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Top 10: Ranking the best GP2 non-champions

The official start date of the Formula 2 championship is 2017, but the principal training category of future F1 drivers can be considered a continuation of the GP2 Series that ran between 2005 and 2016. After all, F2’s first modern champion Charles Leclerc was crowned after a season in the…

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Five things we learned from the Mexico City E-Prix

Oliver Rowland became the second different Formula E winner in as many races after surging to an unexpected victory in the closing stages of the Mexico City E-Prix.

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Bird: Mexico City Formula E weekend “destroyed” by de Vries

Sam Bird has hit out at fellow Formula E driver Nyck de Vries, claiming the Dutchman “destroyed” his Mexico City weekend and that the FIA needs to take action against his driving.

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Bird: “What goes around comes around” after helping McLaren FE team-mate Barnard

Sam Bird believes “what goes around comes around” after supporting McLaren team-mate Taylor Barnard’s quest for a maiden Formula E podium in Sao Paulo.

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Rowland: “More than one f**k up” cost victory in Formula E season-opener

Oliver Rowland believes “more than one f**k up” cost the Nissan Formula E driver a shot at victory in the Sao Paulo E-Prix, having failed to score any points despite leading the most laps.

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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Evans wins from last, Wehrlein suffers airborne accident

Mitch Evans stormed from last to first to claim victory in the Sao Paulo E-Prix which featured two red flags, one caused by a frightening airborne crash for reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein.

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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Evans wins from last, Wehrlein suffers scary airborne crash

Mitch Evans claimed victory from last on the grid in the Sao Paulo E-Prix which featured two red flags, one caused by a frightening airborne crash for reigning Formula E champion Pascal Wehrlein.

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Why McLaren’s latest single-seater star has chosen a different career path

The streets of Monte Carlo, with their mythical aura which are steeped in history and a touch of glamour, remain a daunting prospect for even the most grizzled racing drivers to tackle at speed, let alone a teenager with just 20 minutes in which to prepare.

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Guenther sets pace on second day of Formula E pre-season test

DS Penske’s Maximilian Guenther finished the second day of Formula E pre-season testing in Jarama fastest, just 0.031s clear of Kiro’s Dan Ticktum.

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Formula E's ten greatest drivers (so far)

Earlier this month marked 10 years since the first Formula E race was held in Beijing, and since then there has been no shortage of drivers with varying abilities who have tried their hand in the all-electric championship.

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Formula E's top 10 drivers of all time

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Barnard joins Bird at McLaren for 2024/25 Formula E season

The McLaren Formula E team has confirmed that Taylor Barnard will partner Sam Bird at the team for the upcoming 2024/25 season.

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London E-Prix: Cassidy claims vital pole to set up winner-takes-all Formula E title showdown

Nick Cassidy claimed an incredible pole position for the London E-Prix season finale, trimming the gap to Formula E championship leader Pascal Wehrlein to just four points.

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London E-Prix: Cassidy claims vital pole to set up winner takes all Formula E title showdown

Nick Cassidy claimed an incredible pole position for the London E-Prix season finale, trimming the gap to Formula E championship leader Pascal Wehrlein to just four points.

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I worked out like a Formula E race car driver – and it nearly broke me

Olivia Petter assumed that you didn’t need much physical stamina to drive around a race track. But an opportunity to train like a Formula E professional left her sweating buckets, clutching her chest and regretting the previous night’s rosé

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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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Dennis: Formula E title defence "is over" after Shanghai non-score

The Andretti driver was only able to finish 11th, having struggled for pace throughout the 28-lap race at the Shanghai International Circuit after starting down in 14th. With Dennis only able to take fifth place from the opening race of the weekend a day earlier, the Briton is now 55…

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Dennis: "For sure I’m out" of Formula E title race after Shanghai non-score

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The racing injury epidemic that “you never want as a driver”

The McLaren driver suffered the break in his left hand having crashed at Sainte-Devote in practice ahead of the Monaco E-Prix – becoming the latest driver to join a growing list that has suffered a similar fate.

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The rise of the racing driver injury caused by cockpit constraints

The Shanghai E-Prix double-header this weekend will mark the return of Sam Bird to Formula E, having been forced to sit out racing for a month due to a broken hand.

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Bird to miss Monaco E-Prix due to wrist injury, Barnard to make FE debut

The Briton suffered the injury to his right wrist approaching the final 10 minutes of FP1 on Saturday morning, locking up into the opening turn, Sainte Devote.

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Bird to miss Monaco E-Prix due to hand injury, Barnard set to make Formula E debut

The Briton suffered the injury to his left hand approaching the final 10 minutes of FP1 on Saturday morning, after he locked up into the opening turn, Sainte Devote.

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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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Bird: Imminent Formula E victories "not expected again" ahead of Tokyo E-Prix

The Briton claimed his first win in the all-electric championship for more than two years in the Sao Paulo E-Prix with a last-lap overtake for the lead, which also marked McLaren’s maiden victory in Formula E.

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Bird: Imminent Formula E victories “not expected again” ahead of Tokyo E-Prix

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