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Defending Formula E Champion, Sebastien Buemi has admitted he was lucky to win the inaugural Hong Kong ePrix, but also thanked strategy for handing him his seventh victory in the all-electric series. NextEV NIO driver Nelson Piquet Jr. was comfortably leading the Hong Kong ePrix until he came across the DS Virgin of Jose Maria […]
DS Virgin driver and Formula E rookie, Jose Maria Lopez’s race was over before it really began in Hong Kong after sustaining suspension damage on the opening lap of the Hong Kong ePrix. The three-time World Touring Car Champion qualified third ahead of experienced team mate Sam Bird and was the best overall rookie in […]
Nelson Piquet Jr. and Oliver Turvey walk away from the Hong Kong ePrix wondering what could’ve been after locking out the front row in qualifying. In a hectic qualifying session earlier in the day, Piquet Jr. took pole whilst Turvey ensured it would be an unexpected NextEV NIO lockout; holding off both DS Virgin cars and defending […]
Defending Formula E Champion Sebastien Buemi is set to choose the World Endurance Championship round at the Nurburgring over the doubleheader in New York if the current clash on the FIA calendar remains. The clash is set to take place on the July 15th-16th weekend, and the Toyota LMP1 driver has made his intentions clear whilst speaking to […]
Defending champions, Renault e.dams have been front-runners in the Formula E Championship ever since its inception, and are on course to be front-runners and the team to beat in season three of the all-electric series if preseason testing is anything to go by. The French team are one of only two teams (the other being ABT Schaeffler […]
Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Ltd and Formula E have signed an agreement which reserves an entry into season five of the all-electric series for the German manufacturer. The German manufacturer have been “watching the growth of Formula E with great interest,” and with the Formula E Championship aiming to expand the allocated entries from 10 to […]
McLaren Applied Technologies have been announced as the sole battery supplier for the 2018/19 & 2019/20 seasons of the Formula E Championship by the World Motorsport Council (WMSC), taking over from William Advanced Engineering. The deal is limited to two seasons due to the “ongoing rapid development of battery technology” as Formula E aim to […]
Among many things revealed by the World Motorsport Council (WMSC) earlier day, a revised Formula E calendar for the 2016/17 season was revealed earlier today. Notable changes include the removal of two TBC dates that were on the calendar, reducing the season to 12 races in 10 cities. Whilst the New York City races and the Montreal races have been swapped around, […]
BMW have officially announced their partnership with the Andretti Formula E team following months of speculation after the announcement of BMW-contracted driver Antonio Felix da Costa joining the American team for season three of the Formula E Championship. The German manufacturer already provides a range of fully-electric vehicles to the series, including the safety car (BMW i8) and the medical […]
The MS Amlin Andretti team have been part of the Formula E Championship since the inaugural race in Beijing (13th September 2014) where they were entered under name of “Andretti”. Their first season in the championship was certainly eventful as they claimed four podium finishes, but they also more notably ended up using eight different drivers […]
A puncture on the closing laps of the season finale at Battersea Park ruined what was a superb effort in qualifying from Oliver Turvey. The Brit reached Super Pole in qualifying for the second consecutive race, and ended up qualifying in fourth position for the London ePrix, the final race of season two. Speaking about qualifying, […]
Abt Schaeffler driver Lucas di Grassi was penalised for his collision with Sebastien Buemi in the final race of the season at Battersea Park, London. The stewards found di Grassi guilty of causing the collision on the first lap between himself and Buemi. It left the Drivers’ Championship to be decided in a qualifying-like scenario as both drivers tried to […]