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Time of India
28-05-2025
- Automotive
- Time of India
Countdown to Shanghai E-Prix begins as special trophies and soundtrack unveiled for Formula E double header
Image credit: Formula E The FIA Formula E World Championship is set to return to China this weekend with a double-header at the iconic Shanghai International Circuit, marking Rounds 10 and 11 of Season 11. The track will welcome 22 drivers racing in their Gen3 Evo cars, making the electric car's debut on Chinese soil in what promises to be another thrilling chapter of the all-electric single-seater championship. Here's the Shanghai E-Prix trophy and soundtrack Formula E unveiled the official trophies for the Shanghai E-Prix on its social media platforms. A series of images shared on Instagram came with the caption: 'Traditional meets innovation. Historic Chinese jewellery company Laofengxiang will provide the silverware for the Shanghai double-header. Fans can get up close with the trophy and the GEN3 Evo all week, outside their flagship Shanghai store.' Fans quickly showed their appreciation for the uniquely designed trophies. One commented, 'Love that we're getting more special trophies for each race now.' Another wrote, 'These are stunning!!! I would love an individual trophy each race!' A third added, 'Wow they're stunning.. I vote to have a similar trophy for next year's F1 race.' One more fan simply said, 'That looks gorgeous.' Another said, 'Wooow, they're beautiful. ' Formula E has also released a promotional video on Instagram with the caption: 'An iconic track created for iconic racing. If Season 10 was anything to go by, we are in for an action packed weekend!' The video adds to the growing excitement around the Shanghai E-Prix and hints at a high-stakes weekend ahead. China holds a special place in Formula E's legacy. It was the first-ever country to host a Formula E race, kicking off Season 1 in 2014 with the Beijing E-Prix. That's why the 2025 Hankook Shanghai E-Prix feels like a homecoming for the championship—returning to a country that holds a special place in its history. Also Read: Shanghai E-Prix 2025: Schedule, timings, where to watch the Shanghai double-header Since that inaugural event, Formula E has raced in four different Chinese cities—Beijing, Hong Kong, Sanya, and Shanghai. Across the nine races held in China so far, eight different drivers have claimed victory, highlighting the unpredictable and competitive spirit of the series. Sebastien Buemi of Envision Racing stands out as the only driver with two wins in China, securing victories in Beijing (Season 2) and Hong Kong (Season 3). Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Princess Charlene Revs Up Her Style on the Racetrack in a Departure From Her Usual Royal Wardrobe
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Princess Charlene of Monaco turned heads at the Monaco E-Prix over the weekend—not just for her presence at the high-octane racing event, but for her unexpectedly bold fashion choice. Attending round seven of the 2025 FIA Formula E World Championship, Charlene—who is married to Prince Albert—traded her usual understated ensembles for a striking pink and orange skirt. Princess Charlene presented a trophy to Swiss driver Sébastien Buemi at the end of the race, stepping out in a crisp white wrap blouse and vibrant striped skirt by designer Sara Roka, as confirmed by The Royal Couturier. View Deal The pieces are sold as a $1,300 set and Roka, who trained under Michael Kors and Valentino, transformed a classic men's white shirt into a feminine bodysuit-style wrap top. Although the top pictured with the set features red piping, Charlene's appears to be a custom, plain white version. View Deal View Deal The royal added a new pair of red slingback heels by Gianvito Rossi and carried a white Dior clutch. She also amped up her beauty routine for the event, showing off bright fuchsia lipstick instead of one of her usual softer pink shades. Like the Duchess of Sussex, Princess Charlene is known to lean toward neutral shades, making the sunny skirt a surprising addition to her wardrobe. Later in the evening, however, Princess Charlene went back to a more familiar style at the Monaco E-Prix gala, wearing a repeat white Elie Saab jumpsuit with ruffled detail. During the event, held at the Hôtel de Paris, she presented the new HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco trophy for the first time, honoring British driver Oliver Rowland.
Miami Herald
15-04-2025
- Automotive
- Miami Herald
Will future Formula E races be in Homestead? Downtown Miami? Neither?
Now that the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship series has come and gone again, headed for Monaco to race on the same weekend Formula 1 will be in Miami Gardens, will the electric car racing series be back again? And, if there is a 2026 return, where will the Miami E-Prix run? Downtown Miami, where the race ran in 2015? Homestead-Miami Speedway, where TAG Heuer Porsche's Pascal Wehrlein won Saturday? READ MORE: Wehrlein wins the Formula E Miami E-Prix after crash unplugs teammate Da Costa That question assumes a 2026 return. On Friday, as teams prepared for their first practice on the Homestead road course, Formula E series CEO Jeff Dodds said his people liked Homestead as a facility. And, the hospitality suites were sold out. 'So, that's not a challenge. The challenge is...,' Dodds looked out beyond the garages and across the track and chuckled a bit ruefully, 'it's one of the world's largest grandstands. You've got nearly 50,000 seats around the start-finish line. I think we would say if we got 15 to 20,000 people over the weekend on this site, that would be a great result to us in Year 1. Particularly when we heard the NASCAR had only a few thousand people for the last race (in March). NASCAR has 80% awareness in the U.S., we have 22%. 'That's our nervousness. Will people turn up?' The answer fell within Dodds' desired range, at least according to Formula E's official announced attendance: 17,000 after weeks of limited South Florida marketing and local media coverage. Running at Homestead makes logistics and the quick weekend move-in easy — permanent grandstands, garage areas, a big media center (which Formula E reporters and team-connected media packed), options for credential pickup, plus infield space for hospitality tents and Formula E's mobile broadcast and technology center. Drop in a couple of chicanes and Homestead's road course was ready to go. But, just because they were driving on a course that lives as a road course didn't mean even the winner was wholly happy in Homestead. With the course's long, wide straightaways, Pascal Wehrlein and everyone else expected the plethora of passing — 'chaotic' was the word of the weekend — but what actually bothered him were the spots where going offline meant only kicking up a bunch of dirt and obscuring the vision of trailing drivers. 'In qualifying, it ruined my lap, so I started form P9 instead of more toward the front,' Wehrlein said. 'Those kinds of things you don't have if you're racing the street circuits. If you make a mistake, you're in the wall. I like that challenge. I don't like it if something is artificially easy. 'In the future, I really want to come back here, but hopefully, we can be on the street circuit.' Going back downtown means the high rise residents, greater in number than 2015, putting up with traffic and pedestrian constraints of Friday track construction by barrier placements, Saturday of practice, qualifying and race and Sunday barrier removal. These are the same folks who kept Formula 1 out of downtown Miami, and might not care that Formula E's not nearly as high maintenance as its FIA big brother. Lola Yamaha driver Lucas di Grassi said he enjoyed Homestead as a 'very technical, very difficult' track, and the newness took away any advantage his experience might have. 'If this is the place for us to be in Miami, it's great,' di Grassi said. 'We love to race in Miami. But, again, the first year we raced here in downtown Miami, that track was also very very cool. If I could choose, I'd choose downtown Miami. Third place driver Antonio Felix Da Costa, who also ran downtown in 2015, concurred, 'Hopefully, we can migrate back to the cities. That would be awesome.' In the postrace podium media session, the drivers were asked, 'If only one U.S. track could be kept, which would it be?' Without hesitation, di Grassi said, 'Long Beach' and Da Costa seconded, 'Long Beach.'
