Today, McLaren Racing signed an agreement granting them the option to enter the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship when Formula E’s Gen3 begins in Season 9. As part of McLaren’s experimentation with more sustainability, the agreement would give McLaren the option to enter the Championship as 1 of a maximum 12 teams for the […]
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After seven seasons in Formula E, BMW has decided to join the likes of Audi and pull out of the sport at the end of the coming season. The Bavarian carmaker has enjoyed both victories as well as multiple podiums courtesy of the BMW i Andretti Motorsport team. Yet, the BMW Group felt that when […]
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If you had any doubts Audi has transformed into a crossover company that also sells cars, you can put those to rest as the automaker has teased an extreme model which will compete in the 2022 Dakar Rally. Billed as an “innovative prototype,” the unnamed model will have an electric powertrain with a high-voltage battery […]
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Since 2019, Porsche has been competing in Formula E with a works team, following the manufacturer’s exit from the top class of the FIA World Endurance Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The all-electric race series, described by Porsche as “probably the most innovative racing championship in the world at the moment”, allows […]
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Like they did with the Silver Arrows in Formula 1, Mercedes has given its Formula E cars an all-black base livery for the remainder of the season. Their purpose is to take a stand against racism and all forms of discrimination, while also advocating greater diversity. With that in mind, the slogan “End Racism” is […]
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Just five weeks after being sacked by Audi, German Formula E driver Daniel Abt has secured a seat with the Nio 333 team for the remaining six races of the season. Abt was the subject of controversy in May when it was revealed that he cheated in an official Formula E esports race by getting […]
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Audi has announced Rene Rast as the replacement of Daniel Abt at its Formula E racing team for the remaining six rounds of the 2020 season. Abt was fired from the team after he used a professional sim-racer in his place in an official esports race, without letting anyone know about it. Abt immediately apologized […]
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Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt has been fined €10,000 ($10,900) after it emerged that he used a professional esports racer to compete for him as part of the recent Formula E Race at Home Challenge Series on Saturday, The Guardian reports. Abt qualified for the race in second place at the virtual Flughafen Tempelhof […]
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Shortly after the FIA announced that the Australian, Bahrain, and Vietnamese Formula 1 Grands Prix had been postponed due to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, it’s been confirmed the 2019/2020 Formula E championship will be temporarily suspended. A statement issued by Formula E and the FIA over the weekend confirmed the sport will adopt a […]
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Audi made its presence known over last week’s GP Ice Race in the small Austrian town of Zell am See, bringing alongside of its finest racing cars and a number of top drivers. At the second running of the event, fans were thrilled by an appearance from DTM champion René Rast who brought along his […]
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