Formula E News

Robin Frijns will partner Sam Bird for the 2018/19 Formula E championship at the Virgin Racing squad.

The Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler Formula E squad has unveiled its new Gen2 car – dubbed the e-tron FE05 – ahead of the upcoming 2018/19 season.

Stoffel Vandoorne says he is eager to retain links to Formula 1 and would consider a reserve or test role should a full-time drive be off the cards for 2019.

Techeetah has taken the wraps off its season five Formula E car, dubbed the DSETENSEFE19, and confirmed an unchanged driver line-up consisting of Jean-Eric Vergne and Andre Lotterer for 2018/19.

The NIO Formula E squad has parted ways with Luca Filippi ahead of the start of the 2018/19 campaign. Filippi joined NIO to make his debut in the all-electric season during season four and finished 21st in the drivers’ standings, scoring just a single point at the Hong Kong opener.

Felix Rosenqvist will make a full-time switch to IndyCar in 2019, having signed a deal to race for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Stoffel Vandoorne has confirmed he is talking to teams in both IndyCar and Formula E as he looks to secure a racing programme for 2019 following his exit from McLaren’s Formula 1 operation.

Formula E officials have revealed the circuit layout for the opening race of the series' fifth season in Al Diriyah, Saudi Arabia, set to take place on December 15.

The Jaguar Racing Formula E team has set “a very clear goal” to score regular podiums across the 2018/19 season in a bid to build on its season four achievements.

Jaguar driver Nelson Piquet Jr. does not think the time is right for Brazil to host a round of the Formula E Championship.

Nelson Piquet Jr. says Formula 1’s proposed future design concepts for 2021 have been effectively “copied” from Formula E, adding it highlights the impact the all-electric series is having on motorsport.

Virgin Racing has confirmed a multi-year agreement with Audi that will see the British squad supplied with a customer Formula E powertrain.

Alexander Albon will make his Formula E debut with the refreshed Nissan e.dams team for the upcoming 2018/19 season.

Formula E will soon overtake Formula 1 as the most popular category of motorsport, according to Jaguar Racing chairman Gerd Mauser.

Panasonic Jaguar Racing has unveiled its I-TYPE 3 Gen2 Formula E car that will contest the 2018/2019 campaign.

Nissan has strengthened its partnership with the e.dams Formula E team, announcing it has bought a stake in the manufacturer ahead of its debut in 2018/2019.

The inaugural Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY series will support the FIA Formula E Championship at 10 of the 13 rounds of the 2018/2019 season.

Venturi has announced it will retain Edoardo Mortara for the 2018/2019 Formula E season to partner new signing and ex-Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa.

Antonio Felix da Costa is eager to continue balancing duties in Formula E and the FIA World Endurance Championship through 2019 as part of BMW’s factory team in both series.

FIA president Jean Todt says it is “nonsense” to think Formula 1 could become an all-electric series, believing it is "boring" to draw comparisons between the championship and Formula E.

The FIA has approved an 11-team entry list to the 2018/19 Formula E championship ahead of the start of the new season in Saudi Arabia in December.

Jean-Eric Vergne has been subject to an approach from a Formula 1 team regarding a race seat for the 2019 season. Vergne, 28, raced in F1 between 2012 and 2014 with Toro Rosso before being dropped from the Red Bull programme, prompting the Frenchman to move into Formula E.

Formula 1 could follow Formula E in becoming an all-electric championship within the next decade if it provides a greater spectacle for fans, according to sporting boss Ross Brawn. 

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