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Sycamore Entertainment Discusses New Partnership with CGR for Extreme E
In light of a new partnership between Chip Ganassi Racing and Sycamore Entertainment, Chip Ganassi Racing’s VP of Marketing John Olguin, Extreme E’s Chief Marketing Officer, Chip Ganassi Racing Extreme … Read More
Santiago E-Prix postponed due to COVID-19 crisis
On December 22, in consultation with the Santiago municipality, the decision was taken to postpone the Santiago E-Prix. The event will no longer take place as a double-header on January … Read More
Sycamore Entertainment and SEGI.TV Sign Primary Sponsorship Deal With Chip Ganassi Racing
Hollywood, CA – Sycamore Entertainment Group, Inc. (SEGI) is pleased to announce that it has signed a multi-year primary partnership agreement with the legendary motorsport championship racing team, Chip Ganassi … Read More
Practice quotes and video of Extreme E’s Electric Rally Raid Car in Action
Extreme E, the innovative new electric off-road series, has completed its first group test at MotorLand Aragón, Spain, with many of the world’s biggest names in rally and off-road racing … Read More
Elliott impresses Briscoe, Reddick in prep for Chili Bowl
Earlier this month, Chase Elliott made his Midget car debut in North Carolina. For a maiden run, it was fairly impressive, since he managed to finish on the podium behind … Read More
John Andretti Memorial Double To Be Held At Circle City Raceway June 9
In its inaugural year, Circle City Raceway has announced it will hold a USAC NOS Energy Drink National Midget event on Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, during Indiana Midget Week. The … Read More
Bottas to do Arctic Lapland Rally in January
(GMM) Valtteri Bottas plans to return to competition – in January. Disappointed with his fourth consecutive title defeat to Lewis Hamilton, and recently humiliated alongside George Russell in the Sakhir … Read More
McLaren interested in Formula E once Gen3 car comes in
McLaren are interested in entering Formula E once the company’s battery supply contract ends in 2022 and the electric series introduces its Gen3 car, McLaren Racing chief executive Zak Brown … Read More
Muller confirmed in Dragon Penske Formula E driver line-up
DRAGON / PENSKE AUTOSPORT has confirmed Nico Mueller will return for Season 7 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The forthcoming campaign – Formula E’s first as an … Read More
WRC legend Loeb to race Lewis Hamilton’s Extreme E entry
Extreme E and Lewis Hamilton’s X44 race team announced that nine-time World Rally Championship champion Sebastien Loeb and Dakar Rally trailblazer Cristina Gutierrez will drive for team founder Hamilton in the … Read More
BBC Global News and Formula E partner to bring fan stories to life in new online films
Formula E and BBC Global News have launched a commercial partnership to produce a set of pioneering online films to bring the all-electric motorsport to a new, digital audience around … Read More
Australian Rally Champion Molly Taylor Joins Rosberg Xtreme Racing
Rosberg Xtreme Racing has announced that Australian rallying ace Molly Taylor will complete Rosberg Xtreme Racing’s driver line-up ahead of the inaugural season of Extreme E. Taylor joins RXR ahead … Read More
Porsche to stay in Formula E for now
Porsche has reaffirmed its commitment to Formula E after both Audi and BMW announced that they will leave Formula E at the end of the 2020/21 season, questioning the relevance … Read More
Two manufacturers suddenly quit Formula E
(GMM) Two manufacturers are pulling out of Formula E. Honda’s decision to pull out of F1 at the end of next year will leave just Ferrari, Mercedes and Renault on … Read More
BMW to pull out of Formula E Racing after Season 7
After Audi’s bombshell departure from Formula E, another one dropped today. BMW Motorsport has just announced that it will end its involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship … Read More
Guenther ends Formula E Valencia test on top for Andretti BMW
BMW Andretti driver Maximilian Guenther set the fastest time of the official 2020-21 pre-season Formula E test to lead the way in Valencia on the final day of action. Guenther … Read More
VW Brand Dissolves Racing Operation, Shifts Staff to Work on EVs
Volkswagen AG is terminating motorsport activities at its namesake car division and reassigning employees to work on its growing line of electric vehicles. The Hanover, Germany-based unit employing 169 people will … Read More
Audi to compete in Dakar Rally
Audi is facing one of the greatest challenges in motorsport: The brand with the four rings will be competing in the famous Dakar Rally for the first time in 2022 … Read More
New management line-up for Audi in motorsport
During its transformation, AUDI AG is also repositioning itself in motorsport. Factory and customer racing have already been successfully merged within Audi Sport GmbH. Managing Director Julius Seebach (shown above) … Read More
Formula E: Mahindra becomes 1st team and manufacturer to commit to Gen3 era
Mahindra Racing today announced its commitment to the Gen3 era of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, becoming the first automotive manufacturer and racing team to sign up for … Read More
Formula E: Late lap fast lap puts Lotterer on top in 2nd practice
Andre Lotterer (TAG Heuer Porsche) posted the fastest time on the first day of testing from Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo, with a late lap dethroning Da Costa (DS TECHEETAH) and … Read More
Formula E: Mortara on top in first session of Valencia test
ROKiT Venturi Racing’s Edo Mortara wound up quickest in the first session from testing at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia, as the 2020/21 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship kicked off … Read More
Dragon / Penske Autosport Reveals Season 7 Livery
Dragon / Penske Autosport Revealed its red-chrome and matte white livery ahead of the start of the official pre-season test in Valencia, Spain. The Los Angeles-based Team will run this … Read More
Dale Jr., Steve Kinser to be inducted into NMPA Hall of Fame
Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Kinser (shown above) will be inducted into the National Motorsports Press Association Hall of Fame class of 2021, the NMPA announced. Due to the COVID-19 … Read More