Updates from the world of electric and hybrid racing cars, bikes and even boats and planes.
Can you explain the inspiration behind setting up an all-electric championship? The world is changing and as the sporting flagship of motorsport we have a responsibility to keep up with those changes. The link between daily mobility and racing is very important. I thought it was important to have a vision for new technology for […]
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They say lightening never strikes the same place twice, but Venturi are likely to disagree with that statement after the second year of terrible weather hindered their world electric land speed record attempt this year. Just as in September 2013 which saw the entire Bonneville salt lake flooded, just as Venturi arrived to make a
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BT Sport is to televise extensive highlights of all 10 rounds of the 2014/2015 FIA Formula E Championship in the UK. In a deal brokered by the international media company MP &Silva, BT Sport will air a 60-minute programme in the week after each race. All shows will feature comprehensive coverage of the race, together
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Fans of the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship can now purchase tickets to attend the first ever race in Beijing on September 13 2014. Raceday tickets, all of which offer reserved grandstand seating, can be obtained from one of three outlets. Local fans can use the www.shuiniaoticket.com platform, whilst spectators outside of China can
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As the final team to announce their driver lineu-up, China Racing have today revealed their 2014-15 season FIA Formula E drivers will be Nelson Piquet Jr and Ho-Pin Tung. Spanish driver Antonio Garcia, who served as practice driver in the last test session at Donington on 19th August, will act as the team’s official reserve
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Yesterday was the final day of open public testing for Formula E. As many as 5,000 fans turned up to the free event at Donington Park circuit to watch the teams ahead of the inaugural race in Beijing, in less than a month’s time. Sebastian Buemi has once again topped the time sheets, for the
Sebastian Buemi the One to Watch at Formula E Beijing Read More »
Twenty years ago, the then soon-to-be-launched McLaren F1 GTR began testing ahead of an assault on the 1995 GT season. The track derivative, as the road-going version had done, rewrote the rule book and then claimed victories and titles across the globe in the years that followed, securing a place in motorsport folklore. Two decades
McLaren Unveil P1 GTR Design Concept Read More »
Perhaps of more interest to our French readers, leading French sports channel CANAL+ is to televise live coverage of all races in the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship for the next three seasons. In a deal brokered by the international media company MP & Silva, the leading premium content pay-TV company in France will
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While our headline grabbing title may be slightly misleading, news of the top selling Forza Motorsport 5 game on the Xbox One games console is likely to be the closest one can get to driving the real thing. Gaming fans can now experience the thrills of driving an all-electric racing car around some of the
What is it like to Drive an All Electric Formula E Car? Read More »
Just as the first test sessions were completed for the all-electric FIA Formula E race series, the raceday timetable for each Formula E event has also been announced. Due to the nature of the untested tracks, and the limited time available, plus recharging the cars, two test sessions will be held each morning prior to
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