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Formula E

Formula E wants Chinese driver Zhou to join them if he loses his F1 seat

CEO Jeff Dodds says having a mainland driver could have an ‘explosive effect’ on the burgeoning circuit and says ‘my phone is always on’ for the Sauber racer.

4 Jul 2024 - 5:34PM

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia’s PIF key backer of world’s electric racing leagues, Hong Kong firm

20 Jan 2024 - 11:10AM

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong ingenuity needed to save West Kowloon Cultural District

21 Oct 2023 - 9:30AMvideocam

China returns to Formula E circuit with Shanghai race for 2024 season

Shanghai to host event in May, with sport returning to country for first time since before coronavirus pandemic.

20 Oct 2023 - 10:12AM

Portuguese Formula E driver and world champion Antonio Felix da Costa drives through Belem during a Formula E Roadshow in Lisbon. Photo: AFP

Andersson can’t wait to race past central Hong Kong’s iconic landmarks

Final event of the FIA World Rallycross Championship season will take drivers past Observation Wheel, City Hall and Victoria Harbour on specially built circuit.

19 Oct 2023 - 12:40AM

World Rallycross bosses plan half-mud, half-tarmac circuit for central Hong Kong

The 1km course will take 4 days to build on city’s iconic harbourfront and officials hope it will attract fans to November event.

22 Mar 2023 - 8:30AM

Electric & new energy vehicles

Exclusive | Hainan spends US$717 million to bring Formula E to ‘China’s Hawaii’

Lianxin International, the host of past Formula E races in China, says an EV-themed compound in Hainan province’s Sanya will include a theme park and showcase space for carmakers.

26 Dec 2022 - 12:30PMvideocam

Lucas Di Grassi from Audi Sport Abt Schaeffler, in action at the Hong Kong ePrix (Formula E championship) on March 10, 2019. Lianxin International managed the Hong Kong and mainland China Formula E events. Photo: Felix Wong

Formula One (F1)

World Rallycross series set for Hong Kong debut in November

Organisers seeking government approval for Central Harbourfront, but green light is needed by February or event could go elsewhere

24 Dec 2022 - 10:15AMvideocam

Banking & finance

Exclusive | Hainan officials pursue investment in visits to Germany, Hong Kong, Japan

Hainan officials arrive in Germany on Monday, seeking collaboration with institutions and companies, after trips to Japan and Hong Kong yield deals with Swire Group, PwC and Charles Li’s Micro Connect.

12 Dec 2022 - 3:44PM

Formula One (F1)

10 highest paid F1 racers of 2022, from Max Verstappen to Lewis Hamilton

With the F1 season coming to a close in Abu Dhabi, we look back at who made the most money in 2022, from Lewis Hamilton to Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo

26 Nov 2022 - 1:00AM

Lewis Hamilton, George Russell, Lando Norris and Max Verstappen all raked in big money this year. Photos: @lewishamilton; @georgerussell63; @landonorris; @maxverstappen1/Instagram

Formula One (F1)

McLaren to take over the title-winning Mercedes Formula E team

Mercedes won both championships in last year’s series but is leaving to focus on Formula 1. McLaren to enter all-electric world championship when it starts a new “Gen3” era in its ninth season next year.

14 May 2022 - 5:48PM

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 08: McLaren F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo on track during the Miami Grand Prix. Photo: AFP

Royalty

Princess Charlene of Monaco’s royal return: is she finally on the road to recovery?

Concerned royal watchers can rest easy knowing that Princess Charlene appears to be on the mend after nearly a year of sickness and marriage trouble rumours – but how did it all start?

3 May 2022 - 6:00PM

Formula One (F1)

Mercedes F1 boss Wolff wants China to host 3 races in a season

Toto Wolff, team principal and CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team, said he was keen to see the sport grow when it eventually returns to China.

3 May 2022 - 12:55PM

Could Hong Kong host a grand prix? Plan submitted for circuit near airport

Proposal handed to city’s government, estimating the construction cost at up to US$200 million.

14 Apr 2022 - 11:46AM

Hong Kong racer Darryl O’Young (front row, left) at the start line of the Macau Grand Prix GT Cup final round. Photo: Macau Grand Prix

Formula One (F1)

Who is F1 champ Max Verstappen’s girlfriend Kelly Piquet?

Driving clearly in her blood: her dad is a three-time former world champion, her brother raced in Formula One and Formula E, and her daughter was fathered by Russian former driver Daniil Kvyat

14 Dec 2021 - 5:24PM

Lantau Tomorrow Vision

Hong Kong’s first motor racing track could form part of Lantau project

Home Affairs Bureau considering construction of permanent circuit, which could also be used for cycling, karting, and long-distance running, with Hong Kong Automobile Association welcoming renewed push.

13 Apr 2022 - 6:51PM

Formula One (F1)

British-Korean F1 driver Aitken open to electric and endurance racing

Jack Aitken reflects on a ‘strange’ Covid-19-impacted year and says he is still in talks with Williams but open to a move to Formula E and endurance racing.

11 Jan 2021 - 8:00AMvideocam

Sporting year in review 2020

Opinion | Hong Kong sport endured its very own annus horribilis in 2020

It was a desperately difficult year for a swathe of the city’s sporting bodies. The main hope is that the damage 2020 inflicted on the local scene isn’t fatal.

31 Dec 2020 - 8:56AM

It was something of an empty year of sport for Hongkongers. Photo: Felix Wong

Coronavirus pandemic

Formula E postpones next year’s Chinese race

Hong Kong was left off the Formula E calendar for a second straight year back in July.

22 Oct 2020 - 10:47AM

Hong Kong E-Prix

Hong Kong ePrix falls victim to political turmoil and Covid-19

Sponsors shy away because of the political situation and the pandemic, meaning Hong Kong will again be without a Formula E race after social unrest forced cancellation of 2020 event.

11 Jul 2020 - 9:26AM

‘Sorry’ Audi driver fined US$10,900 for using ringer in virtual race

German also loses season’s points after using professional e-sports player Lorenz Hoerzing to stand in for Berlin race.

25 May 2020 - 4:44PM

German Formula E driver Daniel Abt take a tram ride on Island ahead of the 2019 Hong Kong Formula E race. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Formula One (F1)

How does Christian Horner, F1’s Red Bull team boss, spend his millions?

Not as famous as Lewis Hamilton, but this racing boss has driven his team to success with eight world championships and still finds time to spice up his life

2 Apr 2020 - 2:00AM

Formula One racing chief Christian Horner and wife Geri Halliwell aboard a yacht. Photo: @therealgerihalliwell/Instagram

Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

Formula E pulls debut Jakarta race in June over coronavirus

Formula E organisers plot contingencies as fears grow that Paris, Seoul events could be affected, with Indonesia capital joining Rome, Sanya races in looking for new race date.

11 Mar 2020 - 10:50PM

Hong Kong culture

Meet Hong Kong’s star female racing car driver, Denise Yeung

She might have won the 2015 Hong Kong Touring Car championship and is a regular at Fuji Speedway, but Yeung is also a real estate CEO and mum-of-two

10 Mar 2020 - 11:23AMvideocam

Coronavirus pandemic

All the major sports events affected by the coronavirus epidemic

An increasing number of high-profile sporting events have been cancelled, postponed or moved.

11 Feb 2020 - 2:52PM

Hong Kong Sports Institute

Opinion | Hong Kong sport in 2019: tears, tear gas and Tokyo 2020

Heartbreak at deaths of Poon Ching-chiu and Kenneth To met with Hong Kong event cancellations and hope for Tokyo 2020.

5 Jan 2020 - 2:08PM

Hong Kong supporters hold a banner reading "Hong Kong is not China" as security members try to take it away during the men's football match between Hong Kong and China at the EAFF Football Championship in South Korea. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong E-Prix organisers eye inaugural world championship season in 2020-21

Governing body FIA has upgraded Formula E to world championship status, joining Formula One, rally, endurance racing, rallycross and karting.

5 Dec 2019 - 10:25PM

France

French driver Anthoine Hubert dies in Formula Two crash

Anthoine Hubert, who was considered a serious talent by Renault’s F1 set up, died aged 22 after a three-car pile-up also involving Juan Manuel Correa and Giuliano Alesi.

1 Sep 2019 - 4:09AM

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Formula E

Formula E, officially the FIA Formula E Championship, is a class of auto racing that uses only electric-powered cars. The series was conceived in 2012, and the inaugural championship started in Beijing on 13 September 2014. The series is sanctioned by the FIA.

last updated:

9 September, 2024