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Wehrlein: Trusting Porsche's strategy "right call" for Formula E Misano win

Wehrlein remained in contention for victory throughout the 26-lap contest at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli as Formula E staged its second race of the weekend at the permanent Italian venue.

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Misano E-Prix: McLaren's Hughes beats Vergne to pole

The McLaren driver had been on impressive form throughout the entirety of qualifying and come the final duel looked likely to claim only his third career Formula E pole.

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Porsche: “Not all teams treated equally” after da Costa Formula E Misano DSQ

Da Costa claimed his first win of the season on Formula E’s inaugural visit to the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli on Saturday.

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Dennis: "Win was there" in Sao Paulo Formula E race

The Andretti driver had climbed from 10th on the grid to challenge for victory and led at several points during the 34-lap contest in Brazil on Saturday.

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Sao Paulo E-Prix: Bird seals McLaren's first Formula E win with last-lap pass

Bird had led at various points during the Brazilian event having started fifth on the grid, but was forced to concede the lead to Evans six laps from the end as energy management and overheating became critical.

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Ilott won't rule out IndyCar return in future after WEC switch

Speaking at the Autosport International Show on Saturday, Ilott revealed that he had expected to stay in IndyCar with Juncos Hollinger until "circumstances changed" and he found himself searching for a new drive. The Briton landed on his feet, in a deal he called "a great surprise", to drive Jota's #12 Porsche…

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Ye joins Ferrari as factory driver ahead of expected AF WEC drive

The news follows last week’s announcement that he has left Porsche’s stable, having previously been nominated as a ‘Selected Driver’ by its Asia Pacific motorsport arm.

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Ye leaves Porsche ahead of likely link-up with Ferrari and customer AF WEC drive

The end of the Chinese racer’s contract as a so-called ‘selected driver’ with Porsche Motorsport Asia Pacific was revealed on Tuesday.

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Jota not disappointed by Bahrain WEC podium near-miss

Team principal Sam Hignett insisted that fourth position for its Porsche 963 LMDh shared by Will Stevens, Yifei Ye and Antonio Felix da Costa was still a strong result, even though the car effectively lost a top-three finish to the best of the Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercars as the…

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames wins last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title-decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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WEC Bahrain: #8 Toyota claims title with victory, Iron Dames win last GTE race

Hartley, Buemi and Hirakawa were never threatened in the eight-hour bonus points title decider, the crew of the #8 Toyota GR010 Hybrid leading every race outside of the pitstop cycles to successfully defend their 2022 crown.

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Da Costa stands down from WEC to focus on Porsche Formula E campaign

The Portuguese driver will not continue with the Jota Porsche Hypercar squad next season at the request of his employer in Formula E.

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Di Grassi "felt 100% safe" driving in Formula E testing after battery fire

Testing at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Spain was postponed following a battery fire in the garage of battery supplier WAE (formerly known as Williams Advanced Engineering) on Tuesday afternoon.

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Evans tops Formula E Valencia testing as action resumes after fire

The Jaguar driver topped the timesheets at the end of the four-and-a-half-hour session with a 1m24.791s, leaving him just 0.023s clear of Porsche's Antonio Felix da Costa.

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Evans tops Formula E Valencia testing as action resumes

The Jaguar driver topped the timesheets at the end of the four-and-a-half-hour session with a 1m24.791s, leaving him just 0.023s clear of Porsche’s Antonio Felix da Costa.

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Two-time winner Ticktum is last-minute Macau GP addition

Ticktum, who won the race in 2017 and 2018, agreed terms yesterday (Tuesday) with Rodin Carlin and his name was added to the entry for the 18-19 November event just a couple of hours before it was unveiled.

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Porsche retains Wehrlein and Da Costa to complete 2024 Formula E field

With this announcement, Porsche becomes the 11th and the final team to reveal its driver line-up for FE’s second Gen3 campaign, which will begin on 13 January in Mexico City.

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JOTA closing on deal to run second Porsche LMDh in WEC 2024

The team has never made any secret of its desire to field an additional 963 in 2024 in the same 'Hertz Racing Gold' livery as the car that made its debut at the Spa WEC round this year and has now revealed that an order has already been placed for…

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Jota closing on deal to run second Porsche Hypercar in WEC 2024

The team has never made any secret of its desire to field an additional 963 in 2024 in the same ‘Hertz Racing Gold’ livery as the car that made its debut at the Spa WEC round this year and has now revealed that an order has already been placed for…

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“Freak” belts issue denied Proton shot at beating Ferrari in Fuji WEC

In only its second outing in the WEC’s top Hypercar class with the Porsche 963, Proton proved competitive as the car shared by Jani and team-mates Harry Tincknell and Gianmaria Bruni ran in the top five just shy of the two-hour mark.

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London E-Prix: Dennis crowned champion, Evans wins disrupted race

The Briton finished third on-the-road in a tense penultimate round which would have been enough for the title, but the result was guranteed when he was promoted to second after Antonio Felix da Costa was handed a three-minute penalty for a technical infringement after finishing second.

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London E-Prix: Dennis crowned champion, Evans wins twice red-flagged race

The Briton finished third on-the-road in a tense penultimate round, which would have been enough for the title, but the result was guranteed when he was promoted to second after Antonio Felix da Costa was handed a three-minute penalty for a technical infringement after finishing second.

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Porsche committed to Formula E until 2026

The German manufacturer first joined the all-electric championship in 2019 with an initial plan to remain in the category for five years, taking its involvement up until the end of the 2023-2024 season.

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Porsche extends Formula E commitment until end of Gen3 cycle in 2026

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Rome E-Prix: Evans continues Formula E dominance in FP3

The Jaguar driver claimed pole, victory and fastest lap in Saturday’s opening race in Rome to propel himself firmly back into title contention and posted the fastest time in FP3 on Sunday morning.

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