E1 Series in €20m fundraise as it plots expansion and London race Sport Business Celebrity-backed electric powerboating series E1 is seeking around €20m (£17m) from a fresh round of fundraising as it this week steps up plans to secure a race in London. E1 has engaged Rothschild and Co to seek an investor to inject capital, which bosses have earmarked for a second fleet of boats and commercial and [...]
Tom Brady team wins E1 championship Sport Tom Brady’s E1 team won the inaugural championship after a curtailed opening season. After only five races the former NFL star’s team were crowned winners of the all-electric boating series. He fended off teams with involvements from the likes of Sergio Perez, Virat Kohli and Rafael Nadal. Winning team owner, Brady, said “It feels amazing [...]
E1 series: Electric boat racing to head to Qatar in 2025 Sport The all-electric E1 racing series will head to Qatar for the first time in season two, it was announced on Monday. The distant sibling to Formula E and Extreme H will kick off its season in the peninsular Arab country that hosted the 2022 Fifa World Cup – won by Argentina. The Corinthia Yacht Club [...]
Team Brady win third race in four on E1 Series circuit in Monaco July 29, 2024 A blip in Puerto Banus was quickly put behind Team Brady at the weekend as the NFL star-owned outfit won their third E1 Series trophy in four race weekends in Monaco. After wins in Saudi Arabia and Venice, Team Brady lost their first race of the season just minutes down the coast from Marbella. But [...]
E1 series heads to Monaco in crucial weekend for championship July 24, 2024 The E1 electric boating series will head to the grand shores of Monaco this weekend as motorsporting’s newest disciplines gets its showpiece weekend underway in the principality. The boats – whose team owners include the likes of Tom Brady, Rafael Nadal and Will Smith – have completed weekends in Jeddah, Venice and Puerto Banus and [...]
Formula E: Pascal Wehrlein wins title after epic London finale July 21, 2024 Pascal Wehrlein won his first Formula E world title yesterday after coming second to Oliver Rowland in the season finale at London’s ExCeL. The German looked like he’d need to settle for a championship podium but issues with both Jaguar cars – driven by Nick Cassidy, who retired, and Mitch Evans, who missed two key [...]
Formula E set for London finale with seven in mix for title July 20, 2024 Formula E will crown a 10th winner this weekend as the all-electric motorsporting series descends on London. The final double header of the weekend, at east London’s ExCeL Centre, could see seven different drivers lift the title as the league reportedly starts to wind down its operation in the capital. Formula E chief executive Jeff [...]
Scotland Extreme E race offers double win and hydrogen testing July 15, 2024 E.ON Next Veloce Racing came out on top in both races at the Scotland Hydro X Prix as Extreme E continued to test its hydrogen car. Drivers Kevin Hansen and Molly Taylor won both races in the second location on the calendar, Dumfries and Galloway, to lead the championship standings by nine points from Acciona [...]
Extreme E in Scotland will be at centre of changing landscape July 12, 2024 Change seems to be in the air up in Dumfries and Galloway this weekend. Last week’s General Election may not have seen a switch in party in the Scottish constituency but at the Glenmuckloch opencast coal mine will be the backdrop for a key shift in motorsport, through Extreme E, and how it’s powered this [...]
Formula E set for fierce finale in London as gap to top closes July 1, 2024 Antonio Felix da Costa could complete a sensational surge to the Formula E title in the season finale in London after winning both races in Portland at the weekend. The driver from Portugal has now won the last three races on the Formula E calendar and heads into the double-header in the Capital later this [...]