team-mate Jake Dennis’ stellar debut last year, but he faced a much bigger challenge as Sam Smith explains in his appraisal of Askew’s first (and potentially only) Formula E season

Formula E

A Formula E ace is drive-less. McLaren needs him

He’s won as many Formula E races in his career as champion Stoffel Vandoorne and he’s starred in machinery both bad and good. Maximilian Guenther has achieved a lot more in Formula E than you might think, and McLaren needs to call him

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The logic behind McLaren’s first Formula E driver signing

Ex-Audi Formula E driver Rene Rast is the first driver to be announced by McLaren for its maiden Formula E venture in 2023. Sam Smith explains how Rast became the obvious choice to spearhead the team’s driver line-up

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Nissan unveils all-new Formula E driver line-up

With Sebastien Buemi Envision-bound and Maximilian Guenther dropped, Nissan has announced an all-new Formula E driver roster

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The rookie firebrand who’s showed he’s serious about Formula E

Let go by two F1 programmes, Dan Ticktum came into Formula E with a contentious reputation – but did it no harm in his rookie season

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Two comeback drives that saved Vandoorne’s Formula E season

Relentless podium consistency was Formula E champion Stoffel Vandoorne’s main weapon. But he cites two tough days – one of which prompted Mercedes to change how it was working – as the races that made the title possible

Formula 1

Porsche and Audi will have to raise their games for F1

Given their motorsport records, you’d assume Audi and Porsche ought to be a success in Formula 1. But the evidence of more recent years suggests it’s a relief that they’ll be partnering with established F1 teams. Sam Smith explains, and looks at the impact of the VW Group’s rush to F1 on the rest of

Formula E

Stealth debut, titles, shock exit – Mercedes’ Formula E story

Mercedes thought it would take five years to win a Formula E title. Success came much, much quicker.<br /> But it’s not even going to be around for year four, let alone five. Sam Smith explores Mercedes’ brief, brilliant FE stint and its controversial exit