Sam Smith

Formula E

The races that saved – and then made – Formula E

Formula E reached its 100th race as it closed its 2022 season and Gen2 era last weekend. Sam Smith picks the nine key events from that 100 that saved the series every time it was in jeopardy, and then proved it could thrived

Formula E

Six reasons Formula E 2022’s best driver has become so good

Is Mitch Evans the best driver on the Formula E grid? You can make a strong case for it – and those who work closest with him at Jaguar definitely do

Formula E

Formula E’s 2022 underdog star set for Gen3 seat after all

Sergio Sette Camara is poised to race in Formula E in 2023 after all, following the completion of recent talks with the British-based, Chinese-owned NIO 333 team

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Every full-time 2022 Formula E driver ranked

Another Formula E season resulted in another success for the departing Mercedes team, but was its champion Stoffel Vandoorne the best driver across the season? Sam Smith ranks the full-time field of 22 drivers

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Can da Costa’s ‘could’ve come sooner’ move transform Porsche?

It’s official: Antonio Felix da Costa will join Pascal Wehrlein at Porsche for the start of the Gen3 era in Formula E. It’s a move that could have happened earlier but, now it’s sealed, can the 2019-20 champion help Porsche make good on its potential?

Formula E

Da Costa, Dennis at odds over controversial clash and penalty

Jake Dennis and Antonio Felix da Costa have reacted to their Seoul Formula E clash, with da Costa feeling a valedictory DS Techeetah podium was taken from him and Dennis surprised to have been penalised

Formula E

The gallant end of Jaguar’s dogged Formula E title chase

Even as Mitch Evans took the win that kept the Formula E title chase open to the last race in Seoul, he had a feeling his Jaguar wasn’t going to let him really take the fight to Stoffel Vandoorne and Mercedes in the decider

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‘I hope he doesn’t get to F1!’ – Wehrlein’s fury at de Vries

Pascal Wehrlein unleashed some spectacular radio fury about Nyck de Vries after their Seoul Formula E clash – and didn’t back down after the race either

Formula E

Giovinazzi ruled out of final Formula E race with hand injury

Antonio Giovinazzi has been ruled out of what would have been his final Formula E race due to a hand injury incurred in yesterday’s race at the 1988 Olympic Stadium in Seoul

Formula E

‘Copy and paste’ win bid is Evans’s last shot at Vandoorne

A fourth win of the Formula E season allowed Mitch Evans to slash Stoffel Vandoorne’s points lead – and the Jaguar driver is pinning his hopes on a “copy and paste” performance in race two in Seoul to pile the pressure on

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What caused Formula E’s crazy eight-car Seoul crash

A third of the entire Formula E field crashing at the same spot within seconds of each other was a messy way to begin the Seoul E-Prix. So why did it happen?

Formula E

‘Really cheap racing’ – Formula E’s defensive driving row

Formula E goes into its 2022 season finale with drivers still bristling over how defensive moves are being policed and penalised

Formula E

London disaster isn’t what stings Evans most in title fight

An inverter failure while running ahead of Stoffel Vandoorne in London means Mitch Evans is 36 points behind entering the season finale. But it’s not that moment in a stop-start title chase that’s frustrated the Jaguar driver most

Formula E

Formula E 2023 driver line-up: All the deals and gaps

Confirmation that 2016/17 champion Lucas di Grassi will join Mahindra for the 2023 Formula E season is likely to start the ball rolling in terms of driver market announcements. Here’s what else to expect

Formula E

Mahindra announces di Grassi on long-term Formula E deal

Lucas di Grassi has been confirmed at Mahindra for the 2023 Formula E season, in what is believed to be a long-term deal that could involve the 2016/17 champion moving into a management position in the future

Formula E

What to expect from Formula E’s jeopardy-filled finale venue

Formula E’s 2022 title fight will be decided at an all-new venue in Seoul, South Korea. And it has a lot of elements that are going to cause teams headaches

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A fitful 2022 – but one Formula E purist isn’t giving up

Andre Lotterer’s time at Porsche in Formula E hasn’t delivered on the early promise shown in 2019. But he may still find a way to win with the brand, even when he leaves the team after this weekend

Formula E

The races that made Vandoorne Formula E’s champion-elect

Stoffel Vandoorne isn’t guaranteed the 2022 Formula E title, but a lot needs to go wrong in Seoul this weekend for it to slip from his grasp. Sam Smith pinpoints the key races that have put the Mercedes driver in such an enviable position

Formula E

Jaguar’s final hope of toppling Mercedes and Vandoorne

Stoffel Vandoorne has a significant points lead ahead of the Formula E season finale in Seoul. Will that bring added pressure and cause indecision? Jaguar certainly hopes so for the sake of its own title bid with Mitch Evans

Formula E

Six significant Formula E eras that end this weekend

Amid team exits and transformations, an absolutely wild driver market and the end of the Gen2 era, almost everything in Formula E will change after the 2022 season ends in Seoul this weekend

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The ‘nightmare’ collapse of a Formula E title bid

The man who was arguably Formula E title favourite for much of the four-way 2022 championship fight now goes to the Seoul finale clinging on to only the faintest of hopes

Formula E

Injured Bird’s Formula E streak over as Jaguar calls up Nato

Norman Nato will make his return to Formula E in Seoul next weekend for Jaguar, deputising for Sam Bird

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Formula E excelled in London but F1 clash was an own goal

The first proper full-crowd London E-Prix was arguably the best event in Formula E history so far in atmosphere terms and has huge potential to get even better. But did the Formula 1 clash mean too few people outside the ExCeL noticed it?

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Details of two large Formula E Gen3 test crashes emerge

Two sizeable but unrelated accidents have come to light involving the Gen3 Formula E car, with the Mahindra team and car builder Spark each experiencing a significant crash during private testing

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Nissan picks rookie for first 2023 Formula E seat

Nissan could have an all-new driver line-up for the 2023 Formula E season. It’s picked from Super Formula for its first signing

Formula E

How Giovinazzi’s first good Formula E race fell apart

What’s likely to be Antonio Giovinazzi’s sole Formula E season has been mostly embarrassing. But things came gloriously good in London – briefly

Formula E

Buemi, Wehrlein involved in London Formula E post-race dust-up

Sebastien Buemi and Pascal Wehrlein had to be separated after a heated disagreement following London’s second Formula E race this weekend

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Winners and losers of Formula E’s London double-header

Formula E’s latest London E-Prix double-header effectively decided the destiny of the 2022 title, so produced plenty of winners and losers

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The failure that’s probably ended Jaguar’s Formula E title bid

The failure that may have cost Mitch Evans his 2022 Formula E title shot appears to be of the same component that brought his 2021 championship tilt to a painful end

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De Vries defends ignoring ‘silly’ Mercedes team order

Unrepentant outgoing Formula E champion Nyck de Vries has accused Mercedes of a “silly” attempt to “over-engineer” its London E-Prix with its order for him to give third place to points leading team-mate Stoffel Vandoorne – an order he snubbed

Formula E

‘Completely unfair’ – Di Grassi’s fury with Formula E stewards

Lucas di Grassi was unequivocal in his opinion that the deletion of his qualifying times prior to yesterday’s Formula E London E-Prix was an injustice that could have been avoided if specific data had been analysed by stewards of the meeting

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Is the Formula E title now in Vandoorne’s pocket?

It’s been a four-way title fight all season long in Formula E. But not anymore. Did London race one effectively decide the 2022 world championship?

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‘I look like a clown’ – A new low for Formula E’s wasted hero

Another brilliant against-the-odds Formula E performance by Sergio Sette Camara came to nothing in London, and this one was even more painful than usual

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The full extent of Mahindra and Abt’s new Formula E tie-up

Mahindra will be returning Formula E giant Abt’s Gen3 technical partner, but this deal goes much deeper than just a powertrain supply

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Formula E’s lost 2022 title contender

Pascal Wehrlein has lost more points than any other Formula E driver to team errors and reliability issues this season, without which he could be making the four-way fight for the title a five-way one

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The Spa-style fix for hated part of London Formula E track

One of the most criticised complexes on the Formula E calendar has been replaced – but there are mixed verdicts over the merit of the Spa-like ‘Bus Stop’ chicane

Formula 1

Perez to enter team in Formula E founder’s powerboat series

Red Bull F1 driver Sergio Perez is set to become a racing team owner, but not in conventional land-based motorsport

Formula E

McLaren needs a Formula E Plan B – but its options are scant

McLaren will inherit most of Mercedes’ Formula E staff, but its drivers will be new. One is likely to be Rene Rast, and the other Felix Rosenqvist – but it needs a Plan B in case he stays in IndyCar

Formula E

Formula E slashes London energy limit to avoid messy race

For the second consecutive year, Formula E has slashed how much usable energy will be available for this weekend’s London double-header shortly before the event

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Where Formula E will ‘make things more simple’ in Gen3 era

Formula E races are set to be run to traditional laps as part of a new sporting format package that will simplify the messaging of the all-electric series