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FIA World Rallycross series goes electric and the cars are ‘next level’ fast, say drivers

Published 12 August 2022
By David Mullen
The FIA’s World Rallycross series is set to go fully electric from this weekend, with the debut of the series’ new top-tier RX1e cars in Norway.
Air Racing

The man taking electric racing to the sky

Air Race E is the brainchild of Jeff Zaltman, with a proven track record in bringing the excitement of air racing to the masses.
Published 10 September 2021
Porsche Mission R concept

Porsche Mission R is a 1,084bhp futuristic racer

Porsche has revealed an all-electric racing car concept, the Mission R, at the IAA Mobility 2021 event in Munich.
Published 06 September 2021
Extreme E

Extreme E goes to the Arctic

Greenland will play host to its first ever motorsport event this weekend — August 28th and 29th — as part of Extreme E.
Published 23 August 2021
Jenson Button says it will be "embarrassing" for his rivals if he wins an Extreme E race

Button: Embarrassing for rivals if I win Extreme E

Jenson Button says it would be embarrassing for his competitors if he wins an Extreme E race, and revealed he has only spent one hour getting to
Published 23 March 2021
Nico Rosberg to enter team into Extreme E

Nico Rosberg enters team into Extreme E

Former Formula One World Champion Nico Rosberg will enter a team into Extreme E, the upcoming sister sport to Formula E.
Published 22 October 2020
Cupra becomes first car maker to make foray into Extreme E

Cupra becomes first car maker to enter Extreme E

Cupra, the high performance arm of Spanish car maker Seat, has become the first car maker to formally associate itself with Extreme E.
Published 14 September 2020