Formula E will not award a point to the most efficient driver in each race of the 2018/19 championship, Motorsport.com has learned. The series had evaluated replacing the current point available for setting the fastest lap with one to reward for the driver in the top five positions who used the least amount of energy in […]
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Formula E adds Bosch to growing list of partners
The ABB FIA Formula E Championship has announced that Bosch – one of the leading automotive suppliers and global providers of technology and services – is linking-up with the electric street racing series as official auto parts, white goods…
The New Tech Headache Formula E Teams Must Solve
Formula E enters a new era with its Gen2 car, and one aspect of the technology changes is causing unease among drivers and teams ahead of pre-season testing. Is FE about to become too easy? One of the hallmarks of Formula E action during its Gen1 era was the challenge the cars presented to the […]
Nissan “Very Unhappy” About Formula E Driver’s Bid To Leave
The Nissan e.dams Formula E squad is “very unhappy” at the situation surrounding Alexander Albon’s possible 2019 Formula 1 move to Toro Rosso, according to team principal Jean-Paul Driot. Nissan had signed 2018 Formula 2 title contender Albon, who races for e.dams’ DAMS arm in the F1 support series, to a three-year FE contract in […]
Mahindra Signs Wehrlein And d’Ambrosio For Formula E Season 5
Ex-Formula 1 drivers Pascal Wehrlein and Jerome d’Ambrosio will compete for Mahindra Racing in the 2018/19 Formula E championship. Wehrlein, who raced for Manor and Sauber in F1 before losing his seat to Charles Leclerc and returning to the DTM series in won in 2015 for this season, will make his FE debut for the […]
BMW i Andretti Motorsport tops Formula E tests in Valencia
Antonio Felix da Costa set the pace at pre-season testing in Valencia, showing promising speed from BMW i Andretti Motorsport in their first season as a full factory team in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship. After three days of testing at Circuit Ric…
BMW Tops Valencia Formula E Tests
Alexander Sims gave BMW a clean sweep of fastest times in Formula E’s official 2018/19 pre-season testing at Valencia as he set the fastest lap of the final day. Sims, who also topped the opening day of running at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, moved to the top of the times late on with a 1m17.402s, […]
Vandoorne Switches From Formula 1 To Formula E With HWA
McLaren Formula 1 driver Stoffel Vandoorne’s switch to Formula E with HWA has been confirmed by the Mercedes-affiliated squad. The news, as predicted by Motorsport.com, comes one day ahead of the start of FE’s 2018/19 pre-season testing, which gets underway at Valencia on Tuesday. Motorsport.com understands that Vandoorne, who will lose his F1 seat to McLaren’s […]
Techeetah Has “Doubled Or Tripled” Formula E Resources With DS
Techeetah team boss Mark Preston says his squad’s resource-level has “doubled or tripled” since it began working with Formula E manufacturer DS. After two years as a Renault customer squad, Techeetah will run as DS’s works outfit from the start of the 2018-19 season. As a result, the Chinese team had the benefit of DS’s […]
F1 Sponsor Heineken Becomes A Formula E Partner
Formula 1 sponsor Heineken has entered into a five-year partnership with Formula E, as the electric championship’s official beer and cider partner. The deal, which was first discussed between the two entities in May before being concluded swiftly in mid-July, will commence in FE’s upcoming 2018/19 championship. Heineken’s FE presence will first be seen at […]
