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Evans: Portland penalty that denied Formula E win “a disgrace” as Jaguar considers options

Mitch Evans has called the five-second time penalty which he was handed after a collision in the opening Portland Formula E race and that ultimately denied him victory “a disgrace”. The Jaguar driver finished first on the road in Saturday’s 27-lap contest at the Portland International Raceway but was demoted…

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Portland E-Prix: Vergne sets new Formula E pole record

Jean-Eric Vergne claimed his third pole position of the season and a new outright Formula E record ahead of the Portland E-Prix, beating Antonio Felix da Costa by just 0.025s.

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Cassidy “one lap away” from Formula E title before Portland spin

Nick Cassidy claims he “was one lap away from winning the championship this weekend” after spinning out from the lead in the Portland E-Prix on the penultimate lap.

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Portland E-Prix: Da Costa wins as Cassidy and Evans throw away victory

A Nick Cassidy error and time penalty for Mitch Evans meant Jaguar threw away victory in the Portland E-Prix, allowing Antonio Felix da Costa to take back-to-back Formula E wins.

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Portland E-Prix: Da Costa fastest in FP2 as Fenestraz causes red flag

Antonio Felix da Costa topped the second Formula E practice session ahead of the Portland E-Prix double-header this weekend, which was disrupted by a red flag after Sacha Fenestraz crashed.

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Porsche loses da Costa Formula E Misano disqualification appeal

The International Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the stewards in disqualifying Antonio Felix da Costa from the Misano E-Prix, meaning he has lost his Formula E win.

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Liberty Global gains controlling stake in Formula E

The telecommunications business will see its ownership share of Formula E increase to 65%, and therefore become the controlling shareholder in the series, with the remaining 35% made up of minority shareholders. Liberty Global, which initially invested in Formula E 10 years ago, will acquire the shares from Warner Bros…

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The unheralded “leader” helping Jota to new heights in the WEC

Twelve months is a long time in motorsport. Plenty has changed since the last time the World Endurance Championship descended on Spa a little over a year ago. There’s a new system for calculating the Balance of Performance, Peugeot now has a vastly revamped 9X8 Le Mans Hypercar, Ferrari and…

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Wehrlein: Trusting Porsche's strategy "right call" for Formula E Misano win

Wehrlein remained in contention for victory throughout the 26-lap contest at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as Formula E staged its second race of the weekend at the permanent Italian venue.

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Misano E-Prix: McLaren's Hughes beats Vergne to pole

The McLaren driver had been on impressive form throughout the entirety of qualifying and come the final duel looked likely to claim only his third career Formula E pole.

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Porsche: “Not all teams treated equally” after da Costa Formula E Misano DSQ

Da Costa claimed his first win of the season on Formula E’s inaugural visit to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Saturday.

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Dennis: "Win was there" in Sao Paulo Formula E race

The Andretti driver had climbed from 10th on the grid to challenge for victory and led at several points during the 34-lap contest in Brazil on Saturday.

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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird seals McLaren's first Formula E win with last-lap pass

Bird had led at various points during the Brazilian event having started fifth on the grid, but was forced to concede the lead to Evans six laps from the end as energy management and overheating became critical.

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Ilott won't rule out IndyCar return in future after WEC switch

Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until "circumstances changed" and he found himself searching for a new drive. The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called "a great surprise", to drive Jota's #12 Porsche…

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Ye joins Ferrari as factory driver ahead of expected AF WEC drive

The news follows last week’s announcement that he has left Porsche’s stable, having previously been nominated as a ‘Selected Driver’ by its Asia Pacific motorsport arm.

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Ye leaves Porsche ahead of likely link-up with Ferrari and customer AF WEC drive

The end of the Chinese racer’s contract as a so-called ‘selected driver’ with Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific was revealed on Tuesday.

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Jota not disappointed by Bahrain WEC podium near-miss

Team principal Sam Hignett insisted that fourth position for its Porsche 963 LMDh shared by Will Stevens, Yifei Ye and Antonio Felix da Costa was still a strong result, even though the car effectively lost a top-three finish to the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars as the…

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames wins last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title-decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames win last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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Da Costa stands down from WEC to focus on Porsche Formula E campaign

The Portuguese driver will not continue with the Jota Porsche Hypercar squad next season at the request of his employer in Formula E.

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Di Grassi "felt 100% safe" driving in Formula E testing after battery fire

Testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain was postponed following a battery fire in the garage of battery supplier WAE (formerly known as Williams Advanced Engineering) on Tuesday afternoon.

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Evans tops Formula E Valencia testing as action resumes after fire

The Jaguar driver topped the timesheets at the end of the four-and-a-half-hour session with a 1m24.791s, leaving him just 0.023s clear of Porsche's Antonio Felix da Costa.

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Evans tops Formula E Valencia testing as action resumes

The Jaguar driver topped the timesheets at the end of the four-and-a-half-hour session with a 1m24.791s, leaving him just 0.023s clear of Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa.

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Two-time winner Ticktum is last-minute Macau GP addition

Ticktum, who won the race in 2017 and 2018, agreed terms yesterday (Tuesday) with Rodin Carlin and his name was added to the entry for the 18-19 November event just a couple of hours before it was unveiled.

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Porsche retains Wehrlein and Da Costa to complete 2024 Formula E field

With this announcement, Porsche becomes the 11th and the final team to reveal its driver line-up for FE’s second Gen3 campaign, which will begin on 13 January in Mexico City.

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