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Toyota retains unchanged WEC line-up for 2025 season
Toyota GAZOO Racing has retained all of its six drivers in an unchanged line-up for its #7 and #8 crews for 2025 FIA WEC season. TOYOTA GAZOO Racing will take on the challenge of the 2025 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) with its established and proven driver line-up. The team completed its 12th season of…
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Envision sticks with green & blue livery for 2025 Formula E season
Envision Racing sticks with its green and blue livery for 2025 FIA Formula E Championship, as the new car is revealed. Envision Racing has unveiled its brand new GEN3 Evo racing car for Season 11. Sticking to the team’s now-familiar green and blue colour scheme, the eye-catching livery builds on the striking look that has…
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Buemi, Frijns retained by Envision for 2025 Formula E season
Envision Racing has retained the services of Sebastien Buemi and Robin Frijns for 2025 Formula E Championship season. Envision Racing are pleased to confirm an unchanged driver line-up for Season 11 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Sébastien Buemi and Robin Frijns will continue with the team for the latest season of the…
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Horner credits sim work for Imola GP revival; adds on Perez misery
Christian Horner hails the sim work at Milton Keynes for F1 Imola GP revival, as he adds on Sergio Perez’s misery. It wasn’t the start that Red Bull had hoped for on Friday in F1 Imola GP. But they managed to turn it around by a bit in qualifying after Max Verstappen took pole by…
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King, Eriksson/Aron named for Berlin Formula E weekend
Jordan King to replace Nyck de Vries for Berlin Formula E weekend, while Joel Eriksson/Paul Aron will race for Envision. Mahindra Racing – With de Vries unavailable to participate in the double-header around Tempelhof Airport due to a pre-existing commitment to race in the WEC on the same weekend, the team will utilise the services…
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De Vries has Toyota WEC drive; Rovanpera takes partial WRC run
Nyck de Vries has secured WEC Hypercar drive with Toyota for 2024, as reigning WRC champion Kalle Rovanpera opts for partial run. WEC – In 2024, we will continue to race in the Hypercar category (LMH class), which is the top class of the WEC, with a two-vehicle team as we aim to win the…
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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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Alguersuari reflects on Buemi’s success post Red Bull F1 ouster
Jaime Alguersuari is reflecting on how Sebastien Buemi has won accolades after being told he could not win when he was ousted from F1 by Red Bull. Even though Buemi remains as the test driver for Red Bull, it cannot be forgotten that he and Alguersuari were dropped by the stable post the 2011 season…
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Buemi joins Envision Racing in multi-year Formula E deal from S9
Sebastien Buemi joins Envision Racing in a new multi-year deal from Season 9 of Formula E championship alongside Nick Cassidy. Buemi is one of the most successful drivers on the Formula E grid with a CV consisting of 13 E-Prix victories, 29 podium finishes and 14 pole positions, and will help lead the Envision Racing…
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Nissan showcases revised Formula E livery for 2022 season
Nissan e.dams is the latest team to reveal a revised FIA Formula E livery for 2021/22 season as they use more of red as well. After the blue theme last year, it seems like Formula E teams are moving more towards red as Nissan e.dams unveiled its liver for the 2021/22 season ahead of the…
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Guenther switches to Nissan for 2022 Formula E alongside Buemi
Maximilian Guenther switches to Nissan e.Dams for the 2022 Formula E season alongside Sebastian Buemi, thereby leaving the Andretti outfit. While there was no official announcement of Guenther leaving the BMW Andretti outfit, or Oliver Rowland doing the same with Nissan e.Dams, but the move was coming as per multiple reports and paddock speculation during…
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WEC: #8 Toyota opens 2021 season with a win in 6 Hours of Spa
The #8 Toyota opened the 2021 WEC season with a win in 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps as Hypercar class makes it debut. Here’s a summary of the WEC race: Hypercar – • No.8 Toyota driven by Sebastien Buemi, Kazuki Nakajima and Brendon Hartley earns first win of 2021 FIA WEC season at Spa taking the…
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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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Button to race in British GT; Nissan retains Buemi, Rowland in Formula E
Jenson Button will compete in the 2020 British GT finale at Silverstone as Nissan e.dams has retained Sebastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland in Formula E. Button will join co-owner Chris Buncombe to compete in the 2020 British GT finale on November 7-8 at Silverstone in their Team Rocket RJN’s McLaren 720S GT3 machine in the…
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Formula E: Vandoorne ends 2019/20 season with a Mercedes 1-2 finish
Mercedes secured a 1-2 finish to end the 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship in Berlin with Stoffel Vandoorne winning from Nyck de Vries. Pole-sitter Mercedes’ Stoffel Vandoorne made a good start in the final Formula E race of the 2019/20 season in Berlin to lead the way from Nissan’s Sebastian Buemi and Audi’s Rene Rast…
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Nissan retains Buemi and Rowland for 2019/20 Formula E season
Nissan e.Dams will continue with the same line-up of Sebastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland in 2019/20 FIA Formula E Championship season. Having made its debut as a manufacturer in 2018/19 Formula E season as a replacement to Renault, Nissan had a decent outing finishing fourth in the standings with 190 points, scoring a win and…
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Photos/Video: Buemi drives F1 RB8 in Switzerland on Red Bull Race Day
Nissan e.Dams Formula E racer and Red Bull Racing F1 reserve Sebastien Buemi drove the RB8 in Switzerland in a show event. With a break between Hungarian GP and Belgium GP F1 races, Red Bull filled the gap for the fans with a showrun in Switzerland, at the foothills of the Jura Mountains, with Buemi…
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Buemi in as Red Bull, Williams complete Silverstone F1 2020 tyre test
Sebastien Buemi drove for Red Bull Racing as they along with Williams completed the latest test for Pirelli Motorsport, running the 2020 F1 tyres. While Red Bull had its second run to be testing the 2020 F1 prototypes for Pirelli, Williams had their first at Silverstone after the end of British GP as both its…
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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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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 wins chaotic New York EPrix as 2018/19 title fight still on
Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi wins a crazy FIA Formula E Championship race in New York ahead of Jaguar Racing’s Mitch Evans and BMW Andretti’s Antonio da Costa with title battle still open after no points for DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne. The first race of the 2018/19 Formula E New York EPrix got underway with poleman…
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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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Hartley replaces Alonso as Toyota reveals 2019/20 WEC LMP1 line-up
Brendon Hartley has been named as the new Toyota LMP1 driver from the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC), replacing Fernando Alonso. The speculations of Alonso leaving Toyota and WEC were already doing rounds especially after the Spaniard achieved his goal of winning the Le Mans 24 Hours in the larger picture of attaining the…
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Rowland went for podium than risk another DNF in Sanya Formula E race
Nissan e.Dams’ Oliver Rowland said he opted to stay back and score a podium finish rather than push in the end for the win in Sanya Formula E race. Having taken his and Nissan’s first pole in Formula E in the Sanya ePrix, Rowland started the race well as he kept DS Techeetah’s Jean-Eric Vergne…
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Buemi penalised for Sanya clash as di Grassi and Frijns lash out
Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi was handed a penalty for the clash in FIA Formula E Championship’s Sanya ePrix as Audi’s Lucas di Grassi and Envision Virgin’s Robin Frijns hit out at each other. Following a disqualification of Buemi from the qualifying results, the Swiss driver had to start from the pitlane in the Sanya Formula…
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Formula E: Bird heads Wehrlein after Buemi’s crash to win in Santiago
Envision Virgin’s Sam Bird scored the win in 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship’s Santiago ePrix ahead of Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein and Audi’s Daniel Abt. It was a clean start from pole-sitter Sebastien Buemi in the Nissan e.Dams from Pascal Wehrlein as Sam Bird cleared Audi’s Daniel Abt to slot in third with HWA Racelab’s…
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Formula E: Di Grassi claims pole in Santiago but is under investigation
Audi’s Lucas di Grassi took pole in 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship’s Santiago ePrix ahead of Nissan e.Dams’ Sebastien Buemi and Mahindra Racing’s Pascal Wehrlein, but the pole-sitter is under investigation. Group 1 The DS Techeetah drivers stamped their authority in the first part of qualifying in Santiago with Jean-Eric Vergne (1m09.307s) leading teammate Andre…
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Buemi stays on as Red Bull reserve for 2019 F1 season
Sebastien Buemi will continue as Red Bull Racing’s reserve driver in the 2019 F1 season alongside his two other commitments. Buemi took the test and reserve role with the senior Red Bull team in 2012 after his stint with Toro Rosso ended in 2011. Since then, the Swiss driver has remained with the outfit –…
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Albon joins Buemi at Nissan for 2018/19 Formula E season
Nissan announced Sebastien Buemi and Alexander Albon as their drivers for the 2018/19 FIA Formula E Championship. The Japanese manufacturer, who took over the entry of Renault from the new season onward, will feature a new line-up of Buemi and Albon as the Swiss driver remains not only in Formula E but also with the…
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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…