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Peugeot announces 2025 WEC line-up as Jakobsen joins in
Peugeot Racing has announced its line-up of #93 and #94 crews for the 2025 FIA WEC season, as Malthe Jakobsen joins in. The PEUGEOT 9X8 #93 will be driven by Paul Di Resta, Mikkel Jensen, and Jean-Éric Vergne, an experienced and complementary trio that has already demonstrated its ability to excel on the most demanding…
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DS Penske showcases 2025 Formula E car in striking livery
DS Penske has become the first team to showcase its new car for the 2025 FIA Formula E Championship season in striking change. They’ve listened to the reception their special Monaco livery got when it was shown earlier this year in The Principality, and played on that theme for their 2024/25 look – gold accents…
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Guenther confirmed at DS Penske; Neuville stays with Hyundai
Maximiliam Guenther is confirmed at DS Penske for 2025 Formula E season, as Thierry Neuville remains at Hyundai in WRC. DS Penske – DS PENSKE is thrilled to announce the return of Maximilian Günther to its driver line-up for season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. With JEV and Max behind the…
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Peugeot firms up its crews for 2024 WEC season
Team Peugeot has firmed up its crews for 2024 FIA WEC season, as they have also confirmed Malthe Jakobsen as its reserve. With the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) due to kick off on 24-25 February at the official prologue in Qatar, Team Peugeot TotalEnergies has begun final preparations for the new campaign, determined…
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DS Penske showcases tweaked Formula E livery for 2024
DS Penske has showcased a tweaked livery for the upcoming Formula E season as they go for shiny gold and black combination. DS PENSKE is excited to unveil the Team’s new racing car livery for the Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. This season, the DS PENSKE livery takes a dramatic…
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DS Penske retains Vergne and Vandoorne in Formula E
DS Penske has retained both Jean-Eric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne for the 2023/24 Formula E season. DS PENSKE is delighted to announce that Jean-Éric Vergne and Stoffel Vandoorne will continue to lead its driver line-up for the upcoming season. The duo has been paired together since the announcement of the partnership between Penske Autosport and…
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THE SEASON’S MOST GLAMOROUS RACE: GEN3 GRID BID TO MASTER THE UNIQUE CHALLENGE OF MONACO
The famous Principality will get the second half of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship’s 2022/23 campaign underway this weekend Monaco may be renowned for its glitz and glamour, but it is the glory that ABB FIA Formula E World Championship competitors will be chasing on Saturday (6 May), as the Principality prepares to welcome the all-electric single-seater…
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DS signs Formula E deal with Penske as Vandoorne joins team
DS Automobiles has signed new deal with Penske Autosport to start a new Formula E partnership, as Stoffel Vandoorne joins alongside Jean-Eric Vergne. On 14 August, in Seoul, the curtain fell on Season 8 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, with the second generation of car completing its final laps on track. Over…
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Formula E: Mortara ends Valencia Test on top by 0.041s over Vergne
Venturi’s Edoardo Mortara was fastest to end Formula E Valencia Test by 0.041s from DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne and Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne. After a break on Wednesday, Formula E test action returned for its final day at Valencia on Thursday, as Venturi’s Edoardo Mortara ended up fastest with a 1m25.763s lap from DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric…
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Formula E: Frijns tops Day 1 of Valencia test as 2021/22 prep kicks-off
Robin Frijns ended up on top on Day 1 of Formula E pre-season test Valencia from Jean-Eric Vergne and Antonio Felix da Costa. Envision Racing’s Robin Frijns kicked-off the three-day Formula E pre-season test at Valencia by topping the standings on Day 1 with a 1m26.968s lap, finishing ahead of the DS Techeetah pair of…
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Formula E: Guenther made a crucial pass to win Race 1 of New York EPrix
BMW Andretti’s Maximiliam Guenther made a quality move to win Race 1 of Formula E New York EPrix from DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne and Audi’s Lucas di Grassi. It was a clean start from pole-sitter Nick Cassidy in Race 1 of Formula E New York EPrix in his Envision Virgin car, as Mahindra’s Alexander Lynn…
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Formula E: Vergne wins Rome’s Race 1 from Bird after late drama, crash
DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne made the most to win Race 1 of Formula E Rome EPrix from Jaguar duo of Sam Bird and Mitch Evans. It was a safety car start in Race 1 of Formula E Rome Eprix, as Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne led the way from Porsche’s Andre Lotterer, Nissan’s Oliver Rowland, Audi’s Lucas…
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Did Red Bull’s junior driver troubles begin before Verstappen’s arrival?
How did a flourishing Red Bull F1 junior programme come to a situation where they had to take in Sergio Perez, FormulaRapida.net looks at their situation. Recent events concerning the Red Bull Junior programme have raised vastly more questions than answers. The programme was highly praised when they found the next wunderkind in Max Verstappen…
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Formula E: Da Costa, DS Techeetah secure titles, Vergne wins Race 4
Jean-Eric Vergne won Race 4 of FIA Formula E Championship’s Berlin finale as Antonio Felix da Costa and DS Techeetah secured their respective titles. At the start of the second Formula E race of the weekend – fourth in Berlin – the Top 2 consisting of DS Techeetah’s Vergne and da Costa stormed into the…
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Photos: Formula E reveals award winners for 2018/19 season
The 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship awards ceremony was held in New York following the season-finale with Jean-Eric Vergne and DS Techeetah taking top honours. With wins for Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi and Envision Virgin’s Robin Frijns in the 2018/19 Formula E season-finale in New York double-header, the year came to an end with the…
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Vergne gets community service for ambiguous radio call in NYC EPrix
Newly-crowned two-time FIA Formula E Championship champion DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne has been penalised with a community service for his radio call in New York EPrix. While Vergne successfully defended his Formula E crown and DS Techeetah took its first teams’ title, it wasn’t a rosy end to their 2018/19 campaign when the Frenchman and…
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Formula E: Vergne becomes two-time champion as Frijns wins finale
DS Techeetah’s Jean Eric Vergne won his second FIA Formula E CHampionship in the New York ePrix as Envision Virgin’s Robin Frijns scored the win with BMW Andretti’s Alexander Sims and Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastian Buemi completing the podium. Pole-sitter and BMW Andretti’s Sims led the Formula E New York finale from Envision Virgin’s Frijns and…
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Formula E: Buemi claims pole for Saturday’s New York EPrix, Vergne 10th
Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi secured FIA Formula E Championship pole for Saturday’s New York ePrix ahead of Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein. Group 1 The first part of New York Formula E qualifying for Saturday’s race has Audi’s Lucas di Grassi, Jagur Racing’s Mitch Evans, DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne, BMW Andretti’s Antonio Felix da Costa and…
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Vergne dedicates Sanya Formula E win to Whiting in kind gesture
DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne dedicated his first win of 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship in Sanya to F1 race director Charlie Whiting. The reigning Formula E has had a tough run in the 2018/19 season where the Frenchman only got his first win in the sixth race as he sits third in the drivers’ standing…
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Sam Bird will start the Marrakesh e-Prix on Pole
Sam Bird claims a fantastic pole position at the Marrakesh e-Prix. The British driver, coming from qualifying group 3, has managed to que quickest in both regular qualifying and superpole and has beaten the dominant Techeetah, BMW and Nissan cars. The second qualifying session of the season got underway on a sunny and dusty conditions…
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Vergne admits F1 return was on mind during Formula E debut but not now
Reigning Formula E champion Jean-Eric Vergne reveals that his mind was on F1 return when he joined the all-electric series but the mindset has totally changed now. Vergne was dropped by Red Bull from Toro Rosso at the end of the 2014 F1 season when they decided to promote Daniil Kvyat to the senior seat…
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Da Costa relieved to fend off ‘incredibly fast’ Vergne in Ad Diriyah ePrix
BMW Andretti’s Antonio Felix da Costa admits the team needing more work to do against DS Techeetah despite the win against Jean-Eric Vergne in the 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship opener in Saudi Arabia. BMW Andretti looked quick all-through the pre-season test at Valencia and showed good pace in Ad Diriyah as well even though…
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Vergne signs new multi-year Formula E contract with DS Techeetah
Reigning FIA Formula E Championship title holder Jean-Eric Vergne has signed a fresh long-term contract with DS Techeetah. The announcement comes just a day before the start of the 2018/19 Formula E season in Saudi Arabia where Vergne is gearing up to defend his drivers’ crown while his team is eyeing to take the manufacturers’…
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DS Techeetah reveals 2018/19 Formula E car of Vergne & Lotterer
DS Techeetah unveiled its all-new FIA Formula E Championship car for the 2018/19 season on Monday in its new facility in France. The new partnership between DS Performance and Techeetah will kick-start officially from pre-season testing later this month with the first Formula E race for the 2018/19 season set for December 15 in Saudi…
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Vergne ‘hungrier’ after Formula E title victory
The newly crowned Formula E champion Jean-Eric-Vergne is on a cloud nine after winning his first major title of his career last weekend in the New York ePrix. When he dropped out of Formula 1, Vergne immediately switched his focus to Formula E and Endurance racing. But his career in the all-electric series hasn’t been…
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Can Bird stop Vergne from winning Formula E title in New York?
The 2017/18 FIA Formula E Championship is going down to the wire as DS Virgin Racing’s Sam Bird chases Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne in the title-deciding finale double-header on the streets of New York this weekend. At the start of the 2017/18 Formula E season, not many would have put in the money for Vergne as…
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Formula E: Evans claims first pole for Jaguar in Zurich ePrix
Jaguar’s Mitch Evans claimed pole for the inaugural FIA Formula E Championship race in Switzerland after the Kiwi beat Techeetah’s Andre Lotterer and DS Virgin’s Sam Bird – also securing the team’s first pole in the all-electric series. Session-by-session running: Q1: The pre-qualifying lottery was such that the first group itself had both the Formula…
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Daniel Abt wins at home in the Berlin ePrix
The German driver of Audi imposes himself without encountering resistance in the Formula E ePrix in Berlin, after the pole position of this morning. Di Grassi contributed to the Audi one-two, ending in second position. The leader of the championship, Jean-Eric Vergne, completed the pódium. Abt did a great start and maintained the first position without…
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Daniel Abt is the fastest in the qualifying of the Eprix in Berlin
The German driver of Audi, Daniel Abt, has set the best pace in the superpole of the ePrix in Berlin. Therefore, he will start in first position at home. An astonishing Oliver Turvey will start second. The driver of Nextev has barely pass to the qualifying. However, once he was qualified, he has made a very…
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Vergne, comfortably leads the Formula E championship after winning the Eprix
Jean-Éric Vergne has won comfortably the eprix in Paris, which consolidates him a little bit more as a leader of the Formula E. Behind the French has crossed the finish line Lucas Di Grassi, after passing André Lotterer at the last laps. Sam Bird had compleated the pódium. Due to a crash between Mitch Evans and Nico…