Motorsport

Formula E has announced the introduction of eight manufacturers for the second season of the all-electric motor racing championship, as the series seeks to encourage innovation in electric vehicle technology.

Crispin Bolt is Client Services Director at GMR Marketing, having joined the company earlier this year. Previous to GMR, Bolt spent six years as a Senior Partner Manager at the McLaren Formula One team. Here’s his take on the best and worst of sponsorship activation in the sport.

The World Rallycross Championship has struck a multi-year deal with the World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) and German touring car motor racing series the DTM to stage an event at the Hockenheimring circuit in Germany.

Sports lawyer Oliver Weingarten has tackled some of the most significant deals in sport, including Formula One’s Concorde Agreement and the English Premier League’s six-year battle against YouTube. He now represents teams in motor sport’s burgeoning Formula E.

Manor Grand Prix Racing’s hopes of returning to the Formula One grid have been boosted by the news that its creditors have approved taking the company out of administration and transferring it back to directors.

Formula E has announced that London has been granted an extra round of the inaugural season of the motor racing championship as organisers revealed that the final event of the campaign will take place on a circuit within the grounds of Battersea Park.

IndyCar Series chief executive Mark Miles has outlined his plans for a realigned season to boost the prospects of the US motor racing property.

Plans for a major overhaul in Formula One’s regulations will be delayed until at least 2017 after teams today (Tuesday) voted against their introduction next year, according to the Autosport website.

North American stock-car racing series Nascar has struck a deal for SportsData, the US subsidiary of sports data and media content company Sportradar, to distribute its timing and scoring data to third-party digital outlets.

Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) president Nasser bin Khalifa al-Attiyah has said the nation is close to agreeing a deal to host a Formula One race.

Corsica will return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) calendar for the first time since 2008 after the Mediterranean island was confirmed as the new home of France’s leg of the motor racing series.

Marussia’s hopes of returning to the grid for the Formula One motor-racing championship in 2015 look doomed after rivals voted against the team’s plans to use last year’s car.

European motor-racing series Drift Allstars has expanded its management team as it seeks to expand outside the continent.

Formula E has announced a new race in Moscow on June 6, expanding the inaugural season of the motor racing championship to 10 events.

The Tour of Corsica is expected to return to the World Rally Championship (WRC) as the motorsport series seeks to retain its full calendar of 13 events for 2015 by securing a replacement venue for its French round.

Formula One chief executive Bernie Ecclestone has stressed he will not seek to settle the lawsuit filed against him by financial services company Bayerische Landesbank.