Sam Smith

Formula E

FE team Dragon secures major new tech partnership with Bosch

The Dragon Penske Autosport Formula E operation has entered into a technical partnership with the Bosch Motorsport company, which will provide it with key future components

Formula E

Andretti will keep BMW power for season after works pullout

The Andretti Formula E team is set to continue with a BMW powertrain for the next ABB FIA Formula E World Championship after BMW’s official exit

Formula E

Di Grassi talking to two Formula E teams about post-Audi seat

Lucas di Grassi is talking to at least two Formula E teams about alternative drives in the series for after his long-time employer Audi pulls out of the championship

Formula E

How Formula E’s Gen2 era started with a ‘nightmare’

As Saudi Arabia prepares to host the 2021 Formula E opener, race director Scot Elkins reveals just how close Diriyah’s first FE race came to being called off

Formula E

A new signing can aid Formula E’s most confusing team

Dragon has found itself towards the bottom of the ranking for much of its history in Formula E. Can its 2020-21 additions reverse the trend?

Formula E

The most intriguing dark horse on the 2021 Formula E grid

Venturi’s picked a very low-profile replacement for its departing star name Felipe Massa, but its rookie signing could be the surprise of the 2021 Formula E season

Formula E

The moral and promotional challenge Formula E faces in 2021

Formula E’s about to start its 2021 season in a ‘closed’ Saudi Arabia via special exemptions. There are concerns that’s not a good PR look, and they come amid wider worries about how FE’s being marketed and its broadcast deals

WEC/Le Mans

Lotus reveals jet-style concept for electric endurance racer

Lotus Engineering, the sister business of the famous Lotus Cars company, has unveiled a concept design for a future electric endurance racer called the E-R9

Formula E

Diriyah track changes create last-minute Formula E curveball

Formula E teams’ preparation for next week’s opening ABB FIA Formula E World Championship races have been impacted by late changes to the Diriyah track

Formula 1

Alfa Romeo considering Formula E switch

The likelihood of Alfa Romeo or Maserati joining the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship grid in the near future is growing

Formula E

Carroll back in Formula E fold with NIO333 role

Former Jaguar driver Adam Carroll is back in the Formula E paddock as NIO333’s reserve. Sam Smith explains why Carroll deserved more of a chance in FE

Formula E

DS commits to long-term Formula E future

Formula E champion DS becomes the latest manufacturer to sign up to the Gen3 rules and commit to a long-term future in the series

Formula E

The surprise absentee from Peugeot’s WEC line-up

Antonio Felix da Costa lost out on being part of Peugeot’s sportscar programme because of a pact between his Formula E team DS Techeetah and Peugeot not to have both Formula E drivers competing in double programmes at the same time. The reasoning has created confusion because both current DS Techeet

Formula 1

Magnussen gets Peugeot seat for its Le Mans return

Former Haas Formula 1 driver Kevin Magnussen will be part of Peugeot’s line-up for its long-awaited Le Mans 24 Hours return in 2022, with fellow ex-F1 racers Jean-Eric Vergne and Paul di Resta among his team-mates

Formula E

How Formula E will race in ‘closed’ Saudi Arabia

Though Saudi Arabia is closing its borders to nationals from the UK and 19 other countries, Formula E’s opener will still be able to proceed. This is how

Formula E

The tests that launched Formula E stars

Formula E’s rookie tests sometimes seem more novelty than genuine talent shootout, but they’ve been key to some deals that launched series stars. And some that really didn’t

Formula 1

The F1 penalty that made a steward ‘public enemy number one’

F1 steward Garry Connelly shares rare insight onto how a controversial decision that prompted a famous Max Verstappen outburst came together

Formula E

How Formula E’s dominant team is bucking trends

COVID-19 has hit motorsport squads hard, but Formula E champ DS Techeetah is among the few teams that have kept growing despite the pandemic

Formula E

Longer and faster track unveiled for Rome Formula E race

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s planned Rome E-Prix on April 10 is set to feature a heavily revised circuit layout with longer straights and quicker corners

Formula E

Formula E opener can go ahead despite new Saudi travel ban

Formula E’s Diriyah double-header season-opener is still on despite Saudi Arabia closing its borders to 20 countries, including the UK

Formula E

Formula E set for Valencia rookie test

Formula E is set to hold a rookie test day at Valencia the next day after its first race at the Spanish venue

Formula E

FIA unmoved by debate over Formula E’s homologation slots

There are expected to be no changes in the timing of when DS Techeetah, Nissan e.dams and Dragon Penske Autosport can introduce their new powertrains for the 2021 season. The three so-called ‘slot two’ homologated cars are allowed to debut from April 5 onwards, meaning that first outings can happen

Formula E

First two-seater Formula E car to be created

The first two-seater Formula E car is being produced in a technical partnership between the Envision Virgin Racing team and UK-based sustainable tech company Johnson Matthey

Formula E

Formula E could still use different Monaco layout to F1

This is supposed to be the season when Formula E finally uses the F1 version of the Monaco Grand Prix track, but there are still moves to adjust some corners to avoid a direct lap time comparison

Formula E

The next riddles of Formula E’s shapeshifter 2021 calendar

With Formula E continuing to chop and change its calendar, CEO Jamie Reigle talks to The Race about its decisions for 2021 and beyond

Formula E

Paris dropped, Seoul postponed in latest Formula E calendar

Formula E will race in Valencia and Marrakesh this year instead of Paris and with Seoul delayed, following the latest changes to its calendar

Formula E

Nissan poised to make long-term Formula E commitment

Nissan is getting close to committing to a long term future in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship and focusing on the series as its major global motorsport programme

Formula E

The cost cap dilemmas destabilising Formula E

While F1 looks to have its cost cap figured out, Formula E still faces a lot of hurdles and dilemmas as it works to set up its own

Formula E

Formula E’s five greatest rivalries

Formula E has fitted a healthy amount of fractious rivalries into its short history so far – some driver vs driver, some team vs team(s) and even one at the very top of the series that threatened its existence

Motorcycle racing

Carlin first team to commit to new electric scooter series

Single-seater specialist Carlin has become the first team to commit to new electric scooter racing series eSC

WEC/Le Mans

The driver stranded by COVID for nearly a year

In the second of our stories of how the pandemic has affected drivers’ careers, Sam Smith hears from a sportscar racer cut off from his normal life in China for 11 months

Formula E

Can Formula E’s ‘two lions’ keep their rivalry under control?

Antonio Felix da Costa walked into Jean-Eric Vergne’s team and beat the double champion to the Formula E title. How are they getting on as they prepare to reprise that fight?

Formula 1

Da Costa explains surprise bid for Portimao F1 practice run

Antonio Felix da Costa reveals the background behind the short-lived push to give him a Portimao F1 practice run, and why it came to nothing

Formula E

The shock winner Formula E’s Santiago opener might’ve had

The 2021 Formula E season should’ve begun in Santiago this weekend. Sam Smith looks at who would’ve been in best shape, who would’ve struggled, and why there was a high chance of a shock rookie winner

Formula E

Envision Virgin team partners with climate change campaign

Race-winning Formula E team Envision Virgin Racing has announced a partnership with the COP26 ‘Together for Our Planet’ campaign to encourage global action against climate change

Formula E

How Porsche can conquer its must-win Formula E year

With so much attention on Mercedes’ Formula E progress, fellow newcomer giant Porsche is slightly under the radar. It faces a big 2021, but Sam Smith sees a lot of evidence that it’s going to thrive

Formula E

‘Panic is maybe the wrong word’ – Formula E’s new CEO on 2020

Taking over from Formula E’s creator Alejandro Agag was always going to be tough for new CEO Jamie Reigle. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit

Formula E

Testing slashed for Formula E’s Gen3 era

Formula E manufacturers will go into its new rules era with a reduced testing allowance, restrictions on energy usage at the remaining tests and a ban on all-night test running

Formula E

Powertrain tech supplier picked for Gen3 Formula E car

The company that designs and supplies the current Formula E battery, Atieva, is set to be the provider of the spec front powertrain that will be used as part of the Gen3 design next year

Formula E

New Valencia track layout lined-up as Formula E stand-in

Formula E is working on a never-before-used Valencia track configuration as its first stand-in option if races are lost from the 2021 calendar