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Yahoo
10-03-2025
- Automotive
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YouTuber MrBeast Crashed a Formula E Race Car in Miami
MrBeast's latest lap on the race track didn't exactly go as planned. The YouTube star, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, crashed Formula E's electric GEN3 Evo race car he was driving at an event in Miami last week, Road and Track reported. Though he lost control of the car and spun into the wall, the content creator wasn't injured, and the car was not too badly damaged, either. More from Robb Report F1 Might Bring Back V-10s and Their Famous Noise Gordon Murray Says It's Easier to Win an F1 Championship Than Le Mans-Here's Why F1 Drivers Could Now Face a One-Month Ban for Offensive Language Donaldson hopped into the lime-green racer to take part in Formula E's Evo Sessions event. Held at the Miami International Autodrome, the gathering brought together 11 of the world's 'most-followed' personalities, including Brooklyn Peltz Beckham, Tom Felton, and sports content creator Theo Baker, to test out the GEN3 Evo. And MrBeast was off to a good start on the first lap in the race car—which has German driver David Beckmann behind the wheel during Formula E events—not far behind a Porsche Taycan Turbo GT safety car. Then, coming out of a left-hand turn in sector 1, the social-media star spun the car 360 degrees and hit the wall, Road and Track reported. Donaldson jumped out of the car, and the session came to an end after the race car was taken back to the pits. It doesn't seem like anyone was too phased by Donaldson's crash on the track. though. According to an Instagram post from Formula E captioned 'Oops,' MrBeast had a huge smile on his face after the incident. The GEN3 Evo has some pretty crazy stats behind it, with a zero-to-60-mph time of just 1.82 seconds. That's 30 percent faster than a current Formula 1 car, according to Formula E, and makes it the quickest accelerating single-seat race car in the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (the governing body of motorsports). And the model is touted as the world's first net zero carbon race car, thanks to its electric batteries with an output of 400 kW. It's also the first Formula E race car to have all-wheel drive, which enhances both performance and strategy, and is the fastest model to date with a 200 mph top speed, the company says. As for the brand behind the race car, Formula E got its start back in 2011, where the idea for an all-electric street-racing series came to life during a discussion between founder Alejandro Agag and former FIA President Jean Todt in Paris. Now a host to 12 teams and 24 drivers, the race made its debut in 2014, in Beijing's Olympic Park. The race's 11th season is currently underway, with the next race set for April 12 in Miami. Hopefully, those drivers will have much better luck on the track than MrBeast did. Best of Robb Report The 2024 Chevy C8 Corvette: Everything We Know About the Powerful Mid-Engine Beast The World's Best Superyacht Shipyards The ABCs of Chartering a Yacht Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
The First Trailer for Brad Pitt's ‘F1' Movie Is Here
Brad Pitt and Damson Idris are putting the pedal to the metal in the latest teaser trailer for the racing movie F1. Pitt stars in the Apple film that is set to debut exclusively in theaters and IMAX from Warner Bros. on June 25. Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Tobias Menzies and Javier Bardem round out the cast for director Joseph Kosinski's action movie. More from Robb Report Gordon Murray Says It's Easier to Win an F1 Championship Than Le Mans-Here's Why Moët & Chandon Is Back as the Official Champagne Sponsor of Formula 1 This Race Car Made Brawn GP Surprise F1 Champions. Now It's up for Auction. F1 features Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a former Formula One racer who was forced into early retirement until a team owner (Bardem) asks him to return to the sport and help mentor a rookie driver (Idris). 'Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Aston and now McLaren all have a speed on the straights,' Pitt said in a teaser trailer released last year. 'Our shot is battling in the turns. We need to build our car for combat.' Kosinski helmed the film from a script by Ehren Kruger, following the pair collaborating on the 2022 smash Top Gun: Maverick. Pitt, Kosinski, Jerry Bruckheimer, Dede Gardner, Lewis Hamilton, Jeremy Kleiner and Chad Oman serve as producers for F1. Idris discussed his excitement about making the movie during an interview with Vanity Fair that published last year. 'I look to my left, it's Brad Pitt. I look to my right, it's Javier Bardem. I look at my hands, they're shaking,' Idris recalled about the first day of the shoot. 'And we shoot all of this epic stuff, and all the amazing drivers are there, from Lewis [Hamilton] to [Max] Verstappen to everyone.' Click here to read the full article.
