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Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein claimed back-to-back pole positions having bested team-mate Antonio Felix da Costa in qualifying for the Mexico City E-Prix as Porsche dominated.The German entered the second round of the season with a new chassis after his spectacular shunt in the Sao Paulo season-opener, but it didn’t prevent him from becoming the first driver to take pole …Keep reading

Guillaume de Mevius led a 1-2 finish for X-raid Mini on Stage 6 of Dakar Rally, as Henk Lategan’s lead in the overall standings was slashed to seven minutes.As Dakar resumed after a rest day in Ha’il, competitors faced a 605km test en route to Al Duwadimi, but with a special 171km transfer section in the middle during which they were not timed.Toyota driver Guy Botterill established …Keep reading

Axed Red Bull driver Sergio Perez will take at least six months off racing in 2025 before deciding whether he will even attempt to make a Formula 1 comeback.Perez’s F1 career was brought to a sudden halt at the end of the 2024 season when Red Bull decided to pay him not race in the upcoming campaign after his lengthy string of poor performances last season.These culminated in Red Bull …Keep reading

The Dakar Rally has announced that the route for Sunday’s Stage 7 has been modified to ensure the safety of competitors taking part in the event.With rain expected to hit the Al Duwadimi region where the seventh stage of 2025 is scheduled, organising body the ASO has decided to delay the start of the running as well as shorten the route.This would ensure that safety helicopters can be …Keep reading

Jake Hughes topped a wet but drying second practice session for the Mexico City E-Prix, with further rain a threat for Saturday’s Formula E race.The Maserati MSG driver posted a 1m25.808s in the final moments as drivers and teams scrambled to get on top of the new Gen3 Evo machines and Hankook tyre at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in the wet.The DS Penske’s of Jean-Eric Vergne and …Keep reading

Toyota is now “gradually moving” towards a full-scale return to Formula 1 after its technical partnership with Haas began in 2024, says the director of its sportscar and rallying squad.The Haas-Toyota alliance kicked off in the closing stages of last season, with the Japanese company’s branding appearing on the American squad’s cars and kit, plus the two sides working together to start …Keep reading

Formula E championship leader Mitch Evans claims that his Jaguar team has “definitely got some work to do” as he believes the package still lacks the pure performance of rivals Porsche and Nissan.Evans took victory in the season-opening Sao Paulo E-Prix from last on the grid having benefitted from several incidents and two red flags to move up the order last month.Read …Keep reading

Reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein has revealed he made a second visit to hospital due to headaches following his Sao Paulo shunt which ripped the halo from his Porsche’s chassis.The German suffered the spectacular accident when his Porsche was flipped over by Nick Cassidy’s Jaguar in the season-opener last month, with the top of the roll hoop and halo making heavy contact with …Keep reading

Returns to Santiago and Cape Town, as well as new venues in Phoenix and Bangkok, are options being considered for the 2025-26 Formula E calendar.Despite the current season only being one race old after the season-opener in Sao Paulo last month, discussions are already gathering pace for the next campaign with a provisional calendar set to be announced in May.Ahead of the Mexico City E-Prix …Keep reading

Ryo Hirakawa’s move to Alpine as a test and reserve driver was overshadowed by the news that ex-Williams racer Franco Colapinto has been appointed for the same role on Thursday. Beyond obvious questions as to why Alpine chose to have three drivers for a position usually held by a single up-and-coming junior, its decision to hire 30-year-old Hirakawa was also curious.In Colapinto it has a …Keep reading