In the round-up: Formula E will not be on free-to-air TV in the UK for the first time next year.
In brief
Formula E falls under paywall for first time
British Formula E fans will not be able to watch live coverage of the all-electric series on free-to-air options for the first time in 2024 after the championship announced a new broadcast deal with pay TV channel TNT Sports.
The world championship series will air exclusively on the TNT Sports channel in the UK and Republic of Ireland while also providing digital streaming coverage on TNT Sports through Discovery+ for paid subscribers.
Coverage will be hosted by former Premier League footballer and BBC One Show presenter Jermaine Jenas with commentators Tom Brooks, Karun Chandhok, Dario Franchitti and reporter Nicki Shields.
F1 teams with FIA, Extreme E on hydrogen
A re-branded Extreme E racing series will transition to hydrogen power for 2025 in collaboration with F1 and the FIA, it has been announced.
The electric rally raid series will convert to hydrogen power from 2025, becoming an official FIA championship re-branded as ‘Extreme H’. The series will join with F1 and the FIA to create a ‘Hydrogen Technical Working Group’ of F1 chief technical officer Pat Symonds, Extreme E technical director Mark Grain and FIA single-seater director Nikolas Tombazis to explore the development of hydrogen as a fuel source within motorsport and its applications.
“Our sport has a tradition of bringing new technologies to the forefront of public perception in incredibly short timescales,” said F1’s chief technical officer Pat Symonds.
“With climate change mitigation at the forefront of everyone’s mind we are committed to promoting sustainability and therefore need to explore all areas of de-carbonisation of the mobility sector. This must include sustainable liquid hydrocarbon fuels, electrification and hydrogen.”
Fittipaldi moves to VAR for 2024
Enzo Fittipaldi will race with the Van Amersfoort team in next year’s Formula 2 championship, the team has confirmed.
The 22-year-old – grandson of multiple F1 world champion Emerson Fittipaldi and brother of IndyCar racer Pietro – will move from the Charouz team, who he has raced with the last two years in the second-tier championship.
Former Red Bull junior driver Fittipaldi improved one place in the series to seventh in the drivers’ standings. He secured five podium finishes over the season, including his first win in the Spa-Francorchamps sprint race.
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