Author: Fleur Rogerson

Lucas di Grassi admitted he is hoping for points at the Monaco E-Prix, as his expectations with Lola Yamaha have been exceeded in the early races. Season 11 marked the first season with the Lola and Yamaha partnership in Formula E with Lucas di Grassi and Zane Maloney behind the wheels. The expectations coming into the season weren’t particularly high. With the focus on gradual performance and adjustments for the new team. However, they were pleasantly surprised in Miami when Di Grassi managed to take a surprise P2. He was caught off guard by the pace in Miami, and voiced…

Season 11 is off to a very different start than Jaguar had hoped, with the team looking at three non-points scoring weekends in the early part of the season, but James Barclay saw hope in Miami and looks for results at the Monaco E-Prix. Last year, Jaguar were fighting at the front of the grid in a tight battle for the championship against Porsche. However, this season, the team have struggled to find the same level of performance that seemed commonplace in Season 10. Monaco was one of the team’s highlights in Season 10, taking a one-two, something rare not…

Season 11 has had an incredibly impressive start for Taylor Barnard, with the rookie fighting for podiums and searching for his maiden victory at the Formula E in Monaco. Taylor Barnard made his debut in Formula E at Monaco after Sam Bird broke his hand and was unable to compete in the race. Despite his debut being incredibly last minute, with very little preparation, he managed to finish the race in 14th come race day. However, a year on from his debut and Barnard tells a very different story in his performances. The rookie sits fourth in the championship with…

Saudi Arabia left Lewis Hamilton with very little hope for the potential in the 2025 season, labelling the ground effect cars ‘the worst’ as he remains pessimistic about 2026. The 2025 season has been a roller coaster for Lewis Hamilton. In China, he took a surprise pole and sprint win, stunning the crowds with his performance. A glimmer of hope settled with Hamilton that maybe an eighth title would materialise. Instead, Hamilton’s performances have faltered, and the seven-time world champion is resigned as he draws grim conclusions about his headline move to Ferrari. Before his move to Ferrari, Hamilton struggled…

Charles Leclerc ended the Saudi Arabian GP with a podium finish, which came as a surprise for the Ferrari driver who managed a stellar first stint on medium tyres. Starting in fourth, Charles Leclerc was pessimistic of the possible performance that could come from the unbalanced Ferrari that he had been dealing with all weekend. He was open about his difficulties of the 2025 car and saw a possible podium as a reach for the prancing horses. However, during the race, it was a different story. Leclerc, who opted for medium tyres to start, found himself able to drag them…

Oscar Piastri took his third win in five races at the Saudi Arabian GP, moving the McLaren driver into the championship lead and ahead of his teammate, Lando Norris. Despite starting second for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Oscar Piastri didn’t plan on staying there for long. He dove to the inside of Max Verstappen into the first corner, and fought hard for the lead. After pushing Verstappen to the edge of the corner, the Red Bull driver ran wide and maintained the lead. But Verstappen was handed a five-second penalty for the incident, and after the pit stops, Piastri…

Arvid Lindblad became the youngest race winner in the F2 sprint race in Saudi Arabia, making it a Campos 1-2. Campos has had a slow start to the 2025 F2 season, with Arvid Lindblad struggling to get himself to the front of the grid. Bahrain was Lindblad’s first point in the season, but he was hungry for more. The stars aligned for the young Brit, and with Richard Verschoor receiving a penalty and Lindblad became a record holder. The Red Bull Junior’s career has been nothing short of outstanding up until Formula 2. A title in FROCA over the winter,…

Lando Norris was quick to criticise his mistake that took him from fighting for pole to hitting the wall in qualifying for the Saudi Arabian GP. The weekend had been incredibly impressive for McLaren yet again throughout Friday and Saturday. Topping the time sheets from one session to the next. It was clear that the papaya machinery would be fighting, once again, for the top spot. However, Lando Norris’ qualifying session came to an abrupt end in Q3 when the Brit hit the wall in the winding sections from turn four to six. Around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, qualifying has…

Jak Crawford took pole position with a 1:43.579 in the Saudi Arabian F2 qualifying session, leading Victor Martins and Leonardo Fornaroli. Victor Martins went into the F2 qualifying session at the Saudi Arabian GP as the one to beat, setting the fastest time in practice earlier in the day. However, like every race in Formula 2, nothing is guaranteed. 22 drivers lined up in the pits determined to find themselves at the front of the field come Sunday. The Jeddah Corniche Circuit is a notoriously difficult track for drivers, with close walls and tight, high speed corners. Mistakes are brutally…

A year after his surprise Jeddah F1 debut, Ollie Bearman praised the competitiveness across the grid and how it’s left Haas striving for perfection. In 2024, at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Bearman traded an F2 pole position for a Ferrari Formula 1 seat. The decision altered his trajectory, and a year later, he finds himself four races into his rookie F1 season. Bearman admitted that he looked forward to Jeddah after impressive performances he’s managed in the past. During media day, he said, “I always love driving this track. It’s my third time here and always had decent performances.”…