Formula E
Sanya and Mexico City on back burner as Formula E revises calendar
The Formula E electric racing series has revised its calendar plan for the 2020-21 season, with races in China and Mexico postponed indefinitely as the first four rounds will now consist of double-headers…
Agag’s electric powerboat series eyes 2022 start, broadcast via existing ‘network’
Details of an electric powerboat championship backed by Alejandro Agag, the founder of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, and Rodi Basso, former director of motorsport at McLaren, have been announced,…
Covid-19 accelerates move into challenging new era for sports media-rights business
SportBusiness gathered a panel of experts at the All That Matters Online 2020 conference to discuss the challenges being faced in the sports media rights sector.
Formula E not ruling out Tesla joining in future
There is a technical reason that electric car maker Tesla does not currently participate in Formula E which could change in the not-too-distant future, the electric motor racing series’ chief executive J…
Formula E claims German free-to-air showcase with ProSiebenSat.1 deal
German commercial broadcasting group ProSiebenSat.1 has agreed a multi-year rights deal with the Formula E electric car-racing series
Formula E sponsor Hugo Boss calls for discount as Covid-19 hits hospitality asset
Fashion brand Hugo Boss has held talks to reduce its Formula E rights fee by 50 per cent this season, primarily because of the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on its key corporate hospitality inventory,…
Title sponsor ABB provides charging technology for Gen3 Formula E cars
Technology firm ABB has widened its sponsorship of the Formula E electric racing series to include the provision of the charging technology for the third generation of cars in the series
Formula E agrees partnership with Chinese video platform Kuaishou
Formula E and Tencent-backed Chinese short video platform Kuaishou have announced the launch of a 'strategic alliance'
F1-Formula E merger a long-term possibility, says Agag
Alejandro Agag, the founder and chief executive of electric vehicle racing series Formula E, has suggested that a merger with Formula 1 could be on the cards in the long-term future
Formula E to finish season with six-race swing in Berlin
The Formula E electric car-racing series will resume in August with six races in nine days at Berlin’s Tempelhof Airport.
Formula E seeks ‘five or six races’ to end season
The Formula E electric car-racing series is seeking to end its 2019-20 season with five or six races, with founder and chairman, Alejandro Agag, stating that behind closed doors events would not seriously…
Formula E suspends season as WRC and FIM Motocross hit
The Formula E electric car-racing series, together with the International Automobile Federation (FIA), has moved to temporarily suspend its season for two months due to the coronavirus outbreak
Fed Cup, ISU Worlds, Jakarta E-Prix and Fiba events postponed due to coronavirus
The International Tennis Federation’s Fed Cup and the International Skating Union’s imminent World Figure Skating Championships have become the latest sporting events to be postponed because of the cor…
Hugo Boss extends with Formula E for three more years
Motor racing series Formula E has extended with long-term sponsor, luxury clothing and apparel brand Hugo Boss
Formula E introduces visor cam, Extreme E secures Belarus TV deal
The Formula E electric motor car series has unveiled the introduction of a helmet camera to its broadcast coverage of races
StarTimes secures Formula E rights for rest of season
StarTimes, the pay-television broadcaster in sub-Saharan Africa, has signed a deal to broadcast Formula E motor racing in 37 countries across the region
K-pop stars BTS become Formula E ambassadors
Electric motor-racing series Formula E has agreed a deal for South Korean pop band BTS to be its global ambassadors, with the aim of promoting the benefits of electric vehicles in fighting climate change
Formula E given world championship status for 2020-21
The 14-race, all-electric Formula E series will have full world championship status from the start of the 2020-21 season, after approval by the world governing body for motorsport, the Federation Internationale…