Nissan will unleash the GT-R and go head-to-head with Audi, Porsche and Toyota at Le Mans in 2015. The Japanese manufacturer will also contest the 2015 FIA World Endurance Championship with a full factory effort of two LM P1 cars. Nissan’s LM P1 car will be called the Nissan GT-R LM NISMO, carrying on a […]
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Nephew to the late Ayrton Senna, Brazilian Bruno Senna showed talent from an early age when he raced karts against his uncle but was a latecomer to professional motorsport, not making his competitive race debut until 2004 in the Formula BMW UK Championship. Since then he’s carved out an impressive career for himself working his
Karun Chandhok is one of only two ex-Indian Formula 1 drivers. A multiple race winner and podium finisher in GP2, Karun was a test driver for Red Bull Racing in 2007 and 2008 before going on to race for HRT and Team Lotus in 2010 and 2011. For the past two years he has been
Mahindra Racing has announced that Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna will join the team for the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship. The duo will represent Mahindra when they line-up on the grid at the start of the world’s first fully-electric racing series in Beijing on September 13 2014. Neither Chandhok nor Senna
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Members of the Chinese Government together with city officials and local dignitaries gathered in Beijing today for a special ceremony to officially welcome the new all-electric FIA Formula E Championship, and to launch the Beijing ePrix set for September 13 2014. The prestigious event was attended by more than 200 distinguished guests and was held
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The FIA Formula E Championship, the world’s first fully-electric racing series, today announced that round seven of its inaugural season will be held on the iconic streets of Long Beach, California, USA. The Long Beach ePrix, as it will be titled, will take place on April 4 2015 and will form one of 10 races
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The FIA’s newest baby, Formula E has taken a step further in it’s development with the official unveiling of the first ten team cars and their brand new swanky headquarters based at Donington Park. Little more than two years ago, Formula E was merely a dream. It is therefore quite incredible that today we see
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Formula E Holdings, series promoters of the FIA Formula E Championship, today concluded its first round of financing, attracting a new wave of investors totalling 50 million euros. The main investors in this round are Qualcomm Incorporated, through its venture capital arm Qualcomm Ventures, and Andorran-based private equity fund Amura Capital. Both have committed to
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Jaime Alguersuari began karting at the age of eight in his native Spain and it wouldn’t be long before he would become the youngest-ever driver to make a Formula 1 race appearance and the first Spanish teenager to follow in the footsteps of Fernando Alonso. After success in the Formula Junior series and Formula Renault,
Sam Bird appeared on the karting scene in 2002, racing competitively in events across Europe, including the ICA Garda Cup and the Federation Cup. Following his stint in karting, Bird won a scholarship to race in the inaugural season of Formula BMW with Carlin Motorsport. He ended the year with three wins and finished as
